Key words : US pressure iran
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US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order imposing sanctions against entities and individuals involved in weapons trade with Iran.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made the announcement at a news conference on Monday. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin was also in attendance.
The move came after the Trump administration declared on Saturday that it reimposed UN sanctions against Iran. The administration had earlier notified the Security Council that it had begun the process of restoring the sanctions, including a continued arms embargo on Iran.
But most UN Security Council member states say the US had no legal standing to take that action as Washington had withdrawn from the Iran nuclear deal.
Pompeo said he would "take the first action under this new executive order by sanctioning the Iranian Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics, and Iran's Defense Industries Organization and its director."
He also said the US is sanctioning "the previous president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro," who has forged close ties with Iran.
Pompeo said his country will keep up the maximum pressure campaign against Tehran "until the Iranian regime comes to the table and accepts a real deal for changing its behavior."
Observers say the US appears ready to almost single-handedly keep pressuring Iran. But, they say the move will likely draw a backlash from Russia and China.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif dismissed the latest sanctions as "nothing new."
Speaking at an online event hosted by a US think tank, Zarif said he doesn't think they will have any significant impact on Iran.
Key words : international atomic
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The head of Iran's nuclear agency has asserted the US attempt to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran is invalid.
Ali Akbar Salehi was speaking in a video address to an annual general conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency that opened in Vienna on Monday.
The number of participants at this year's meeting was limited as part of measures to combat the coronavirus. Video messages from representatives of member countries were played at the venue.
Salehi referred to the US declaration that the Trump administration had reimposed UN sanctions that had been lifted with the 2015 nuclear deal between world powers and Iran.
He stressed that the United States has no authority to do so as it is no longer part of the accord.
He noted that many UN Security Council members don't recognize the US attempt to bring back the sanctions.
US Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette said Iran is the world's largest state sponsor of terrorism.
He added that Tehran has a history of providing only incomplete cooperation with the IAEA.
Key words : main ruling
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Japan's main ruling Liberal Democratic Party is divided over when to hold a general election, after Suga Yoshihide took over as prime minister last week.
LDP leader Suga told reporters last week that he will prioritize the country's response to the coronavirus and its economic fallout.
He also said he will consider when to dissolve the Lower House for an election, with the terms of current members expiring in about a year.
Some LDP lawmakers say Suga is unlikely to seek an early dissolution as he has already selected a cabinet to deal with the challenges facing Japan.
They say the prime minister should focus on the fight against the pandemic as he vowed not to create a political vacuum.
But other lawmakers say time is limited for a dissolution as Japan is set to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games next summer before the mandate of current Lower House members expires in October.
Finance Minister Aso Taro says Suga should consider dissolving the Lower House early.
Other LDP members want the prime minister to dissolve the chamber for a snap election by the end of this year or January to take advantage of higher approval ratings for Suga's Cabinet in recent opinion polls.
Suga is expected to make a decision based on changes in the number of coronavirus infections and public support rates for his Cabinet.
Key words : UK highest
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Europe is grappling with a resurgence of coronavirus cases.
In Spain -- where the daily count of new infections has risen to more than 4,000 -- authorities on Monday introduced a partial lockdown of areas in and around the capital Madrid.
Police set up about 60 checkpoints on roads into the areas, requiring people to show a permit before entering or leaving.
Britain has the highest number of coronavirus-related deaths overall in Europe. Recently it saw more than 4,000 new cases confirmed per day.
UK government officials warned that without further action the country could see 50,000 new cases a day by mid-October. They added that could mean about "200-plus deaths per day" a month after that.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is studying the introduction of new measures to fight the virus. He wants to avoid a nationwide lockdown that could inflict severe damage on the economy.
Amid concerns over the coronavirus resurgence, stocks in European markets were hit by a wave of selling after trading opened on Monday.
The key index in Frankfurt fell by some 4.4 percent from the previous session's close. Paris stocks sank about 3.7 percent, and London was down 3.4 percent.
Key words : dow jones
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Stock prices tumbled on the New York Stock Exchange on Monday following sharp declines in Europe.
The benchmark Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Monday at 27,147, down 509 points from last week's close. It fell more than 900 points at one point.
Sell orders were placed on a wide range of issues amid concerns about a resurgence of coronavirus cases in Europe.
Reports on alleged long-term involvement of major US and European banks in money-laundering activities by their customers, as well as concerns over the US-China rift over Chinese IT-related businesses, also prompted investors to sell stocks.
All this comes amid stalled congressional negotiations over additional economic measures for the coronavirus pandemic.
Analysts say that a set of negative factors pushed the Dow down on Monday.
Key words : Beijing and Moscow
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China's military has taken part in joint exercises in southern Russia, as Beijing and Moscow step up military cooperation.
Russia launched its large-scale Caucasus 2020 drills on Monday, mobilizing 80,000 personnel and 250 tanks and vehicles. The drills are held every four years in the country's south.
A total of 1,000 military personnel from China, Belarus, Myanmar and other countries are taking part this year.
The war games are being held under the assumption that a terrorist organization backed by an enemy country poses a threat. The exercises kicked off the first day with troops taking positions and using radio communications.
China has participated in military exercises in Siberia and the Russian Far East in the past. This is the first time it has joined exercises in the south, more than 5,000 kilometers from Beijing.
As part of Russia's military cooperation, it has assisted in the development of a Chinese anti-ballistic missile early-warning system.
Key words : China says
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China says it will take countermeasures against the United States for the visits by high-ranking American officials to Taiwan.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin on Monday called the visits a serious violation of the "One China" principle and a political provocation.
Wang said Beijing strongly opposes and denounces the visits because they destroy China-US relations as well as peace and stability on the Taiwan Strait.
He added that China will take countermeasures against the US and its officials without fail.
US Under Secretary of State Keith Krach visited Taiwan last week to attend a memorial service for former president Lee Teng-hui, who died in July.
Krach met with President Tsai Ing-wen during his stay.
In August, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar became the highest-ranking US official to visit Taiwan since Washington severed diplomatic ties with it in 1979.
In an apparent show of frustration at the visits, Chinese military aircraft crossed the midline in the Taiwan Strait for two consecutive days last week.
Key words : thailand huawei
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200922_01/
Thailand and Chinese telecom giant Huawei have jointly launched a facility aimed at promoting next-generation mobile services in the Southeast Asian nation.
The opening ceremony for the "Thailand 5G Ecosystem Innovation Center" took place in Bangkok on Monday.
Thailand's Minister of Digital Economy and Society Buddhipongse Punnakanta attended in place of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. He thanked the Chinese company for its cooperation in setting up the center.
The facility has equipment to test products, as well as booths where visitors can get a sense of how 5G services will work. These include exhibitions involving medical robots and face recognition-based surveillance systems.
Huawei is reportedly committing about 15 million dollars to the joint project and is sending engineers to Thailand to help personnel training.
The United States has been pushing other countries to refrain from using Huawei products citing security concerns. Despite the move, the Chinese company has been increasing its presence in Southeast Asia.
Buddhipongse said his country is open to cooperating with any country. He stressed that the government has been working for the interests of Thailand.
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