During its 2021 National Conference last week, the Australian Labor Party passed resolutions on a number of significant international matters – among them, Iran and Hezbollah.
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Iran shifts oil exports to the Gulf of Oman
In a massive strategic shift for its oil exports, Iran is to funnel much of its crude via a new port at Kooh Mobarak in the Gulf of Oman rather than the Persian Gulf.
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US warns Beijing it will enforce sanctions over Iranian oil
The Biden administration has told Beijing it will enforce Trump-era sanctions against Iranian oil as shipments from the regime to China have soared, the Financial Times reported.
Iran’s Assets in Iraq’s Oil and Shipping Industry: State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO) and AFAQ, a Private Iraqi Cartel
The State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO), Iraq’s national company charged with the exclusive authority to supervise the trade, sale, and export of the country’s oil is central to Iran’s exploitation of the Iraqi economy
Iran continues to supply Houthis with weapons says Yemen minister
Tehran has not stopped providing the Houthis with military support as the militia continues to be equipped with Iran-made marine mines, a Yemen senior official said.
China’s binge on Iranian oil clogs up ports and storage tanks
China is gorging Iranian oil even as other nations wait for U.S. President Joe Biden to remove sanctions on the Islamic Republic.
Israel urges UN Security Council to censure Iran for blast on Israeli-owned ship
Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations on Tuesday asked the Security Council to condemn Iran for an explosion that damaged an Israeli-owned ship in the Gulf of Oman last week.
Tehran hard-liners admit Iran attacked Israeli ship off Oman
An Israeli ship hit by an explosion off the coast of Oman was “a legitimate target” attacked by Iran and its allies, a hard-line Iranian media outlet claimed on Sunday.
Twitter removes hundreds of accounts it says are linked to Iran
Twitter said on Tuesday (Feb 23) that it had taken down 373 accounts which it said had ties to Russia, Armenia and Iran, and had breached its platform manipulation policies.
Iran sets up ‘Recreational Complex’ south of Damascus to consolidate its Influence
Iran has established a large “cultural, sports and recreational complex” in the southeastern countryside of the Syrian capital, Damascus, in an attempt to consolidate its influence in the war-torn country.
Iran’s state terrorism must be met with maximum pressure and not maximum diplomacy
The International Committee of Parliamentarians for a Democratic Iran deplores the inaction of the UK and EU following the conviction of an Iranian diplomat and his collaborators in Belgium on charges of terrorism and for planning to bomb the Free Iran gathering organised by the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) in Paris in June 2018.
