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WESER Kurier| Deutsch-Iranische Enthüllungen
Deutschland ist seit langem der wichtigste westliche Handelspartner des politisch geächteten Iran. Auch jenseits des legalen Handels florieren die deutsch-persischen Geschäfte – wie diese investigative Dokumentation beweist.
Gute Geschäftsbeziehungen überdauern auch politische Krisen – so könnte ein positives Fazit aus Peter Gerhardts und Ahmet Senyurts Dokumentation lauten. Wenn es allerdings um Verstöße gegen das Iran-Embargo bezüglich Nukleartechnik geht, bleibt vom positiven Fazit wenig übrig. Deutschland ist der wichtigste Handelspartner des Iran in der westlichen Welt. 2012 haben deutsche Firmen Waren im Wert von 2,5 Milliarden Euro an den Mullah-Staat geliefert. Und dies sei nur der legale Handel, wie es in einer internen Broschüre der vom Bundeswirtschaftsministerium finanzierten deutsch-iranischen Handelskammer in Teheran frech heißt. Tatsächlich verkaufen deutsche Firmen auch verbotene Waren in den Iran – in der Regel über Drittstaaten. Der Film “Gefährliche Geschäfte” zeichnet diese Wege nach und entlarvt eine gefährliche Doppelmoral bei deutschen Politikern und Unternehmern. Lies den Rest dieses Artikels
Bericht zur politischen Lage und jüngsten Entwicklungen
Congressional Research Service
Iran
Bericht zur politischen Lage und jüngsten Entwicklungen (politische Einrichtungen; Wahlen; politische Opposition; Menschenrechtslage; iranisches Militär; Unterstützung für bewaffnete Gruppen) [ID 249265]
| Dokument öffnen | Spezieller Bericht oder Analyse: Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses |
Iran Today: Is US Pressing for Regime Change?
While Iranians are preoccupied with the Presidential campaign, including Wednesday’s second debate among the eight candidates, another story — one likely to have impact far beyond the June ballot — has been taking shape.
In the last 10 days, the US Government has expanded sanctions against Tehran on four occasions. Those measures have not only reinforced existing restrictions on the energy and shipping sectors; they have extended into areas far removed from Iran’s nuclear programme. Among the new steps, confirmed by President Obama’s executive orders, are sanctions against the automobile and petrochemical industries.
Even more significant is the ratcheting-up of measures designed to cripple Iran’s financial transactions. One of Obama’s orders this week threatens punishment of any firm trading in Iranian Rials or even holding Rial accounts — the step is no less than an attempt to collapse the currency, which fell 70% last year.
All of this is taking place as Iran’s oil exports continue to fall to historic lows. In April, the Islamic Republic exported only 741,000 barrels per day, a 30% decline from March and less than 1/3 the amount sold in 2011.
Meanwhile, the US, Israel, and European allies are banging the drum loudly over Tehran’s purported nuclear threats. Over the last week, there has been a series of “leaks” to compliant journalists, recycling old stories as new menaces — notable among these have been stories about Iran’s developing heavy-water reactor at Arak, converted in the articles to a producer of plutonium for a Bomb.
All of this begs the question: is Washington going beyond pressure on Iran to the pursuit of regime change, through the cracking of the economy? If so, does the US have a vision of who and what might succeed the downfall of the current system? Lies den Rest dieses Artikels
Regarding Significant Reductions of Iranian Crude Oil Purchases
Press Statement
The United States and the international community stand shoulder to shoulder in maintaining pressure on the Iranian regime until it fully addresses concerns about its nuclear program. That is why today I am pleased to announce that China, India, Malaysia, Republic of Korea, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Turkey, and Taiwan have again qualified for an exception to sanctions outlined in section 1245 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2012, based on additional significant reductions in the volume of their crude oil purchases from Iran or for reducing those purchases to zero and remaining there. As a result, I will report to the Congress that exceptions to sanctions pursuant to Section 1245 of the NDAA for certain transactions will apply to the financial institutions based in these jurisdictions for a potentially renewable period of 180 days.
Today’s determination is another example of the international community’s strong and steady commitment to convince Iran to meet its international obligations. A total of 20 countries and economies have continued to significantly reduce the volume of their crude oil purchases from Iran or have completely eliminated such purchases. This determination takes place against the backdrop of other recent actions the Administration has taken to increase pressure on Iran, including the issuance of a new Executive Order on June 3. The message to the Iranian regime from the international community is clear: take concrete actions to satisfy the concerns of the international community, or face increasing isolation and pressure.
US Sanctions Iran Leadership
On June 4, the United States sanctioned a major network of front companies for hiding assets on behalf of Iranian leaders. The Treasury targeted The Execution of Imam Khomeini’s Order and 37 ostensibly private businesses under it. Many are front companies involved in real estate, construction, banking, and other sectors of Iran’s economy. “While the Iranian government’s leadership works to hide billions of dollars in corporate profits earned at the expense of the Iranian people, Treasury will continue exposing and acting against the regime’s attempts to evade our sanctions and escape international isolation,” said Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence David S. Cohen. The Obama administration has implemented four rounds of sanctions in the past week alone. The following are excerpts from the press release, including a link to the full text at the end.
