{"id":316013,"date":"2024-02-10T08:37:31","date_gmt":"2024-02-10T07:37:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=316013"},"modified":"2024-02-10T11:55:47","modified_gmt":"2024-02-10T10:55:47","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-february-10-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-february-10-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 February 10, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Standard Chartered Linked to Trade with Sanctioned Iranian Firms<\/h3>\n

\"theAnother British bank has been linked to trades with Iranian petrochemical companies after it emerged that two high street lenders allegedly had provided accounts to front companies secretly owned by an Iranian oil group facing sanctions imposed by the United States.<\/p>\n

Standard Chartered provided banking services to a Chinese company that was importing goods from Arak Petrochemical Company and Bandar Imam Petrochemical Company, two US-sanctioned Iranian firms, an analysis by The Times of leaked transactions data suggests.<\/p>\n

The Financial Times reported on Monday that Lloyds and Santander had provided accounts to Iranian front companies for the state-controlled Petrochemical Commercial Company.<\/p>\n

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Pentagon Destroyed Over 100 Missiles in Strikes on Houthi Bases, U.S. Defense Officials Confirm<\/h3>\n

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According to Al Arabiya, while Houthi media report ongoing attacks by the United States and the United Kingdom on their militia bases in the Baqim district of Saada province and the Al-Jabaneh area in Al Hudaydah province in Yemen on Friday night, February 9, the Pentagon announced on Friday that it had destroyed more than 100 missiles and launch pads in one of its attacks on Houthi bases.<\/p>\n

According to the Pentagon statement<\/a>, in the attacks on February 8, 35 out of 36 targets belonging to the Houthi militants, including weapon depots, radars, three helicopters, command and control centers, and missile systems, were destroyed or severely damaged.<\/p>\n

Patrick Ryder, a Pentagon spokesman, said in a press conference that the attacks on Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, which began in January last year, destroyed more than 100 missiles and missile launch pads.<\/p>\n

Ryder added, “Since the first coalition strikes on January 11, we assess that we’ve destroyed or degraded more than 100 missiles and launchers, including anti-ship land attack and surface-to-air missiles, plus numerous communication capabilities, unmanned aerial vehicles, unmanned surface vessels, coastal radars, air surveillance capabilities, and weapon storage areas.”<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the United States announced on Friday night that as of late next week, with the implementation of Washington’s decision, the Houthi group will be listed as a terrorist organization.<\/p>\n

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U.S. Ambassador Fagin: \u201cThe classification of the Houthis as a terrorist group will take effect at the end of next week if the militia does not stop its strikes on ships.\u201d pic.twitter.com\/cz3cCJ7O6Q<\/a><\/p>\n

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