Reuters: Japan is seeking an exemption from proposed new U.S. sanctions against Iran that could effectively freeze Tehran’s use of payments for oil, the Nikkei business daily reported on Tuesday, citing sources.
Japan seeks exemption on U.S. sanctions on Iran-Nikkei
Iran bans export of 50 goods as sanctions bite -report
Reuters: Iran banned the export of around 50 basic goods, its media said on Tuesday, as the country takes steps to preserve supplies of essential items in the face of tightening Western sanctions.
Japan’s Sept Iranian crude imports drop 38 pct y/y
Reuters: Japan’s crude oil imports from Iran fell about 38 percent in September from a year earlier, data from the Ministry of Finance showed on Tuesday, as western sanctions continued to squeeze exports from the Middle Eastern country.
Musicians: Iran’s national orchestra disbanded
AP: The Iranian national symphony orchestra has been disbanded for lack of funds, musicians said Monday, another sign of the effects of Western economic sanctions.
Sudan denies Iran role in arms factory
AFP: Sudan’s foreign ministry on Monday denied that Iran had any involvement in a military factory which Khartoum says was attacked by Israeli aircraft last week.
Peres tells US military chief Iran sanctions showing results
AFP: US military chief Martin Dempsey and Israeli President Shimon Peres on Monday discussed “the Iranian nuclear threat, the strengthening of strategic relations between the two countries and developments in the region,” a statement from Peres’s office said.
Israel believes sanctions on Iran hit Hezbollah
AP: International sanctions are forcing Iran to cut back aid to its anti-Israel Hezbollah allies in Lebanon, but the Lebanese guerrilla group remains a potent force, a top Israeli military official said Monday.
Romney reveals new thinking on Iranian nukes
Bloomberg: Last week, shortly after the third and final presidential debate, the one ostensibly devoted to foreign policy, I got a call from a major Romney supporter who sounded worried about his candidate’s position on the Iranian nuclear threat.
Iran’s problems must be solved by its own people. But the West can help
The Independent: The Iranian regime has been in a battle against its own people and the free world for three decades. More recently, Iran has taken this battle to the airwaves and cyberspace.
Iran officials must resist leadership discord, Resalat says
Bloomber: Iranian officials must resist attempts by Western countries to sow discord within the leadership, Resalat reported, citing Morteza Nabavi, a member of the Expediency Council.