President Obama Signs Order for New Sanctions Targeting Iranian Currency
By Dan Robinson, VOA
WHITE HOUSE – U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday signed an order imposing additional sanctions on Iran, for the first time directly targeting Iran’s currency, the rial. It’s the latest U.S. step to increase pressure on Iran to change course on its nuclear program.
A woman walking past a currency exchange shop in Tehran
The executive order further intensifies the second track of the Obama administration’s strategy on Iran, which aims to increase the economic costs, and further isolate the Islamic Republic from the global financial system.
It authorizes sanctions on foreign financial institutions that knowingly conduct or facilitate significant transactions for the purchase or sale of the Iranian rial, or that maintain significant accounts outside Iran denominated in the Iranian rial.
Senior administration officials said no specific dollar amount is specified, although regulations contain some guidance on this.
The idea, said one official, is to make the Iranian currency “essentially unusable outside of Iran,” as part of the overall effort to apply “significant financial pressure” on the government of Iran.
The order also targets what is called a major revenue generator, Iran’s automotive sector, building on sanctions in legislation President Obama signed this past January. Lies den Rest dieses Artikels
Part I: Iran-Syria Religious Ties
Mehdi Khalaji
Iran and Syria are unlikely bedfellows. Iran has been an Islamic republic—and the world’s only modern theocracy—since the 1979 revolution. Syria has been a rigidly secular and socialist country since Hafez Assad took over in 1970. Ethnically, Iran is predominantly Persian, while Syria is predominantly Arab. Yet Tehran and Damascus have one of the region’s strongest alliances—based in part on religion. Iran is Shiite-dominated and Syria is predominantly ruled by Alawites, a Shiite offshoot. They share a common interest in the survival of a minority in the Middle East, which is about 85 percent Sunni Muslim.
The ties were again reflected in the Iranian regime’s call for volunteers to protect Shiite shrines in Syria in early May 2013, after Syrian rebels reportedly ransacked the shrine of Hojr Ibn Oday, a revered Shiite figure, in Damascus. The Nusra Front, a Sunni militia affiliated with al Qaeda, claimed responsibility for exhuming Oday’s remains. Syria is home to some 50 Shiite shrines and holy places. For centuries, Iranians have performed pilgrimages to Syria. The holiest is the Tomb of Zaynab (left) on the outskirts of Damascus. Mehdi Khalaji explains the religious ties that bind two of the most strategically important countries in the Middle East. Lies den Rest dieses Artikels US Sanctions Iran Currency, Auto Industry
On June 3, the United States imposed sanctions for the first time on Iran’s currency, the rial. Foreign financial institutions may now face penalties if they “knowingly conduct or facilitate significant transactions” involving the rial― which has already lost half its value since January 2012. The executive order’s objective is to render the currency unusable outside of Iran, a senior administration official said during a conference call. Iran conducts very little trade in the rial. So the measure may also be aimed at further depreciating its value and making Iranians feel more uneasy about holding their own currency. The executive order also authorizes new penalties on Iran’s automotive industry. And it allows the sanctioning of any individuals who help Iranians and others previously blacklisted by the Treasury.
The Obama administration has now implemented nine sets of sanctions on Iran. An official said that the timing of the latest measure was not tied to the June 14 presidential election. So the timing may have more to do with pressuring Iran ahead of nuclear negotiations expected to resume after the election hiatus. The following is the complete text of the White House press statement, including links to the executive order and the president’s message to Congress.Iran: Länderbericht zu Terrorismus im Jahr 2012
Iran
Länderbericht zu Terrorismus im Jahr 2012 [ID 248583]
| Dokument öffnen | Periodischer Bericht: Country Report on Terrorism 2012 – Chapter 3: State Sponsors of Terrorism – Iran |
Executive Order 13622 Designations; Iran Sanctions Designations; Non-proliferation Designations; Counter Terrorism Designations
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Specially Designated Nationals Update
KARNER, Mihael (a.k.a. TOPOLOVEC, Jozef), Locnikarijeva ulica 7, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia; Rozna Dolina, Cesta IV 44, Ljubljana, Slovenia; V Murglah 177, Ljubljana, Slovenia; DOB 13 Mar 1975; POB Ljubljana, Slovenia; nationality Slovenia; Passport PZ2420022110 (Slovenia); alt. Passport PB06005902 (Slovenia); Personal ID Card 00246412491303975500493 (Slovenia) expires 17 Dec 2018; alt. Personal ID Card 002464124 (Slovenia) expires 17 Dec 2018 (individual) [SDNTK].
Think Again: A Nuclear Iran
Why it won’t be the end of the world if the mullahs get the bomb.
