Analysis

Old sanctions, new risks: Iran’s economy hampered by war fallout, China reliance

Europe’s move to revive UN sanctions against Iran comes amid growing economic strain for a country already buckling under war damage, domestic crises and a plunging currency.

By Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

Iran, IAEA officials meet in Vienna as UN sanctions clock ticks

European powers have triggered the JCPOA’s snapback mechanism, setting a 30-day clock for the return of UN sanctions on Iran.

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Analysis

Inside Israel's Yemen operation that decapitated Houthi leadership

Since Israel's intelligence began focusing on the Houthi threat in July, efforts to quell the threat from Yemen have grown much more precise.

By Ben Caspit

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

Iran FM, Qatar emir meet as Doha holds talks with IAEA over Iran sanctions

The visit is Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s first to Qatar since Iran attacked US forces at the Al Udeid base.

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Iran-GCC clash over islands, nuclear talks underscores Tehran’s growing isolation

The Gulf Cooperation Council's renewed territorial claims on three Iran-controlled Persian Gulf islands come as Tehran is struggling under mounting international pressure and scrambling to rise from the ashes of its recent war with Israel.

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Turkey’s Erdogan holds hands with Iran’s Pezeshkian, sparks online buzz

A short video of Erdogan holding hands with Iran’s Pezeshkian at the SCO summit in China has captured global attention and stirred heated online reactions.

Turkey

Iran’s Pezeshkian meets Xi in Beijing as China, Russia try to stall E3 sanctions

Iran’s president met China's in Beijing after the SCO summit, which backed Iran’s against international sanctions and condemned US-Israeli strikes on the country earlier this summer.

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US sanctions network smuggling Iranian oil diguised as Iraqi: What to know

The move come on the heels of the E3’s push to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran.

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At SCO summit in China, Iran seeks support ahead of UN sanctions

China's SCO will bring together major world leaders, including China’s Xi Jinping, Russia’s Vladimir Putin, Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Iran’s Masoud Pezeshkian, as Tehran seeks support amid mounting Western pressure.

China

Over 800 executed in Iran this year as UN warns real situation may be worse

Iranian authorities have executed over 800 people since the start of this year in what the UN said was an alarming increase of executions compared to the same period last year.

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Analysis

Push for better US deal or go for round 2? Israeli leadership split on Iran

The E3 move with the United States and Israel's coordination to trigger renewed sanctions on Iran is a milestone for Israeli policy.

By Ben Caspit

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

Iran's currency plunges below 1M against dollar as E3 triggers snapback sanctions

Iran's struggles with inflation and the depreciation of the rial could be compounded by Europe reimposing sanctions over the nuclear issue.

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