China has removed pangolins from its official list of traditional Chinese medicine treatments, in a move lauded by animal protection groups as a key step in stamping out trade in the scaly anteater, the world’s most trafficked mammal.

The scaly mammals have been pushed to the brink by illegal hunting for their scales and meat.

As many as&nbsp;200,000 pangolins are consumed each year&nbsp;in Asia for their scales and meat and more than 130 tonnes of scales, live and dead animals were seized in cross-border trafficking busts last year, a figure estimated to represent up to 400,000 animals, according to conservation group WildAid.

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All eight species of pangolin are threatened with extinction. Trade in all eight species are protected under international law and three of the four native to Asia are included on the red list of the International Union for&nbsp;Conservation of Nature&nbsp;as critically endangered species, including the functionally extinct Chinese pangolin.

Conservation charities have welcomed the move towards greater protection. Paul Thomson of Save Pangolins said it was a breakthrough moment for pangolins.

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"China's move to phase out pangolin scales from traditional medicines could be the game changer we have been waiting for," he said.

"We hope China's next move will be to enforce the regulations and work to change consumer behaviour."

The news of the delisting from the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) pharmacopoeia, comes after the country’s State Forestry and Grassland Administration (SFGA) raised the protected status of pangolins to the highest level last week, with immediate effect.

“I am very encouraged,” said Zhou Jinfeng, secretary general of the&nbsp;China&nbsp;Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation (CBCGDF), who has long pushed for better protection of pangolins and for stopping the use of their scales. ''Our continuous efforts for several years have not been in vain.''

Pangolins are covered with a layer of scales, which are designed to protect them against predators. The scales are highly coveted by traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, while pangolin meat has been seen as a delicacy.

China banned the consumption of live wild animals for food in the wake of the outbreak, but there are certain exemptions, such as for medicine or fur.

Pangolins are in the spotlight as they have been found to carry strains of coronaviruses similar to COVID-19. Scientists are investigating whether trafficked pangolins might have played a role in the virus moving from animals to humans,&nbsp;but the evidence is unclear.

China has removed pangolins from its official list of traditional Chinese medicine treatments, in a move lauded by animal protection groups as a key step in stamping out trade in the scaly anteater, the world’s most trafficked mammal.

China has removed pangolins from its official list of traditional Chinese medicine treatments, in a move lauded by animal protection groups as a key step in stamping out trade in the scaly anteater, the world’s most trafficked mammal. The scaly mammals have been pushed to the brink by illegal hunting for their scales and meat. As many as 200,000 pangolins are consumed each year in Asia for their scales and meat and more than 130 tonnes of scales, live and dead animals were seized in cross-border trafficking busts last year, a figure estimated to represent up to 400,000 animals, according to conservation group WildAid. Also read: Novel coronavirus emerged from gene shuffling across bats, pangolin: Study All eight species of pangolin are threatened with extinction. Trade in all eight species are protected under international law and three of the four native to Asia are included on the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature as critically endangered species, including the functionally extinct Chinese pangolin. Conservation charities have welcomed the move towards greater protection. Paul Thomson of Save Pangolins said it was a breakthrough moment for pangolins. "China's move to phase out pangolin scales from traditional medicines could be the game changer we have been waiting for," he said. "We hope China's next move will be to enforce the regulations and work to change consumer behaviour." The news of the delisting from the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) pharmacopoeia, comes after the country’s State Forestry and Grassland Administration (SFGA) raised the protected status of pangolins to the highest level last week, with immediate effect. “I am very encouraged,” said Zhou Jinfeng, secretary general of the China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation (CBCGDF), who has long pushed for better protection of pangolins and for stopping the use of their scales. ''Our continuous efforts for several years have not been in vain.'' Pangolins are covered with a layer of scales, which are designed to protect them against predators. The scales are highly coveted by traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, while pangolin meat has been seen as a delicacy. China banned the consumption of live wild animals for food in the wake of the outbreak, but there are certain exemptions, such as for medicine or fur. Pangolins are in the spotlight as they have been found to carry strains of coronaviruses similar to COVID-19. Scientists are investigating whether trafficked pangolins might have played a role in the virus moving from animals to humans, but the evidence is unclear.