BY ALIREZA NADER
“Iran is an irrational actor”
Wrong. It’s as clear as day that the Islamic Republic pursues goals in the Middle East that put it on a collision course with the United States. Iran is opposed to Israel as a Jewish state, for instance, and competes for regional influence with the conservative Gulf Arab monarchies. But that doesn’t mean it is irrational: On the contrary, its top leadership, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is deliberative and calculating. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s antics and often wild rhetoric shouldn’t obscure the fact that the Islamic Republic is interested in its own survival above all else. When contemplating the prospect of a nuclear-armed Iran, we should all be grateful that notions of martyrdom and apocalyptic beliefs don’t have a significant pull on Iranian decision-making.
Iran’s possible pursuit of nuclear weapons capability is motivated by deterrence, not some messianic effort to bring about the end times. The Islamic Republic has a relatively weak conventional military that is no match for U.S. and most Western forces — most of its regular naval and ground forces operate equipment from the 1960s and 1970s. It has tried to make up for this through a doctrine of asymmetry: It has supported terrorist and insurgent groups across the Middle East and created a “guerrilla” navy, which — at best — might be able to swarm U.S. ships and interrupt shipping in the Persian Gulf. This is all meant to prevent U.S.-driven regime change.
Nukes could provide the ultimate deterrent for an insecure regime. And Iran has a lot to be insecure about: It is a Shia and Persian-majority theocracy surrounded by hostile Sunni Arabs, which has recently watched the United States overrun unfriendly regimes in Afghanistan and Iraq with relative ease. The regime perceives both conflicts as having damaged U.S. credibility and power — but knows this is no guarantee it can protect itself in a future conflict against the vastly superior American military without a nuclear bomb.
As dangerous as it is, Iran’s possible pursuit of nuclear weapons makes logical sense. And it isn’t an effort that is unique to the Islamic Republic: Any Iranian political system, whether imperial, theocratic, or democratic, would at least consider a nuclear weapons capability. Although a nuclear-armed Iran would be a dangerous development, a closer look demonstrates that it could well be a containable challenge for the United States and its allies. Lies den Rest dieses Artikels
Iraner dürfen iPhones kaufen
Zwei Wochen vor der Wahl in Iran erlaubt die US-Regierung den Verkauf von Smartphones und Software an iranische Privatleute. Zugleich dokumentiert ein Bericht, dass Iran immer stärker den Terrorismus unterstützt. Doch die USA lockern die Sanktionen nicht ohne Hintergedanken.
Die Präsidentschaftswahl in Iran steht kurz bevor, da lockern die USA ihre Sanktionen. Von denen war bisher nicht nur die Regierung in Teheran betroffen, sondern auch die Menschen in Iran. Ihnen war bisher nicht erlaubt, Computer, Software und Smartphones von US-amerikanischen Firmen zu kaufen. Das soll sich nun ändern. Lies den Rest dieses Artikels
Zeit: Deutsche Banken kündigen Konten iranischer Studenten
Wer finanziert das iranische Atomprogramm? Deutsche Banken verdächtigen iranische Gaststudenten und kündigen vorsichtshalber ihre Konten. Von Vera Cornette
Seine EC-Karte sollte er nie wiedersehen. Eigentlich wollte Informatik-Student Armin Hadavand in einer Münchner Commerzbank-Filiale nur 40 Euro abheben. Doch der Automat behielt seine Karte. “Ich war geschockt und konnte mir das nicht erklären”, sagt der 25-Jährige. Am nächsten Tag bekam Armin Hadavand einen Brief, in dem die Bank ihm mitteilte, sie werde sein Konto schließen. Ohne Begründung.
Dass die Kündigung etwas mit seinem Herkunftsland Iran zu tun haben könnte, darauf kam Hadavand erst, als er mit iranischen Kommilitonen darüber sprach. Sie hatten ähnliche Briefe erhalten – auch von anderen Geldinstituten wie der Deutschen Bank und der HypoVereinsbank. Und sie sind nicht die einzigen. Mehr als 2.000 vergleichbare Fälle bundesweit kennt Lutz Bucklitsch vom Verein für Flüchtlingshilfe Iran. “Mittlerweile ist das kein rein deutsches Problem mehr, auch in Österreich und Tschechien gab es solche Kontokündigungen”, sagt Bucklitsch.
Hadavand und andere iranischstämmige Studenten schrieben einen Brief an die Banken: Die Konten seien ohne Auffälligkeiten oder Unregelmäßigkeiten geführt worden – warum die Kündigung? Erklärungen bekamen sie nicht; die meisten Geldinstitute führten “geschäftspolitische Gründe” an. Lediglich die HypoVereinsbank berief sich auf die Resolution 1929 des UN-Sicherheitsrates, die wegen des iranischen Atomprogramms die meisten Geldgeschäfte mit dem Land verbietet.
Warum die Studenten verdächtigt werden
Solche “Geldgeschäfte” mit dem Iran führen Hadavand und seine Kommilitonen regelmäßig durch: Viele werden von ihren Familien finanziell unterstützt. “Ich finde es ungerecht, wie sich die Banken den iranischen Studenten gegenüber verhalten. Ich finanziere mit meinem Geld doch kein Atomprogramm”, sagt Hadavand.
