Tag: Iran Sanctions
In letter to Biden, 21 Congress members raise concern about impending Iran nuclear deal
As an agreement to rejoin the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran—the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA—appears to be forthcoming, a bipartisan group of 21 members of the U.S. House of Representatives sent...
Netanyahu: New Iran nuclear deal will ‘bring war, and then another war’
Former Israeli prime minister and current opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu told a group of American Jewish leaders on Tuesday that the nuclear deal with Iran taking shape in Vienna would lead to war.
“This deal...
Bennett to ZOA: Iranian aggression will be met with full weight of Israel’s force
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett urged the United States and Europeans to challenge Iran over its violation of nuclear nonproliferation.
Speaking at the 2021 virtual gala of the Zionist Organization of America on Sunday, Bennett said that...
Iranian oil minister says country to boost oil exports, despite US sanctions
Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji said on state TV on Wednesday that Iran is determined to increase oil exports, despite U.S. sanctions on crude sales.
“There is a strong will in Iran to increase oil...
Iran urges Japan to release billions in frozen assets
Iran has called on Japan to release billions of dollars frozen in the country’s banks due to United States sanctions, Reuters reported on Sunday.
The request followed Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s meeting in Tehran with Japanese Foreign...
Incoming Iranian president intends to seek removal of US sanctions
Iranian President-elect Ebrahim Raisi said on Tuesday that he will actively work to remove U.S. sanctions on his country.
“We will seek to lift the tyrannical sanctions imposed by America. But we will not tie...
Iran opens first oil terminal in Gulf of Oman, avoiding Strait of Hormuz
Iran opened its first oil terminal in the Gulf of Oman, avoiding the Strait of Hormuz—a flashpoint for tensions with the United States, Israel and other countries—Iranian President Hassan Rouhani announced in a speech...
UN head urges Biden to lift Iran sanctions
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday called on the Biden administration to lift sanctions on Iran as stipulated by the 2015 nuclear accord signed between Iran and world powers.
In a report to the...
CUFI survey finds strong bipartisan support for Israel, new sanctions on Iran
Christians United for Israel (CUFI) released the results of its latest survey this week on American attitudes on Israel, showing that support for Israel and issues important to the survival of the Jewish state still hold...
Blinken: ‘Hundreds’ of sanctions to remain, even if Iran returns to nuclear-deal compliance
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday that “hundreds of sanctions will remain in place,” even if Iran returns to compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of...