China raises protection for pangolins by removing scales from medicine list

World dismantles historical artefacts of racism, monuments become sites of protest

Union Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah on Tuesday said that while democracy has consolidated in the entire country, West Bengal remains the only state where political violence is propagated.

"While democracy has strengthened its roots and has been consolidated in the entire country, West Bengal remains the only state where political violence is propagated," Amit Shah said at the 'West Bengal Jan-Samvad Rally', held via video conference.

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The senior BJP leader further paid tributes to people who lost their lives due to COVID-19 and cyclone Amphan in the state."I pay my heartfelt tributes to people who have died in the COVID-19 pandemic and due to Amphan cyclone in West Bengal.

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Also, more than 100 BJP workers have lost their lives in creating an environment of change in West Bengal from 2014 onwards. My heartfelt condolences to their families," he said.

The BJP is engaging in public dialogue through video conferencing with its West Bengal unit due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Notably, Shah had on Sunday addressed Bihar Jan Samvad rally. He also addressed Odisha Jan Samvad rally on Monday.&nbsp;

Union Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah on Tuesday said that while democracy has consolidated in the entire country, West Bengal remains the only state where political violence is propagated.

Union Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah on Tuesday said that while democracy has consolidated in the entire country, West Bengal remains the only state where political violence is propagated. "While democracy has strengthened its roots and has been consolidated in the entire country, West Bengal remains the only state where political violence is propagated," Amit Shah said at the 'West Bengal Jan-Samvad Rally', held via video conference. Also read: CAA provided citizenship and respect to refugees in India, says Amit Shah The senior BJP leader further paid tributes to people who lost their lives due to COVID-19 and cyclone Amphan in the state."I pay my heartfelt tributes to people who have died in the COVID-19 pandemic and due to Amphan cyclone in West Bengal. Also read: Amit Shah speaks to West Bengal, Odisha CMs, reviews Cyclone Amphan preparedness Also, more than 100 BJP workers have lost their lives in creating an environment of change in West Bengal from 2014 onwards. My heartfelt condolences to their families," he said. The BJP is engaging in public dialogue through video conferencing with its West Bengal unit due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Notably, Shah had on Sunday addressed Bihar Jan Samvad rally. He also addressed Odisha Jan Samvad rally on Monday.

West Bengal only state where political violence is propagated: Amit Shah

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed States and Union Territories to identify stranded migrant workers across the country willing to go back to their native places and transport them home within a period of 15 days.

A three-judge bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan also directed that all the cases registered against migrant workers for allegedly violating lockdown norms under the Disaster Management Act, 2005 should be considered as withdrawn.

The top court had last week reserved for today its order on a suo motu plea over the plight of migrant labourers stranded across the country amid the ongoing coronavirus-induced lockdown.

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"We are issuing some further directions. Further affidavits need to be filed now. All states and UTs have to identify stranded migrant workers and transport them back to native places within 15 days," said Justice Bhushan while pronouncing the order.

He said that Shramik special trains need to be provided within 24 hours as demanded.The Centre and states have to prepare a list for identification of migrant workers in a streamlined manner, Justice Bhushan said.

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"Employment relief needs to be mapped out and skill-mapping of migrant labourers needs to be carried out. Provide all schemes to migrant workers and publicise them," the apex court directed.

The apex court also asked all the States and Union Territories to submit their detailed affidavits on schemes, job creation, etc and fixed the matter for further hearing to July 8.

The top court had last week proposed a period of 15 days for the states to effectuate completion of transport and ferry the stranded migrant workers, who want to go to their native places. All states must create employment for migrants, the court had said.&nbsp;

