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Topic: Iran

Value sovereignty over ‘bread & water,’ Lebanon tells Iran, as war of words over Hezbollah escalates

Lebanese foreign minister stressed it was important to remain uninfluenced by ideological slogans and transnational agendas. Iran has denied any interference in Lebanese affairs.

In a relief for India, Trump 2.0 extends sanctions waiver for Chabahar Port operations

For the project, India first received a sanctions waiver in November 2018 from Trump 1.0, but his administration rescinded it last month, threatening to complicate India's involvement.

Khamenei’s hijab monitor finds himself neck deep in scandal over daughter’s plunging wedding dress

'Same regime that killed #MahsaAmini for showing a bit of her hair...,' wrote an Iranian journalist while others remarked on opulence of event while many Iranians struggle to get by.

In annual update, MI5 chief identifies security threats to UK from Russia, Iran, China

Ken McCallum delivered the annual threat update Thursday, warning of 'new era' with 'overlapping threat' from both terrorists & state actors, & tech-driven threats. Read full speech.

EU reinstates sanctions against Iran after UN move over nuclear deal violations

The EU said the sanctions included freezing the assets of the Iranian Central Bank and other Iranian banks, as well as travel bans on certain Iranian officials.

Iran to hold last-ditch talks with E3 to avert revival of UN sanctions, chances remain slim

Britain, France & Germany launched a 30-day process on 28 Aug to reimpose UN sanctions, accusing Tehran of violating the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.

‘Examining implications’: Why Trump’s move on Iran’s Chabahar port is a setback for India

New Delhi: In an expected move, the US government has decided to revoke the 2018 sanctions waiver, given by Trump 1.0, for the strategic...

Britain, France, Germany to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran, says Macron

The E-3 launched a 30-day process to reimpose the sanctions, setting conditions for Tehran to meet in September to convince them to delay the 'snapback mechanism'.

Iran executes man accused of spying for Israel, state media says

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran executed a man accused of spying for Israel, according to a report from state media on Wednesday that identified him as Babak Shahbazi. Entangled in a decades-long shadow war

Iran downgrades diplomatic ties with Australia after row over antisemitic arson attacks

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said last week that operations at the Iranian embassy in Tehran were suspended and all Australian diplomats were safe in a third country.

On Camera

Indian bureaucracy should be given incentives and rewards: MH Mody

Is there a place for a counter-bureaucracy, or a separate and competing bureaucracy to counterbalance the force of the executive’s bureaucracy, asked author MH Mody in 1980.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.