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Today, the United States is sanctioning four individuals and 11 entities tied to the Mexico-based Cartel del Noreste (CDN), crippling the financial infrastructure of one of the most violent terrorist cartels in our Hemisphere.

The President held a working meeting with Minister of Transport Andrei Nikitin. The discussion focused on the implementation of major transport projects, improving the comfort and accessibility of transport services, and training specialists for the sector.

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Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks, joined by all House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats, today condemned President Trump's decision to license Russian diesel purchases. Ranking Member Meeks, Europe Subcommittee Ranking Member Bill Keating, and Democrats introduced H.R. 8222, the End Russian Oil Windfalls Act, in April to block this kind of licensing.

Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Susan Collins (R-ME), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Alan Armstrong (R-OK), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Jack Reed (D-RI), Chris Coons (D-DE), Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and John Cornyn (R-TX) wrote President Donald Trump urging him to rescind his recent agreement with President Vladimir Putin to allow Russian-origin diesel fuel into global markets.

Today, 13 October, Estonia joined a initiative launched by the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs calling on the European Union and its member states to stop issuing visas for tourism purposes to citizens of the Russian Federation and tighten visa rules for Russian citizens across the EU.

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Pakistan Army today conducted successful test launch of Hypersonic Ballistic Missile, Fatah-2 Extended Range (ER), according to DND News Agency. The weapon system is equipped with advanced navigation and state of the art avionics.

The Iranian Navy says it has identified a non-compliant oil tanker that sustained damage and caught fire in the eastern Strait of Hormuz after switching off its tracking systems and attempting to cross a prohibited area.

The Iranian Army's Navy says it has deployed operational units in a new formation east of the Strait of Hormuz and across the Sea of Oman and the Arabian Sea.

Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs, Kazem Gharibabadi, has warned that a renewed US military attack against Iran would have consequences extending beyond the Middle East.

Iran welcomes all diplomatic efforts but remains fully prepared to defend itself, Kazem Gharibabadi, Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs, said, stressing that any negotiations must be based on realistic proposals.

A senior IRGC commander says the US will have a hell of a job deploying ground troops to Iran.

Iran's Foreign Ministry has reiterated that the Islamic Republic stands prepared to defend its national sovereignty and territorial integrity.

General Javani says the enemy wrongly assumed that Ayatollah Khamenei's martyrdom would lead to the collapse of the establishment.

"Tehran remains ready for diplomacy, provided that what is raised is realistic," Gharibabadi said.