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed States and Union Territories to identify stranded migrant workers across the country willing to go back to their native places and transport them home within a period of 15 days.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed States and Union Territories to identify stranded migrant workers across the country willing to go back to their native places and transport them home within a period of 15 days. A three-judge bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan also directed that all the cases registered against migrant workers for allegedly violating lockdown norms under the Disaster Management Act, 2005 should be considered as withdrawn. The top court had last week reserved for today its order on a suo motu plea over the plight of migrant labourers stranded across the country amid the ongoing coronavirus-induced lockdown. Also read: 'How can we stop it': Supreme Court on plea to monitor migrants walking back to their native states "We are issuing some further directions. Further affidavits need to be filed now. All states and UTs have to identify stranded migrant workers and transport them back to native places within 15 days," said Justice Bhushan while pronouncing the order. He said that Shramik special trains need to be provided within 24 hours as demanded.The Centre and states have to prepare a list for identification of migrant workers in a streamlined manner, Justice Bhushan said. Also read: Coronavirus: Man who incited migrants to assemble in Mumbai's Bandra held "Employment relief needs to be mapped out and skill-mapping of migrant labourers needs to be carried out. Provide all schemes to migrant workers and publicise them," the apex court directed. The apex court also asked all the States and Union Territories to submit their detailed affidavits on schemes, job creation, etc and fixed the matter for further hearing to July 8. The top court had last week proposed a period of 15 days for the states to effectuate completion of transport and ferry the stranded migrant workers, who want to go to their native places. All states must create employment for migrants, the court had said.

Identify stranded migrant workers, send them home within 15 days: SC to States, UTs

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Ove 2500 people have signed an online petition on Monday demanding the removal of a statue of Robert Clive, who played a key role in establishing Britain’s colonial domination over India, in Shrewsbury, western England.

Critics say the town’s former MP and mayor should not be celebrated in such a way due to his part in establishing British colonial control of India and large parts of south east Asia through his role in the East India Company.

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The petition on Change.Org is addressed to the local Shropshire County Council and came within hours of dramatic scenes of a former slave trader Edward Colston’s sculpture being pulled down and dragged into a river in Bristol on Sunday, during a weekend of fiery “Black Lives Matter” anti-racism protests.

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“Robert Clive was one of the early figures of the British imperial domination of India, Bengal and much of South-East Asia,” reads the petition, which has already attracted over 1,700 people of its 2,500 target within hours. 
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Robert Clive's portrait

Clive served as the first Governor of Bengal Presidency under the East India Company in the 18th century, earning the title ‘Clive of India’.

The petition highlights his role in the “looting” of Bengal in the early years of the British Empire, with many of the region’s riches finding their way back with him to Britain.

“To have a statue commemorating the man that ruined a nation and held innocent people to his barbaric orders is both offensive and embarrassing. Just because a figure is historical, that doesn’t make him good. He is nothing more than a figure of oppression and white supremacy that has, whether consciously or not, been celebrated and commemorated in Shrewsbury town centre for hundreds of years,” it notes.

Shrewsbury MP Daniel Kawczynski&nbsp;called for peaceful discussion on the town's Clive of India statue after calls were made for it to be hauled down.

Ove 2500 people have signed an online petition on Monday demanding the removal of a statue of Robert Clive, who played a key role in establishing Britain’s colonial domination over India, in Shrewsbury, western England.

Ove 2500 people have signed an online petition on Monday demanding the removal of a statue of Robert Clive, who played a key role in establishing Britain’s colonial domination over India, in Shrewsbury, western England. Critics say the town’s former MP and mayor should not be celebrated in such a way due to his part in establishing British colonial control of India and large parts of south east Asia through his role in the East India Company. Also see: Churchill, slave trader Edward Colston's statues vandalised amid protests in UK The petition on Change.Org is addressed to the local Shropshire County Council and came within hours of dramatic scenes of a former slave trader Edward Colston’s sculpture being pulled down and dragged into a river in Bristol on Sunday, during a weekend of fiery “Black Lives Matter” anti-racism protests. Black Lives Matter protest in Bristol “Robert Clive was one of the early figures of the British imperial domination of India, Bengal and much of South-East Asia,” reads the petition, which has already attracted over 1,700 people of its 2,500 target within hours. Robert Clive's portrait Clive served as the first Governor of Bengal Presidency under the East India Company in the 18th century, earning the title ‘Clive of India’. The petition highlights his role in the “looting” of Bengal in the early years of the British Empire, with many of the region’s riches finding their way back with him to Britain. “To have a statue commemorating the man that ruined a nation and held innocent people to his barbaric orders is both offensive and embarrassing. Just because a figure is historical, that doesn’t make him good. He is nothing more than a figure of oppression and white supremacy that has, whether consciously or not, been celebrated and commemorated in Shrewsbury town centre for hundreds of years,” it notes. Shrewsbury MP Daniel Kawczynski called for peaceful discussion on the town's Clive of India statue after calls were made for it to be hauled down.