Ähnlich dachten wohl auch die Verfasser der Resolution des Sicherheitsrates. Geldströme von Einzelpersonen müssen Banken demnach nur überwachen, wenn ein konkreter Verdacht auf Geldwäsche besteht, oder es sich um Geld handeln könnte, das zur Finanzierung des iranischen Atomprogramms verwendet wird. Zudem gilt die Resolution bereits seit mehr als drei Jahren. Bislang hatte die Bank offenkundig keine Bedenken gegen das Konto von Armin Hadavand. Warum jetzt?
USA verhängen Goldverkaufsverbot gegen den Iran
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Ab dem 1. Juli verschärfen die USA ihre Sanktionen gegen den Iran. Die zuletzt über die Türkei tolerierten Goldlieferungen sollen damit gestoppt werden.
Im vergangenen März lieferte die Türkei Gold im Wert von 381 Millionen US-Dollar in den Iran. Gegenüber dem Vormonat entsprach dies einer Verdreifachung der Goldlieferungen in die islamische Republik.
Die USA wollen diesen Gold-Transaktionen nun endgültig einen Riegel vorschieben. Die zuständige Sonderabteilung des US-Finanzministerium unter Secretary David S. Cohen hat laut Presseberichten ab dem 1. Juli eine Verschärfung der Sanktionen angekündigt. Regierungen, Privatunternehmen und iranischen Bürger soll es demnach künftig untersagt sein, Gold und andere Edelmetalle in den Iran zu liefern.
“Ich kann ihnen versichern, dass wir sehr genau auf Hinweise achten werden, wenn jemand außerhalb des Iran Gold an die iranische Regierung verkauft”, so Cohen am gestrigen Mittwoch vor dem US-Ausschuss für Auswärtige Angelegenheiten.
Zu den Handelsbeziehungen zwischen der Türkei und dem Iran sagt er: “Keine Frage, dass Gold von der Türkei in den Iran fließt. Was wir im Wesentlichen sehen, sind iranische Bürger, die Gold kaufen, um sich vor dem Wertverlust des Real zu schützen. So gesehen ist dieser Goldhandel eine Reflektion des Erfolges unserer Sanktionen, um den Wert des Rial zu schwächen”.Man habe beiden Regierungen klar gemacht, dass Washington die Sanktionen mit Bestimmtheit gegen jeden durchsetzen werde, der den Gold-Bann bricht. Details über drohende Strafmaßnahmen nannte Cohen nicht.
Die USA und ihre Verbündeten beschuldigen die iranische Führung, an der Herstellung von Atomwaffen zu arbeiten. In Teheran bestreitet man ein solches Vorhaben.Nach den Rekordlieferungen der vergangenen Monate, ist nun bis zum Inkrafttreten der Sanktionen auch in den kommenden Wochen mit einer deutlichen Zunahme türkischer Goldexporte in den Iran zu rechnen.
JP: US senators urge Obama to up Iran sanctions
Members of Congress call to impose greater economic pressure to curtail Iran’s nuclear ambitions, punish human-rights violations.
Members of US Congress from both parties on Wednesday urged Obama administration officials to impose greater economic pressure to curtail Iran’s nuclear ambitions and punish its human-rights violations.
Senator Bob Menendez, chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee and sponsor of several Iran sanctions laws, cited estimates that the global oil market has enough supply to let the US press Iran’s remaining oil buyers to radically curtail their purchases without causing a spike in gasoline prices.
“Oil markets are now and predicted to be loose for the coming year” and “it would seem that this is the time to press our allies to further reduce crude purchase from Iran,” Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat, told a committee hearing on preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon.
The International Energy Agency said Tuesday that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries’ spare crude oil production capacity will surge 25 percent in the next two years as rising US shale output crimps demand for OPEC’s supplies. Lies den Rest dieses Artikels
Deutsche Wirtschaft rüstet in Sachen Iran-Sanktionen auf
Die Standesorganisationen der deutschen Wirtschaft rüsten in Sachen Sanktionen auf. In den kommenden Monaten findet eine Flut von Veranstaltungen zu diesem Themenbereich statt.
Offensichtlich keimen in den Schaltzentralen der Wirtschaft Hoffnungen auf, nach den nächsten Präsidentschaftswahlen wieder mehr Geschäfte mit dem Iran beginnen zu können.
Hier ein kurzer Überblick über diese Veranstaltungen:
Iran’s Self-Inflicted Wounds
Iran is facing double-digit inflation, high consumer prices, rising unemployment, and anemic economic growth, according to a new report by Jahangir Amuzegar, a former executive board member of the International Monetary Fund. But not all of Iran’s economic problems are caused by sanctions. Many are self-induced and rooted in President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s attempts to curb inflation during his first term from 2005 to 2009. The government tried to control rising costs by holding the exchange rate, interest rates and basic energy prices in check. But that short-term fix led to long-term problems, such as worsening Iran’s dependence on oil, hampering companies’ ability compete internationally, and cutting industrial production capacity by up to 40 percent, concludes Amuzegar, who was finance minister in 1963. The following are excerpts from the report, with a link to the full text at the end.
