USA vs. Iran

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Iran Eliminates US Dollar from Forex Reserves
June 02, 2014 - 19:59

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has practically rid the country’s foreign currency reserves of US dollar, replacing them with the United Arab Emirates’ dirham, an official said.
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He said the decision to replace dollar with dirham in the country’s foreign currency reserves was made to minimize the risk posed by the fluctuation in dollar rates.
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Elsewhere in his interview, Ya’qoubi said Iran has proposed 9 Asian countries a plan for the establishment of a new financial system to be used as a replacement for SWIFT.
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Ganz nach Peter Scholl Latour "Die EU hat keine eigene Außenpolitik", packe ich die folgende Nachricht auch hier rein. In diesem Fall ist diese Feststellung auch nachweislich, weil die EU bei der Verhängung von Sanktionen gegen iranische Institutionen den USA nachgezogen sind (ohne UN Sicherheitsrat).

NATIONAL IRANIAN TANKER COMPANY WINS ITS EU CASE
Posted on July 5, 2014 by Maya Lester

The National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC), an Iranian company that operates one of the world’s largest fleets of double-hulled tankers for the transport of oil and gas, has just had its designation on European sanctions measures annulled by the General Court of the European Union.
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NITC was listed in 2012 on the following grounds: “effectively controlled by the Iranian Government. Provides financial support to the Government of Iran through its shareholders which maintain ties with the Government”. The Court held that the Council had committed a “manifest error” in its assessment that NITC should be listed, because the Council had no evidence to support those allegations.
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Sollte sich auch letzter Instanz bestätigt, dass die EU Sanktionen gegen NITC illegal waren, dann kann das (bzw. der mglw. folgende Schadensersatz) richtig teuer für die EU werden.

In einem weiteren Prozess hat die Sharif Universität gegen die EU geklagt. Die EU hatte Konten der Sharif Universität eingefroren, weil diese angeblich am Atomprogramm beteiligt sei. Auch diesen Prozess hat die EU nun verloren.