Over 2500 people sign petition to remove ‘Clive of India’ statue in UK

North Korea says it will sever hotlines with&nbsp;South Korea&nbsp;as the first step toward shutting down all means of contact with Seoul, state news agency KCNA has reported.

For several days,&nbsp;North Korea has lashed out at South Korea, threatening to close an inter-Korean liaison office and other projects if the South does not stop activists and defectors from sending leaflets and other anti-Pyongyang material into the North.

The North said this was the first in a series of actions, describing South Korea as "the enemy".

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As a first step, at noon on Tuesday,&nbsp;North Korea&nbsp;will “will completely cut off and shut down the liaison line between the authorities of the North and the South, which has been maintained through the North-South joint liaison office,” as well as other communication links.

Those links include “the East and West Seas communication lines” between the two countries’ militaries, an inter-Korean “trial communication line”, and a hotline between the central committee of the Workers’ party of Korea and South Korea’s presidential Blue House, KCNA said.

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Kim Yo-jong, the North Korean leader's sister, threatened last week to close the office unless South Korea stopped defector groups from sending leaflets into the North.

She said the leaflet campaign was a hostile act that violated the peace agreements made during the 2018 Panmunjom summit between the South's Moon Jae-in and Kim Jong-un.

The two states had set up the liaison office to reduce tensions after talks in 2018.

North and South Korea are technically still at war because no peace agreement was reached when the Korean War ended in 1953.

North Korea says it will sever hotlines with South Korea as the first step toward shutting down all means of contact with Seoul, state news agency KCNA has reported.

North Korea says it will sever hotlines with South Korea as the first step toward shutting down all means of contact with Seoul, state news agency KCNA has reported. For several days, North Korea has lashed out at South Korea, threatening to close an inter-Korean liaison office and other projects if the South does not stop activists and defectors from sending leaflets and other anti-Pyongyang material into the North. The North said this was the first in a series of actions, describing South Korea as "the enemy". Also read: Inter-Korean relations further deteriorate As a first step, at noon on Tuesday, North Korea will “will completely cut off and shut down the liaison line between the authorities of the North and the South, which has been maintained through the North-South joint liaison office,” as well as other communication links. Those links include “the East and West Seas communication lines” between the two countries’ militaries, an inter-Korean “trial communication line”, and a hotline between the central committee of the Workers’ party of Korea and South Korea’s presidential Blue House, KCNA said. Kim Yo-jong, the North Korean leader's sister, threatened last week to close the office unless South Korea stopped defector groups from sending leaflets into the North. She said the leaflet campaign was a hostile act that violated the peace agreements made during the 2018 Panmunjom summit between the South's Moon Jae-in and Kim Jong-un. The two states had set up the liaison office to reduce tensions after talks in 2018. North and South Korea are technically still at war because no peace agreement was reached when the Korean War ended in 1953.

North Korea to cut communications with 'enemy' South in row over leafleting

A treasure chest full of gold, jewels and other valuables worth more than $1 million is said to have been found in the Rocky Mountains.

Antiquities collector Forrest Fenn says he hid the bronze chest more than a decade ago, creating a treasure hunt for people to find it.

Thousands of people searched for it, many quitting their jobs and using up their savings. Four people died.

"I congratulate the thousands of people who participated in the search and hope they will continue to be drawn by the promise of other discoveries," Fenn said on his website.

Now,&nbsp;Fenn says, a man from "back East" has finally tracked it down.

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"It was under a canopy of stars in the lush, forested vegetation of the Rocky Mountains and had not moved from the spot where I hid it more than 10 years ago," Fenn, an 89-year-old millionaire from New Mexico, said in a statement.

He added that he did not know the man who found it but that a 24-line poem in his 2010 autobiography The Thrill of the Chase had led the man to the exact spot.

Fenn also told his local paper, the Santa Fe New Mexican, that the man didn't want his name to be released but had confirmed the finding by sending over a photograph.

As well as rare gold coins and antique jewellery, Fenn said he had packed the 20 lb (9 kg) chest with pre-Columbian animal figures, prehistoric hammered gold "mirrors" and ancient Chinese faces carved from jade.