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2012: Iran
The Islamic Republic of Iran is a theocratic republic established after the 1979 adoption of a constitution by popular referendum. The constitution, amended in 1989, created a political system based on the concept in Shia Islam of velayat-e faqih, the “guardianship of the jurist” or “rule by the jurisprudent.” Shia clergy and political leaders vetted by the clergy, many of which are increasingly associated with the country’s security forces, dominate key power structures. The “leader of the revolution” (or supreme leader) is chosen by a popularly elected body of 86 clerics, the Assembly of Experts, and directly controls the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government, as well as the armed forces. The supreme leader also indirectly controls internal security forces and other key institutions. Since 1989 the supreme leader has been Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The March 2 legislative elections for the 290-seat Islamic Consultative Assembly were generally considered neither free nor fair. Civilian authorities failed at times to maintain effective control over the security forces.
The government continued its crackdown on civil society, which intensified after the disputed 2009 presidential elections. The government and its security forces pressured, intimidated, and arrested journalists, students, lawyers, artists, women, ethnic and religious activists, and members of their families. The judiciary continued to harshly punish, imprison, or detain without charges human rights activists, members of the political opposition, and persons linked to reform movements. The government significantly increased its surveillance and monitoring of citizens’ online activities by blocking or filtering content and detaining numerous Internet users for content posted online.
The most egregious human rights problems were the government’s severe limitations on citizens’ right to peacefully change their government through free and fair elections; restrictions on civil liberties, including the freedoms of assembly, speech, and press; and the government’s disregard for the physical integrity of persons whom it arbitrarily and unlawfully killed, tortured, and imprisoned.
Other reported human rights problems included: disappearances; cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment, including judicially sanctioned amputation and flogging; politically motivated violence and repression, such as beatings and rape; harsh and life-threatening conditions in detention and prison facilities, with instances of deaths in custody; arbitrary arrest and lengthy pretrial detention, sometimes incommunicado; continued impunity of security forces; denial of fair public trials, sometimes resulting in executions without due process; political prisoners and detainees; the lack of an independent judiciary; ineffective implementation of civil judicial procedures and remedies; arbitrary interference with privacy, home, and correspondence; severe restrictions on freedoms of speech (including via the Internet) and press; harassment of journalists; censorship and media content restrictions; severe restrictions on academic freedom; severe restrictions on the freedoms of assembly, association, and religion; some restrictions on freedom of movement; official corruption and lack of government transparency; constraints on investigations of international organizations and nongovernmental organizations (NGO) into alleged violations of human rights; legal and societal discrimination and violence against women, children, ethnic and religious minorities, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons based on perceived sexual orientation and gender identity; incitement to anti-Semitism and trafficking in persons; and severe restrictions on the exercise of labor rights.
The government took few steps to prosecute, punish, or otherwise hold accountable officials who committed abuses. Members of the security forces detained in connection with abuses were frequently released soon after their arrest, and judicial officials did not prosecute offenders. Impunity remained pervasive throughout all levels of government and the security forces.
Note: This report draws heavily on non-U.S. government sources. The United States does not have an embassy in Iran. Lies den Rest dieses Artikels
EIL: US-Sanktionen – Müssen Iraner türkische Bankkonten räumen?|
Zwei türkische Banken haben rechtswidrig versucht die Konten von iranischen Bürgern einzufrieren. Der Skandal kam ans Tageslicht. Beide Banken sollen sich nur an die amtlichen Verlautbarungen der türkischen Bankaufsichtsbehörde BDDK gehalten haben. Doch die BDDK lehnt diesen Vorwurf entschieden ab.
Zwei türkische Banken haben rechtswidrig versucht die Konten von iranischen Bürgern einzufrieren. Der Skandal kam ans Tageslicht. Beide Banken sollen sich nur an die amtlichen Verlautbarungen der türkischen Bankaufsichtsbehörde BDDK gehalten haben. Doch die BDDK lehnt diesen Vorwurf entschieden ab.
Die türkischen Banken Yapı Kredi und Garanti Bankası haben ihren iranischen Bankkunden damit gedroht, ihre Einlagen zu konfiszieren, falls sie jene Einlagen nicht bis zum 17. April abheben. Den Bankkunden wurde zudem mitgeteilt, dass mit dieser Entscheidung lediglich die amtlichen Verlautbarungen der türkischen Bankenaufsichtsbehörde BDDK erfüllt wurden. Doch die BDDK dementiert derartige Vorgaben.
In einer Mitteilung erklärte ein Sprecher der BDDK, dass man den beiden Banken, welche diese Gerüchte gestreut haben, eine Rüge erteilen werde. „Wenn wir eine solche Verlautbarung erteilt hätten, dann wüssten auch die anderen Banken Bescheid. Doch dem ist nicht so“, zitiert die Today`s Zaman einen Sprecher der BDDK. Auch die Finansbank, VakıfBank und Halk Bankası dementierten den Erhalt einer derartigen amtlichen Verlautbarung.
