Wednesday, October 14Global edition

Topic: US sanctions on Iran

Pakistan quietly shifts its language on Iran to cover US sanctions

The Foreign Office now says Pakistan will comply with 'all applicable sanctions regimes' under domestic and international law. The earlier formulation made no mention of sanctions regimes or domestic law, focusing instead on bilateral trade agreements with Tehran.

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US sanctions cut Iran's flights to Baghdad, Muscat and the Gulf

Routes to Baghdad, Muscat, Qatar, Georgia and Azerbaijan were suspended on Wednesday as a US deadline expired for foreign companies to stop servicing Iranian carriers. Thousands of travellers have been pushed towards land crossings through Turkey and Armenia.

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