Uber announced on Monday that it had agreed to acquire the delivery business of Turkey's Getir for $335 million, with an additional $100 million for a 15% stake in Getir's grocery, retail, and water delivery business. This deal comes as Iran stated it would dilute its 60% enriched uranium stockpile if all sanctions against the country were lifted, according to Euronews. In other news, Spanish and Brazilian police busted a cocaine smuggling ring, seizing 1.5 tonnes of drugs.
The Uber deal, which will see the ride-hailing giant complete the acquisition of the Getir division over the next few years, was made with Getir's biggest shareholder, the Emirati sovereign wealth fund Mubadala. The investment firm had reportedly been seeking to sell its stake in the company last year, following a turbulent period for Getir, which once held a valuation of $12 billion, according to TechCrunch.
Meanwhile, Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation head, Mohammad Eslami, said the possibility of diluting the enriched uranium "depends on whether all sanctions would be lifted in return," as reported by the official IRNA news agency, via Euronews. The statement did not specify whether Eslami was referring to the 60% enriched uranium stockpile.
In a separate development, Spanish and Brazilian authorities collaborated to dismantle a criminal organization smuggling cocaine hidden in marble shipments. The operation, which began in November, resulted in the arrest of three people and the seizure of nearly 1,500 kilograms of cocaine, according to Euronews.
In other news, Amazon MGM Studios released a final trailer for its upcoming space odyssey "Project Hail Mary," based on Andy Weir's 2021 novel, as reported by Ars Technica. The film is about an amnesiac biologist-turned-schoolteacher in space.
Finally, Al Jazeera's "Pinch Point" explored Iran's complex web of economic, religious, and military alliances, noting that "only one man is truly in control." The report highlighted Iran's history of coups, revolutions, and invasions, which has shaped its current political landscape.
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