Bloomberg: For evidence of how Iranians are embracing President Hassan Rouhani’s pledge to re-establish ties with the world economy after decades of crippling sanctions, take a look at the Tehran Stock Exchange.
Iranians pile into stocks as detente triggers 133% rally
Iranian MPs propose bill to enrich uranium up to 60 percent
Reuters: Iran’s hardline lawmakers are seeking to increase uranium enrichment under the country’s nuclear program to a level that can produce bomb-grade material, a state-run website said on Wednesday.
Kuwait court rejects ex-Qaeda spokesman citizenship claim
AFP: The Al-Qaeda militant left Kuwait for Afghanistan in June 2001 and then fled to Iran around the end of the following year, remaining there until he travelled to Turkey in early 2013.
Iran official got job in Khamenei conglomerate after approving deal
Reuters: Several Setad officials have been appointed to top government posts in recent years. In August, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani named Mohammad Shariatmadari, who had served on Setad’s board of directors, as his vice president for executive affairs.
Iran parliament mulls changing country’s capital
AP: The Iranian parliament is considering a proposal to pick another city as the nation’s capital and move the seat of the government from the overcrowded and heavily polluted Tehran.
Assad’s secret oil lifeline: Iraqi crude from Egypt
Reuters: The Syrian government of President Bashar al-Assad has received substantial imports of Iraqi crude oil from an Egyptian port in the last nine months, shipping and payments documents show, part of an under-the-radar trade that has kept his military running despite Western sanctions.
UN to issue invites to Syria talks by end of year
AFP: United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Monday invitations to the next round of Syria peace talks would be sent by the end of year as he launched a fresh appeal for Iran to participate.
Vanishing adviser reappears as Iran policy player
AP: Last year, while Jake Sullivan was traveling with his boss, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, he quietly disappeared during a stop in Paris. He showed up again a few days later, rejoining Clinton’s traveling contingent in Mongolia.
U.S. will seek triggers to reimpose sanctions on Iran: Rice
Reuters: The United States and its allies will have ways to reimpose sanctions on Iran if the Islamic Republic is caught making bombs after striking a deal to freeze its nuclear program, national security adviser Susan Rice said on Sunday.
Schumer: Time to ratchet up sanctions on Iran
The Hill: Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) who’s leading a bipartisan effort to hit Iran with stricter sanctions, stood his ground, despite President Obama’s recent plea not to interfere in negotiations aimed at stopping Tehran’s nuclear program.
