Iran Moves Equipment To Build Centrifuges to Natanz Nuclear Site

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Risky Business: France’s CMA CGM Working With Hezbollah-Affiliated Port While Maintaining U.S. Operations

When 552 tons of ammonium nitrate exploded at the Port of Beirut in August 2020, killing more than 215 people and injuring thousands more, questions arose about who controlled that material and where it originated.

Foreign Policy Mag Calls to Concede to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards

…“This headline is hard to believe.

U.S. Treasury Imposes New Sanctions Targeting Iran’s Ballistic Missile Program In Wake Of Attacks

Last week, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions on five Iranians and entities for their material support in helping the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Research and Self Sufficiency Jihad Organization (IRGC-RSSJO) and Parchin Chemical Industries (PCI).

As part of the U.S. withdrawal from the JCPOA in 2018, the White House reimposed sanctions on Iranian oil and tankers to slash regime exports to zero. In response, Tehran farmed out the work to a parallel fleet of foreign vessels. This fleet, 177 strong and all foreign-flagged and foreign-owned, delivers Iranian oil thereby keeping the Islamic Republic in business.

Russia Considering Iranian Support To Evade Western Sanctions

With the Russian economy experiencing a sharp decline in the wake of Western sanctions, Moscow is reportedly considering an offer from the Islamic Republic of Iran to participate in a scheme for sanctions evasion.

Biden Administration Must Not Revoke IRGC’s FTO Designation

Iran is reportedly demanding that the U.S. drop its designation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) as a precondition to restoring the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

UANI’s Shipping Campaign Roundup

Leadership and Impact

Suezmax row: 9/11 families urge US judge to seize alleged Iranian cargo

… Pressure group United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) claims the oil was transhipped on to the Suez Rajan from an