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US Treasury releases new Iran-related sanctions

US Treasury releases new Iran-related sanctions The Trump administration has issued fresh Iran-related sanctions targeting 16 individuals and 10 entities, according to a notice posted on the US Department of Treasury website on Thursday. The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) also announced it was issuing an "Iran-related General License" authorising the winding down of transactions involving Iraq's International Development Bank.

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Araghchi Aide in Beirut Assesses Concerns of Shiite Duo

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s call with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun coincided with the arrival in Beirut of his aide, Saeed Khatibzadeh, as Tehran moved to reassert its presence in Lebanon after a prolonged absence. Well-informed Lebanese sources said the Iranian push came amid differences with Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam over their approach to Lebanon, while Tehran also sought to contain tensions caused by the withdrawal of Mohammad Reza Sheibani’s credentials as Iran’s ambassador to Lebanon.

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