Asked how he felt about the treasure being found, Fenn told the paper: "I don't know, I feel halfway kind of glad, halfway kind of sad because the chase is over."

A treasure chest full of gold, jewels and other valuables worth more than $1 million is said to have been found in the Rocky Mountains. Antiquities collector Forrest Fenn says he hid the bronze chest more than a decade ago, creating a treasure hunt for people to find it.

A treasure chest full of gold, jewels and other valuables worth more than $1 million is said to have been found in the Rocky Mountains. Antiquities collector Forrest Fenn says he hid the bronze chest more than a decade ago, creating a treasure hunt for people to find it. Thousands of people searched for it, many quitting their jobs and using up their savings. Four people died. "I congratulate the thousands of people who participated in the search and hope they will continue to be drawn by the promise of other discoveries," Fenn said on his website. Now, Fenn says, a man from "back East" has finally tracked it down. "It was under a canopy of stars in the lush, forested vegetation of the Rocky Mountains and had not moved from the spot where I hid it more than 10 years ago," Fenn, an 89-year-old millionaire from New Mexico, said in a statement. He added that he did not know the man who found it but that a 24-line poem in his 2010 autobiography The Thrill of the Chase had led the man to the exact spot. Fenn also told his local paper, the Santa Fe New Mexican, that the man didn't want his name to be released but had confirmed the finding by sending over a photograph. As well as rare gold coins and antique jewellery, Fenn said he had packed the 20 lb (9 kg) chest with pre-Columbian animal figures, prehistoric hammered gold "mirrors" and ancient Chinese faces carved from jade. Asked how he felt about the treasure being found, Fenn told the paper: "I don't know, I feel halfway kind of glad, halfway kind of sad because the chase is over."

US: Treasure chest worth $1 million found in Rocky Mountains

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Astronomers have detected a pattern in a mysterious fast radio burst coming from space for the second time.

Fast radio bursts, or FRBs, are millisecond-long bursts of radio waves in space, and astronomers have been able to trace some radio bursts back to their home galaxies.

Now, they have detected a pattern in a&nbsp;second repeating fast radio burst, known as FRB 121102. During this cyclical pattern, radio bursts are emitted during a 90-day window, followed by a silent period of 67 days. This pattern repeats every 157 days.

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FRB 121102 has been known as a repeating fast radio burst since 2016. Now, they know it has a pattern.

"Until now, only one other repeating FRB was known to show such a pattern in its bursting activity," said Kaustubh Rajwade, lead study author and postdoctoral researcher in astronomy at the University of Manchester.

"Finding such a pattern reveals important clues as to what could [be] the progenitor of FRBs. A periodicity tell us that the object that is producing FRBs is probably in an orbit with another astrophysical body."

The study published in the journal&nbsp;Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

FRB 121102&nbsp;was the&nbsp;first repeating fast radio burst to be traced back to its source, linked back to a small dwarf galaxy more than 3 billion light-years away in 2017.

The fact that this repeating fast radio burst pattern is at least 10 times longer than the one repeating every 16.4 days shows the potential large range for such activity, the researchers said.

Individual radio bursts emit once and don't repeat. But repeating fast radio bursts are known to send out short, energetic radio waves multiple times.

Previous observations showed that usually when they repeat, it's sporadic or in a cluster.

That all changed earlier this year when astronomers found that&nbsp;FRB 180916.J0158+65&nbsp;had a pattern in bursts occurring every 16.35 days. Over the course of four days, the signal would release a burst or two each hour. Then, it would go silent for another 12 days.

Astronomers have detected a pattern in a mysterious fast radio burst coming from space for the second time. Fast radio bursts, or FRBs, are millisecond-long bursts of radio waves in space, and astronomers have been able to trace some radio bursts back to their home galaxies.