Ein seit zehn Jahren in der Türkei lebender iranischer Staatsbürger zeigte sich erbost über das Vorgehen von Yapı Kredi und Garanti Bankası. Im Gespräch mit der Today`s Zaman sagte A.G., dass er behandelt werde, wie jemand, der Uranium anreichere. Es könne nicht sein, dass jeder Iraner unter Generalverdacht stehe. „Ich werde diesen Vorfall vor Gericht bringen“, erklärt A.G.
Offenbar standen Yapı Kredi und Garanti Bankası unter dem Eindruck der US-Sanktionen gegen den Iran.
Quelle: DTN
Iran Sanctions Act Removal – 15.04.2013
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
The following ISA sanctioned names have been removed from this publication:
Authorizing the Implementation of Certain Sanctions Set Forth in the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, as Amended
On May 23, 2011, the President signed Executive Order (“E.O.”) 13574, “Authorizing the Implementation of Certain
Sanctions Set Forth in the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, as Amended.” E.O. 13574 states that the Secretary of the
Treasury, pursuant to authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”), shall implement
certain sanctions that the Secretary of State imposes and selects under the pre-existing authority of the Iran Sanctions Act
of 1996 (“ISA”) as amended by the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010
(“CISADA”).
As amended by CISADA, ISA requires the Secretary of State, pursuant to authority delegated by the President, to impose
or waive sanctions on persons determined to have made certain investments in Iran’s energy sector or to have engaged
in certain activities relating to Iran’s refined petroleum sector. E.O. 13574 provides IEEPA implementation and
enforcement authority for the five ISA sanctions that regulate private conduct.
Among other sanctions, the Secretary of State has chosen to impose an ISA sanction on the persons listed below that
involves a prohibition on U.S. financial institutions making certain loans or credits as of the following dates:
January 12, 2012:
(1) Fal Oil Company Ltd., Sultan Al Awal Street (Sheikh Sultan Bin Awal Road), Near Mina Sea Port, Near Mina Khalid Road, Al Khan
Area, Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates; Telephone: 97165029999; Telephone: 97165280861; Telephone: 97165286666;
Telephone: 97165283334; Telephone: 97165283323; Telephone: 97165022234; Telephone: 97165029999; Telephone: 97165029804;
Telephone: 97165029914; Telephone: 97165029824; Telephone: 97165281737; Telephone: 97165029814; Telephone: 97165029825;
Telephone: 97165029840; Telephone: 97165029863; Telephone: 97165029842; Telephone: 97165029819; Telephone: 97165029836;
Telephone: 97168029939; Fax: 97165281437; Fax: 97165280861
(2) Kuo Oil (S) Pte. Limited, 200 Cantonment Road, #15-00 Southpoint, Singapore 089763, Singapore; Telephone: 6563184677; Fax:
6562243040
(3) Zhuhai Zhenrong Company, Zhenrong Building, 121, DaTunli, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100108, China; Telephone: 861052925900;
Fax: 861052025900
Accordingly, the Director of the Office of Foreign Assets Control has prohibited U.S. financial institutions from making
loans or providing credits totaling more than $10,000,000 in any 12-month period to any person listed above unless such
person is engaged in activities to relieve human suffering and the loans or credits are provided for such activities.
While the above referenced persons are subject to certain ISA sanctions, including a prohibition on the loans or credits
explained above, this action does not make such persons Specially Designated Nationals or Blocked Persons (SDNs).
Their names do not appear on the SDN List, and their property and/or interests in property are not blocked, pursuant to
this action.
