#EXCLUSIVE (1) SOURCES SAY:
An #Iran’ian Deputy Foreign Minister visiting Russia along with @khamenei_ir advisor Ali Akbar Velayati said in a private meeting that he wished he hadn’t gone to Moscow & not witnessed the reached agreement. #IranUpdate
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(2) In response to Gholamhossein Dehqani, #Iran’s Deputy FM in Legal & International Affairs, who reiterated the agreement’s legal and international errors, Velayati said, “This is [@khamenei_ir’s] decision.”
(3) “[@Khamenei_ir] has said it is not in our interest to be involved in another war. It will be more in our interest to resolve our issues with Russia’s help,” Velayati added.
(4) Dehghani added: “We must evacuate Syria after investing in this country for 5 years. Russia has said [#Iran’s] participation in Syria’s reconstruction depends on decisions made by the U.S. & the int’l community.”
(5) “We are being banned from exporting oil because Russia & Saudi Arabia will be providing for the market’s oil shortage. We will only receive food & goods for the oil we provide Russia,” Dehghani continued.
(6) “The Russians only provided a political guarantee for us, saying they will stand in the face of US threats against Iran & veto anti-Iran resolutions in the UN Security Council,” he continued.
(7) The conditions they want to impose on us portray a future far more pitiable than Iraq after the [1991] war, Dehghani added with extreme concerns.
#BREAKING
U.S. President Donald Trump has accepted the resignation of Nikki Haley as UN Ambassador.
My gut tells me an even bigger story will develop.
Rest assured #Iran's regime is terrified about who Trump/Pompeo will appoint as their new envoy. axios.com/donald-trump-n…
#BREAKING
Amb. Nikki Haley spoke six months ago with President Donald Trump about the subject of resigning.
Will be staying at this post until the end of the year.
#BREAKING
Amb. Nikki Haley saying she will be campaigning for President Trump in 2020.
2) "Criminal networks are using Iran as a transit point for illicit Somali charcoal exports that earn Islamist militants al Shabaab millions of dollars annually in tax, U.N. sanctions monitors said in a report seen by Reuters."
3) "... domestic revenue generation by al Qaeda-affiliated al Shabaab 'is more geographically diversified and systematic' than that of Somalia’s federal government."
#BreakingNews
Cities across #Iran are witnessing a general strike as stores are closing across the country.
This goes alongside the truckers' nationwide strike that has spread to over 310 cities now. #IranProtests #IranianTruckersOnStrike
October 8
Tehran, #Iran
Sources say all gold market stores are closed. #IranProtests
October 8 #Iran
Images of stores closed in the cities of Saqqez, Baneh, Marivan & Sanandaj. #IranProtests
#BreakingNews
Reports indicate atmosphere in #Iran's parliament (the Majlis) is very tense as members review the anti-money laundering Financial Action Task Force (FATF) signing bill.
Sources say "hardliners" are voicing threats about the signing of this bill.
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2) #BreakingNews
"Regarding the FATF, should we commit suicide today by signing this bill because we're going to die in the future?" says Behrouz Nemati, a member of #Iran's Majlis (parliament).
3) "Hardliners in Iran’s parliament have opposed passing legislation toward compliance with FATF standards, arguing it could hamper Iranian financial support for allies such as Lebanon’s Hezbollah, which the US has classified as a terrorist organization." reuters.com/article/us-ira…
"It did not say where Zahedifar was arrested. In a video carried by state broadcaster IRIB, a blindfolded man who identified himself as Zahedifar denied he had fled Iran." uk.reuters.com/article/uk-ira…