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For the first time the US Treasury Department says digital currency identifiers are being used to flag anyone on its sanctions blacklist. Photo: IStock

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, Taiwan, World

Thursday’s blockchain and crypto news, from Asia and beyond

by Pete Sabine November 29, 2018February 18, 2020

An oil production platform in Iran's Soroush oil fields. Photo: Reuters / Raheb Homavandi

Beijing, China, France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

US seeks oil market edge with sanctions against Iran

by Mahmoud Pargoo November 27, 2018February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a summit in Sochi, Russia, in October 2017. Photo: Reuters / Maxim Shemetov

France, Germany, Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Putin seeks breakthrough for Syria at talks in Astana

by Sami Moubayed November 26, 2018February 18, 2020

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France, Iran, Middle East, World

Iran earthquake injures 260

by Asia Times staff November 26, 2018February 18, 2020

Representational image: iStock

France, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, World

Iran says US chemical weapons allegations are ‘dangerous and obscene’

by Asia Times staff November 24, 2018February 18, 2020

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European Union, France, Iran, Middle East, World

Iran says US cannot be trusted to honor new nuclear deal

by Asia Times staff November 23, 2018February 18, 2020

'Bitcoin was the exclusive method of payment for the WannaCry ransomware attack that spread around the globe, causing billions of dollars in losses,' said US Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein. Photo: iStock

Australia, China, European Union, Iran, Middle East, New Zealand, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, World

US Deputy Attorney General puts crypto criminals on notice

by Peter J. Brown November 22, 2018February 18, 2020

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani attends the inauguration of Chabahar port on December 3, 2017. Photo: Iranian Presidency / AFP

Afghanistan, China, European Union, France, Germany, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

America’s senseless Iran sanctions

by Amin Saikal November 21, 2018

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, shakes hands with his Russian leader Vladimir Putin during a meeting in Tehran on September 7, 2018. Photo: AFP / Kirill Kudryavtsev

AT Finance, China, European Union, Iran, Israel, Italy, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Erdogan, MBS, Islamic leadership and the price of silence

by Pepe Escobar November 21, 2018February 18, 2020

Saudi Arabia's King Salman with his son, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in Riyadh on November 8, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Saudi Press Agency

Iran, Middle East, World

Saudi king praises son, castigates Iran in annual speech

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse November 20, 2018February 18, 2020

A US Patriot missile defense system is seen during the Israeli-US military exercise "Juniper Cobra" at the Hatzor Airforce Base in Israel in March of this year. Photo: AFP/Jack Guez

Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, World

US pledges strong backing, missile defense for Israel against Hezbollah

by David P. Goldman November 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, listens during the second round of talks on an Afghan settlement, in Moscow, on November 9, 2018. Photo: AFP/ Vladimir Astapkovich / Sputnik

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, Iran, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, Turkey, World

Afghanistan takes center stage in the New Great Game

by Pepe Escobar November 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Smoke rises in the Syrian village of Kafr Ain in the southern countryside of Idlib province after an air strike on September 7. Photo: AFP/Anas al-Dyab

Egypt, France, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

No end in sight for the ‘Great Syrian Civil War’

by Nicos Panayiotides November 16, 2018

According to the US Treasury Department, Iran has now been cut off from the SWIFT financial messaging system. Photo: iStock

European Union, Iran, Middle East, Russia, World

Iran prepares cryptocurrency as US cuts SWIFT services

by Luke Thompson November 13, 2018February 18, 2020

UAE's Energy Minister Suhail Mohammed Faraj al-Mazroui (L), Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih (C) and OPEC Secretary General Mohammed Barkindo attend the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC) on November 12, 2018, in the Emirati capital. Photo: Karim Sahib / AFP

China, India, Iran, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Saudi Arabia seeks 1 million bpd cut in oil production

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse November 12, 2018February 18, 2020

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani attends the inauguration of Chabahar port on December 3, 2017. Photo: Iranian Presidency / AFP

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Why a strategic port in Iran was exempted from sanctions

by Kambaiz Rafi November 12, 2018February 18, 2020

A scenic part of Iran's strategic Chabahar Port, which will serve a growing volume of Afghan traffic. Photo: AFP

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, Turkey, World

Iran could be the key to cementing India and Japan ties

by Peter J. Brown November 12, 2018February 18, 2020

For the first time the US Treasury Department says digital currency identifiers are being used to flag anyone on its sanctions blacklist. Photo: IStock

European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Middle East, Russia, World

Iran shares probe pressure pivot

by Gary Kleiman November 10, 2018November 10, 2018

Saudi Arabia's King Salman with his son, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in Riyadh on November 8, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Saudi Press Agency

France, Iran, Middle East, World

Saudi king takes crown prince on nationwide tour

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse November 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in London on March 7. Photo: Tolga Akmen / AFP

China, Egypt, European Union, Hong Kong, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Turkey, World

One year post-Ritz, MBS looks to ride out Khashoggi affair

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse November 7, 2018February 18, 2020

Although Tehran has made no attempt to keep secret its active involvement in crypto-currency development, most experts appear to agree that Iran's use of virtual currencies to evade sanctions is insignificant to date. Photo: iStock

China, European Union, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Turkey, World

Tehran keeps probing crypto in search of sanction relief

by Peter J. Brown November 7, 2018February 18, 2020

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan attends a welcome ceremony in Beijing. Photo: AFP/Jason Lee

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, France, Germany, India, Iran, Italy, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Pakistan in the middle of Saudi, Iran and rival pipeline plans

by Pepe Escobar November 7, 2018February 18, 2020

Members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard listen to a speech in parliament in Tehran on October 7, 2018, over the a bill to counter terrorist financing. Photo: AFP/Atta Kenare

European Union, Iran, Middle East, Turkey, World

Iranian hardliners dig in as US sanctions snap back

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse November 5, 2018February 18, 2020

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Under the Pakistani volcano

by Pepe Escobar November 3, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: Reuters/Raheb Homavandi

Iran, Middle East, Turkey

Turkey exempt from US sanctions on Iranian oil

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse November 3, 2018February 18, 2020

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a session of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem, on November 13, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Ronen Zvulun

European Union, Iran, Israel, Middle East, World

Netanyahu backs ‘stability’ in Saudi Arabia

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse November 3, 2018February 18, 2020

A Yemeni child suffering from severe malnutrition is weighed at a treatment center in a hospital in Yemen's northwestern Hajjah province, on October 25, 2018. Photo: Essa Ahmed / AFP

AT Finance, Iran, Middle East, South Asia, World

In Yemen, plenty of food but few have the cash to buy it

by Saeed Al-Batati October 31, 2018February 18, 2020

National Security Adviser John Bolton speaks to the media during a news conference at the US Embassy in Yerevan, Armenia, October 25, 2018. Asatur Yesayants / Sputnik

European Union, Iran, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, World

Trump administration plants US flag in Armenia

by Richard Giragosian October 26, 2018February 18, 2020

A large Russian missile is seen in a rehearsal for a military parade in Red Square, Moscow, on May, 5 2008. Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, European Union, Iran, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Korea, World

Who profits from the end of the mid-range nuclear treaty?

by Pepe Escobar October 25, 2018February 18, 2020

Iranian soldiers participate in military manoeuvres at Sistan-Baluchestan province, about 50 kilometers east of the city of Zahedan near the Pakistani border, on August 19. 2006. Photo: AFP/FARSNEWS/STR

Afghanistan, China, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria

Tensions rise after kidnapping on Iran-Pakistan border

by FM Shakil October 25, 2018February 18, 2020