Source:OFAC
Specially Designated Nationals List (SDN) Iran
Iran 3MG (a.k.a. MIZAN MACHINE MANUFACTURING GROUP), P.O. Box 16595-365, Tehran, Iran [NPWMD] [IFSR]. 7TH OF TIR (a.k.a. 7TH OF TIR COMPLEX; a.k.a. 7TH OF TIR INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX; a.k.a. 7TH OF TIR INDUSTRIES; a.k.a. 7TH OF TIR INDUSTRIES OF ISFAHAN/ESFAHAN; a.k.a. MOJTAMAE SANATE HAFTOME TIR; a.k.a. SANAYE HAFTOME TIR; a.k.a. SEVENTH OF TIR), Mobarakeh Road Km 45, Isfahan, Iran; P.O. Box 81465-478, Isfahan, Iran [NPWMD] [IFSR]. 7TH OF TIR COMPLEX (a.k.a. 7TH OF TIR; a.k.a. 7TH OF TIR INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX; a.k.a. 7TH OF TIR INDUSTRIES; a.k.a. 7TH OF TIR INDUSTRIES OF ISFAHAN/ESFAHAN; a.k.a. MOJTAMAE SANATE HAFTOME TIR; a.k.a. SANAYE HAFTOME TIR; a.k.a. SEVENTH OF TIR), Mobarakeh Road Km 45, Isfahan, Iran; P.O. Box 81465-478, Isfahan, Iran [NPWMD] [IFSR]. 7TH OF TIR INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX (a.k.a. 7TH OF TIR; a.k.a. 7TH OF TIR COMPLEX; a.k.a. 7TH OF TIR INDUSTRIES; a.k.a. 7TH OF TIR INDUSTRIES OF ISFAHAN/ESFAHAN; a.k.a. MOJTAMAE SANATE HAFTOME TIR; a.k.a. SANAYE HAFTOME TIR; a.k.a. SEVENTH OF TIR), Mobarakeh Road Km 45, Isfahan, Iran; P.O. Box 81465-478, Isfahan, Iran [NPWMD] [IFSR]. 7TH OF TIR INDUSTRIES (a.k.a. 7TH OF TIR; a.k.a. 7TH OF TIR COMPLEX; a.k.a. 7TH OF TIR INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX; a.k.a. 7TH OF TIR INDUSTRIES OF ISFAHAN/ESFAHAN; a.k.a. MOJTAMAE SANATE HAFTOME TIR; a.k.a. SANAYE HAFTOME TIR; a.k.a. SEVENTH OF TIR), Mobarakeh Road Km 45, Isfahan, Iran; P.O. Box 81465-478, Isfahan, Iran [NPWMD] [IFSR]. Lies den Rest dieses Artikels
Iran & The West
Imam Khomeini – The Man Who Changed The World
Iran: The ‘Pariah State’
Nuclear Confrontation
Iran: Fakten
| Hauptstadt: | Teheran |
| Staatsform: | Islamische Republik |
| Staatsoberhaupt: | Oberster Rechtsgelehrter Seyyed Ali Chamenei |
| Regierungschef: | Staatspräsident Mahmud Ahmadinedschad |
| Fläche: | 1 628 750 km2 |
| Einwohnerzahl: | 71 208 000 (Stand 2007) |
| Bevölkerungsdichte: | 42,8 Einwohner pro km2 |
| BIP | 212 Mrd. US-Dollar (2006) |
| BIP/Einwohner: | 3045 US-Dollar (2006)
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Welt: Schmuggel deutscher Waffen in den Iran nimmt zu
Das Zollkriminalamt ist alarmiert über den Anstieg illegaler Rüstungslieferungen aus Deutschland. Besonders Irans Regime verfolge “aggressive Beschaffungsbemühungen” – auch mit Blick auf Atomwaffen.
Foto: picture alliance / dpaWaffenschmuggel in Krisenländer ist ein wachsendes Problem. Hier sind pakistanische Polizisten nach der Aushebung eines Verstecks mit Gewehren zu sehen
Der Rüstungs- und Waffenschmuggel aus Deutschland in Krisenländer wie den Iran hat nach Angaben des Zollkriminalamtes im vergangenen Jahr zugenommen. Wie der “Focus” berichtet, führen die Fahnder 136 Ermittlungsverfahren wegen Verstößen gegen das Kriegswaffenkontroll- und das Außenwirtschaftsgesetz. Das seien 35 mehr als noch im Jahr zuvor.
Der Präsident des Zollkriminalamtes, Norbert Drude, zeigte sich besonders besorgt “über die aggressiven Beschaffungsbemühungen des Iran”. Drei Viertel der Fälle beträfen das Regime in Teheran.
