Iran's Supreme National Security Council says the IAEA's referral of Tehran to the UN Security Council will push countries to abandon the Non-Proliferation Treaty. The warning lands alongside a fresh US sanctions round on Iran's aviation sector and a Tehran move to waive a shipping fee for foreign vessels carrying energy cargo, together marking a sharp escalation on both the nuclear and economic fronts.
Iran warns of an NPT exodus
According to Reuters, Mohsen Rezaei, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, said Thursday the IAEA's "political moves" will push countries to exit the Non-Proliferation Treaty. His comments came a day after the IAEA's 35-nation board of governors passed a resolution reporting Iran to the UN Security Council for breaching its non-proliferation obligations.
Washington widens its sanctions net
The US Treasury sanctioned 36 entities and individuals tied to Iran's aviation sector on September 8. The action extends a campaign under "Operation Economic Outcast" that has now reached nearly 100 targets in just over two weeks. The designations target networks supporting Mahan Air and the foreign intermediaries that help Iran acquire US-origin aircraft and technology.
Several general licenses that had allowed humanitarian transactions, including remittances and academic engagement, were suspended or narrowed as part of the same rollout, with General License BB's wind-down period expiring on September 8 — the same day the aviation sanctions were announced.
Iran waives a shipping fee under blockade pressure
Iran suspended a 10% freight charge on foreign vessels carrying oil, gas, and liquid petroleum products, effective September 10, an order issued by the presidential legal deputy. The move is a direct response to a US naval blockade that has curtailed Iran's seaborne energy exports through the Strait of Hormuz, the chokepoint through which roughly a fifth of global oil supply passes daily.
The waiver is pending an official list specifying which products qualify, though Iranian officials are betting the lower cost will draw foreign carriers back into a trade route sanctions enforcement and insurance risk have made increasingly hostile.
Sources: Investing.com (Reuters), Crypto Briefing, Crypto Briefing
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