Tag: Iran Sanctions
US-Iranian man charged with smuggling drone parts to Islamic Republic
Gholam Reza (“Ron”) Goodarzi, 76, appeared in federal district court on Tuesday, accused of smuggling material that could make drones and manned aircraft to Iran.
The dual U.S. and Iranian citizen, who lives in Porter,...
US sanctions Iranian and Chinese people and entities tied to Iranian arms programs
The United States imposed new sanctions on seven entities and five individuals in Iran and China—including Hong Kong—that Washington says helped facilitate Tehran’s ballistic missile and drone programs.
“Today’s action exposes additional key front companies...
Israel’s War Cabinet favors retaliating to Iranian attack
Israel’s War Cabinet on Sunday recommended retaliating to the first-ever direct Iranian attack on the Jewish state, although they were divided on the scope and timing of the response, Reuters reported on Monday, citing Israeli officials.
However, no final...
House bill amasses bipartisan consensus to continue Iran sanctions
Three measures opposing violence and human-rights abuses perpetrated by the world’s leading sponsor of terrorism passed in the U.S. House of Representatives.
On Tuesday, the Combat Rampant Iranian Missile Exports (Fight CRIME) Act (H.R. 3152) received 403...
US, Iran close to reaching ‘informal, unwritten agreement’
Washington and Tehran are close to reaching an informal agreement on the Tehran regime’s nuclear program, The New York Times reported on Wednesday.
Three senior Israeli officials, an Iranian official and a U.S. official confirmed to the newspaper...
Time to ‘snapback’ sanctions on Tehran, experts say
Leading Israeli and American experts on Iran’s drive for nuclear weapons capability are calling for immediate sanctions on the clerical regime and opposition to a renewed concessionary atomic accord with the Islamic Republic.
The recent...
US takes action against six entities helping Iran oil industry
The U.S. government on Monday designated and sanctioned six entities as helping with “illicit transactions related to Iranian petroleum” and related products, “key sources of revenue for the Iranian government.”
It is one more wrench...
US Treasury targets Russian-backed Iranian oil-smuggling network
On the day that the Biden administration point man on Iran testified before a Senate committee, the U.S. Treasury Department announced a new sanctions package targeting an oil-smuggling and money-laundering network belonging to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary...
Biden administration’s Iran policy failing as Senate rejects appeasement
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday rejected the Biden administration’s outline for a deal with Iran. Members voted 86-12 to approve a motion that opposes the lifting of terrorism sanctions on Iran to limit cooperation...
Iran says it will only return to Vienna to finalize deal
Iran will only return to Vienna to finalize an actual agreement, said Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh on Monday.
“We will not be going to Vienna for new negotiations but to finalize the nuclear...