Reports of convictions for apostasy in Iran within the last 5 years
Iran – Researched and compiled by the Refugee Documentation Centre
of Ireland on 12 September 2012
Reports of convictions for apostasy in Iran within the last 5 years
A Danish Immigration Service fact-finding mission report, in a section titled
“The inclusion of apostasy in the drafting of a new Penal Code” (paragraph
6.1.1), states:
“The delegation sought to gather information on the draft Penal Code, which
imposes the death penalty for apostasy. The death penalty for apostasy
already exists in Iran under Sharia Law. At the time of the mission, the draft
was awaiting before Parliament. Approval of the draft Penal Code will codify
the death penalty for any male Iranian who leaves his Islamic faith. Women
will be sentenced to life imprisonment. The EU has expressed deep concern
about the draft Penal Code in Iran. On 9 September 2008, the Iranian
Parliament voted in favour of the draft Penal Code. Parliament voted in favour
of the new law with 196 votes for and just seven against. The draft still has to
go through Iran’s policy-making process before being implemented as law. At
the time being, Parliament is reviewing it article by article, after which it will be
sent to Iran’s most influential body, the Guardian Council, who will then rule
on it.” (Danish Immigration Service (April 2009) Human Rights Situation for
Minorities, Women and Converts, and Entry and Exit Procedures, ID Cards,
Summons and Reporting, etc., pp.29-30) Lies den Rest dieses Artikels
Obama wirbt per Video bei Iranern für Verständnis
Barack Obama trifft an diesem Mittwoch in Israel ein. Kurz vor dem Besuch, bei dem es auch um das Atomprogramm des Iran gehen wird, wendet sich US-Präsident per Videobotschaft an das iranische Volk. (Quelle)
Iran Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (OFAC) Sanctions
| BANK MARKAZI JOMHOURI ISLAMI IRAN | PO Box 15875/7177, 144 Mirdamad Blvd | Entity | IRAN | |
| BANK MASKAN | PO Box 11365/5699, No 247 3rd Floor Fedowsi Ave, Cross Sarhang Sakhaei St | Entity | IRAN | |
| BANK REFAH KARGARAN | No. 40 North Shiraz Street, Mollasadra Ave, Vanak Sq | Entity | IFSR, IRAN, NPWMD | |
| BANK OF INDUSTRY AND MINE (OF IRAN) | PO Box 15875-4456, Firouzeh Tower, No 1655 Vali-Asr Ave after Chamran Crossroads | Entity | IFSR, IRAN, NPWMD | |
| BANK KESHAVARZI IRAN | PO Box 14155-6395, 129 Patrice Lumumba St, Jalal-al-Ahmad Expressway | Entity | IRAN | |
| BANK TEJARAT | PO Box 11365-5416, 152 Taleghani Avenue | Entity | IFSR, IRAN, NPWMD | |
| EUROPAISCH-IRANISCHE HANDELSBANK AG | Hamburg Head Office, Depenau 2, D-20095 Hamburg, P.O. Box 101304, D-20008 Hamburg | Entity | IFSR, IRAN, NPWMD | |
| BANK SADERAT PLC | 5 Lothbury | Entity | IRAN, SDGT | |
| HEKMATYAR, Gulbuddin | Individual | SDGT | ||
| AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES ORGANIZATION | Langare Street, Nobonyad Square | Entity | IFSR, NPWMD | |
| SHAHID HEMMAT INDUSTRIAL GROUP | Damavand Tehran Highway | Entity | IFSR, NPWMD | |
| SHAHID BAKERI INDUSTRIAL GROUP | Entity | IFSR, NPWMD | ||
| ATOMIC ENERGY ORGANIZATION OF IRAN | P.O. Box 14144-1339, End of North Karegar Avenue | Entity | IFSR, NPWMD | |
| NOVIN ENERGY COMPANY | End of North Karegar Avenue | Entity | IFSR, NPWMD | |
| MESBAH ENERGY COMPANY | 77 Armaghan Gharbi Street, Valiasr Blve | Entity | IFSR, NPWMD | |
| NAWAY, Haji Ali | Individual | SDNTK | ||
| SANAM INDUSTRIAL GROUP | Pasdaran Road 15 | Entity | IFSR, NPWMD | |
| YA MAHDI INDUSTRIES GROUP | PO Box 19395-4731 | Entity | IFSR, NPWMD | |
| KALAYE ELECTRIC COMPANY | 33 Fifteenth (15th) Street, Seyed-Jamal-Eddin-Assad Abadi Avenue | Entity | IFSR, NPWMD | |
| KAVOSHYAR COMPANY | Vanaq Square, Corner of Shiraz Across No. 71, Molla Sadra Ave. | Entity | IFSR, NPWMD | |
| PIONEER ENERGY INDUSTRIES COMPANY | P.O. Box 81465-361 | Entity | IFSR, NPWMD | |
| BANK SEPAH | Imam Khomeini Square | Entity | IFSR, IRAN, NPWMD | |
| DERAKHSHANDEH, AHMAD | c/o BANK SEPAH, No. 33 Hormozan Building, Pirozan St., Sharak Ghods | Individual | IFSR, NPWMD | |
| DEFENSE INDUSTRIES ORGANIZATION | P.O. Box 19585-777, Pasdaran Street, Entrance of Babaie Highway, Permanent Expo of Defence Industries Organization | Entity | IFSR, NPWMD | |
| BANK SADERAT IRAN | PO Box 15745-631, Bank Saderat Tower, 43 Somayeh Avenue | Entity | IFSR, IRAN, SDGT | |
| PARS TRASH COMPANY | 33 Fifteenth (15th) Street, Seyed-Jamal-Eddin-Assad Abadi Avenue | Entity | IFSR, NPWMD | |
| FARAYAND TECHNIQUE | End of North Karegar Avenue, Shomali | Entity | IFSR, NPWMD | |
| QANNADI, Mohammad | c/o ATOMIC ENERGY ORGANIZATION OF IRAN | Individual | IFSR, NPWMD | |
| LEILABADI, Ali Hajinia | c/o MESBAH ENERGY COMPANY | Individual | IFSR, NPWMD | |
| FAJR INDUSTRIES GROUP | P.O. Box 1985-777 | Entity | IFSR, NPWMD | |
| MIZAN MACHINE MANUFACTURING GROUP | P.O. Box 16595-365 | Entity | IFSR, NPWMD | |
| ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS | Lies den Rest dieses Artikels |
