AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoSanctions & Finance: A Financial Times report says Iran’s central bank is quietly encouraging crypto use, with traders relying on bitcoin and domestic exchanges to settle cross-border payments and dodge SWIFT limits as the rial slides. Nuclear Diplomacy: Austria denied entry to Iran’s nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami for the IAEA meeting in Vienna, prompting Tehran to summon Austria’s chargé d’affaires and accusing the move of US pressure. War & Logistics: The US inspector general says the Iran war has driven a Pentagon munitions shortfall and bottlenecks, with Operation Epic Fury costing about $33.4B and consuming $22.3B in expended munitions. Talks Standoff: Iran’s Supreme National Security Council secretary Mohsen Rezaei warns “no talks until conditions are met,” after Trump said Tehran wants a deal “quickly and badly.” Hormuz Pressure: The Oman-hosted Iran-Gulf meeting on reopening Hormuz was postponed amid resistance from some regional states, while the US rejects Iran’s mine claim over the tanker El Gaia. Regional Escalation: Houthis hit Saudi targets including Khamis Mushait, and Iran reiterates support for Lebanon’s resistance in calls with Nabih Berri. Security Cooperation: Iran and Armenia signed a protocol on a simplified customs corridor to speed trade and customs procedures.
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