The Georgian government froze roughly 150 bank accounts connected to Iranian entities, in-line with U.N. sanctions and in response to concerns that Iran is using Georgia's financial system to evade international sanctions. Tbilisi may also change its visa policy for Iranian nationals, who do not currently need a visa in order to travel to Georgia.

Hassan Rowhani has been elected President of Iran following an unexpectedly convincing victory in the country’s national elections. Mr. Rowhani defeated five other candidates to record 50.7 percent of the vote in the first round and an overall majority. A cleric whose victory is seen favorably in the West, Mr. Rowhani campaigned on a promise to deliver tangible results in domestic and foreign policy through a pragmatic and conciliatory approach. The four hard-line conservative candidates understood to be favored by Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, performed poorly. Mr. Rowhani is not expected to change Iran's nuclear policies.

Iran installed the main reactor vessel at its Arak heavy water reactor. According to the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, reactor testing using "virtual fuel" will take place by the end of March 2014 and "full launch" is estimated for later next year.

A Pentagon report stated that North Korea continues to supply arms to Myanmar, Iran, and Syria, effectively bypassing U.N. and U.S. sanctions. North Korea employed a worldwide network to facilitate arms transfers that involved ballistic missiles and missile technology.  According to the report, North Korea was able to avoid sanctions by falsifying end-user certificates, mislabeling crates, using front companies and intermediaries, and using air cargo for deliveries of high value exports.