Reuters: Barclays Bank PLC has agreed to pay $298 million (190 million pounds) to settle criminal charges that it violated U.S. sanctions in dealings with Cuba, Iran, Libya, Sudan and Myanmar, according to U.S. court documents filed on Monday.
Barclays to pay £190 in sanctions case, U.S. court says
Iran says rise in oil stocks not due to sanctions
Reuters: An increase in Iran’s stocks of crude oil is a result of maintenance work at refineries at home and abroad rather than of international sanctions, a senior official was quoted as saying on Monday.
U.A.E. says it’s checking Iran ties comply with UN
Bloomberg: The United Arab Emirates’ ambassador to the U.S. said his country is checking its trade connections with Iran to be sure they don’t violate United Nations sanctions over the Iranian nuclear program.
Nobel laureates seek action on Iranian mother’s execution
AFP: Public figures including Nobel laureates and Hollywood stars published a letter of support Monday for Iranian mother-of-two Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani who is facing execution for adultery.
Engineer to be sentenced for Iran embargo charge
AP: A Princeton-educated man convicted of violating the Iran trade embargo after his family sent him millions of dollars is to be sentenced by a federal judge in New York.
Iran says to push ahead with new enrichment plants
Reuters: Iran will push ahead with a major expansion of its uranium enrichment capacity, its nuclear chief said on Monday, despite international sanctions meant to force the Islamic Republic to curb its nuclear programme.
France: Europe looking to save Iranian death sentence woman
AFP: France and its European allies are looking for a way to work together to save an Iranian woman who was sentenced to death for adultery, the French foreign ministry said Monday.
Golf president Christopher Tappin ‘sold missile parts’
BBC: A golf club president from London is battling extradition to the US over claims he sold batteries for surface-to-air missiles to Iran.
Sanctions not affecting gasoline supply: Iran official
AFP: Iran is not having any problems procuring gasoline, a top official said on Monday, despite sanctions by the United States and European Union targetting refined petroleum imports.
U.S. urges vigilance in sanctions on Iran shipping
Reuters: All governments should step up their vigilance against dealings with Iran’s shipping sector, a senior U.S. official said Monday, describing it as a “critical lifeline for Iran’s proliferation and evasion.”