Astronomers have detected a pattern in a mysterious fast radio burst coming from space for the second time. Fast radio bursts, or FRBs, are millisecond-long bursts of radio waves in space, and astronomers have been able to trace some radio bursts back to their home galaxies. Now, they have detected a pattern in a second repeating fast radio burst, known as FRB 121102. During this cyclical pattern, radio bursts are emitted during a 90-day window, followed by a silent period of 67 days. This pattern repeats every 157 days. Also read: Recurring radio signals heard from space after 16 days: Study FRB 121102 has been known as a repeating fast radio burst since 2016. Now, they know it has a pattern. "Until now, only one other repeating FRB was known to show such a pattern in its bursting activity," said Kaustubh Rajwade, lead study author and postdoctoral researcher in astronomy at the University of Manchester. "Finding such a pattern reveals important clues as to what could [be] the progenitor of FRBs. A periodicity tell us that the object that is producing FRBs is probably in an orbit with another astrophysical body." The study published in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. FRB 121102 was the first repeating fast radio burst to be traced back to its source, linked back to a small dwarf galaxy more than 3 billion light-years away in 2017. The fact that this repeating fast radio burst pattern is at least 10 times longer than the one repeating every 16.4 days shows the potential large range for such activity, the researchers said. Individual radio bursts emit once and don't repeat. But repeating fast radio bursts are known to send out short, energetic radio waves multiple times. Previous observations showed that usually when they repeat, it's sporadic or in a cluster. That all changed earlier this year when astronomers found that FRB 180916.J0158+65 had a pattern in bursts occurring every 16.35 days. Over the course of four days, the signal would release a burst or two each hour. Then, it would go silent for another 12 days.

Astronomers detect another mysterious, recurring radio burst in space

US&nbsp;sanctions imposed on Iran's shipping network took effect on Monday, months after they were announced in December following accusations of supporting proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

US&nbsp;Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a statement on Monday warned commercial and maritime industries, governments and others that they risked US&nbsp;sanctions if they did business with the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) and its Shanghai-based subsidiary, E-Sail Shipping Company.

The State Department had announced the designations in December but allowed a delay for them to take effect, giving time for exporters of humanitarian goods to Iran to find different shipping methods, according to the statement.

"These designations serve as a clear warning that anyone doing business with or otherwise supporting IRISL or E-Sail are exposed to potential sanctions and risk contributing to Iran’s proliferation-sensitive programs, including its nuclear and missile programs," Pompeo said in the statement.

Also read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/iran-president-writes-to-indian-pm-says-us-sanctions-impacting-fight-against-coronavirus-286449">Iran president writes to Indian PM, says US sanctions impacting fight against coronavirus&nbsp;</a>

He also asked governments around the world to investigate activity by the shipping entities in their ports and seas, encouraging them to take appropriate action to stop the activity.

The State Department accused IRISL of repeatedly transporting items related to Iran's ballistic missile and military programs, as well as other proliferation-sensitive items.

In December, Pompeo said E-Sail Shipping Company "knowingly transports illicit materials from Iran's Aerospace Industries Organization, which oversees all of Iran's missile industry" and has worked with Iranian organizations subject to U.N. sanctions.

US sanctions imposed on Iran's shipping network took effect on Monday, months after they were announced in December following accusations of supporting proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

US sanctions imposed on Iran's shipping network took effect on Monday, months after they were announced in December following accusations of supporting proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a statement on Monday warned commercial and maritime industries, governments and others that they risked US sanctions if they did business with the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) and its Shanghai-based subsidiary, E-Sail Shipping Company. The State Department had announced the designations in December but allowed a delay for them to take effect, giving time for exporters of humanitarian goods to Iran to find different shipping methods, according to the statement. "These designations serve as a clear warning that anyone doing business with or otherwise supporting IRISL or E-Sail are exposed to potential sanctions and risk contributing to Iran’s proliferation-sensitive programs, including its nuclear and missile programs," Pompeo said in the statement. Also read: Iran president writes to Indian PM, says US sanctions impacting fight against coronavirus He also asked governments around the world to investigate activity by the shipping entities in their ports and seas, encouraging them to take appropriate action to stop the activity. The State Department accused IRISL of repeatedly transporting items related to Iran's ballistic missile and military programs, as well as other proliferation-sensitive items. In December, Pompeo said E-Sail Shipping Company "knowingly transports illicit materials from Iran's Aerospace Industries Organization, which oversees all of Iran's missile industry" and has worked with Iranian organizations subject to U.N. sanctions.

US sanctions imposed on Iranian shipping network over proliferation take effect

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