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It's 9 p.m. on Sunday, September 28th here in New York City. It's 4 a.m. on Monday,

September 29th in Israel, where Israelis await developments from the meeting between Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Trump at the White House. Due to the importance of this

meeting, we decided to delay release of our usual

Monday episode so that we can delve into all that's revealed or not in Washington, D.C. on

Monday. Instead, we're going to release this news brief to keep listeners up to date on all the

news that's unfolded over the past few days. So let's get right into that. First, Iran sanctions. On Saturday,

a series of UN sanctions were reimposed on Iran after the E3 European group, that is, Britain,

France, and Germany accused Iran of failing to meet its obligations under the 2015 JCPOA nuclear deal.

The so-called snapback sanctions target companies, organizations, or individuals that contribute

directly or indirectly to Iran's nuclear program.

They prohibit UN members from selling or transferring conventional weapons to Iran, including

parts and technologies related to Iran's nuclear and ballistic

missile program and the freezing of assets of any group or individual abroad tied to Iran's

nuclear program, among several other measures. This requires UN members to update their trade

laws with Iran, but there is obviously doubt as to whether Russia and China, which considered

the recent triggering of sanctions illegal, will comply. The Iranian currency, the Rial, plummeted

to a record low after sanctions were reinstated. Then there was Prime Minister Netanyahu's

UN speech. On Friday, Prime Minister Netanyahu gave a defiant 40-minute speech to a, let's just say,

sparsely attended UN General Assembly Hall after hundreds of diplomats from dozens of countries

walked out as Netanyahu proceeded to the podium. Natanyahu spoke about Israel's commitment

to return all remaining hostages, condemned the widespread recognition of Palestinian statehood,

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