AGP Executive Report
Last update: a day agoSanctions Evasion & Trade: Reuters reports Iran is using an “oil-for-goods” barter channel with China, moving billions in oil-linked purchases to secure medicines, vehicles and even air-defense-related equipment while settling outside the usual financial system. Red Sea Shipping Shock: Iran-backed Houthis seized Yemen’s Perim/Mayyun island and earlier Mokha, tightening control near Bab el-Mandeb and raising fresh risks for global oil and trade flows as the Strait of Hormuz remains under pressure. BRICS Business Push: Iran’s President Pezeshkian arrived in New Delhi for the BRICS summit, pitching BRICS as a counter to unilateralism and signaling talks with Modi on trade and Chabahar; finance chiefs also urged reform of global development lenders. Payments & Local Currency: India’s Piyush Goyal urged BRICS to link payment systems and expand UPI reach, while Reuters says India wants to link BRICS central bank digital currencies for easier cross-border payments. US-Iran War Fallout: Trump again said the war will end after November midterms, while markets stay hostage to oil-price swings; separate reporting says the US plans new sanctions on a major bank and widens aviation curbs on Iranian airlines. Tech & Security: Anthropic says Iran-linked actors misused Claude for propaganda, surveillance and targeting, and it shut down related accounts.
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