Tag: Iran Sanctions
The only language Iran understands is sanctions
In a few days, when the result of the election that has enthralled the entire world is clear, the winner will begin discussing policy in earnest. Both candidates know the territory well. President Donald...
US files civil forfeiture actions over seized Iranian missiles
The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Thursday the filing of two complaints to forfeit two shipments of Iranian missiles that the U.S. Navy seized in transit from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)...
US sanctions Hezbollah officials, among them Iraq ambassador to Iran
The United States sanctioned two officials on Thursday of the U.S.-designated terrorist group Hezbollah.
Nabil Qaouk and Hassan Al-Baghdadi “are members of Hezbollah’s Central Council, a group of senior Hezbollah officials that elects the terrorist group’s Shura...
With Iranian arms embargo set to expire, will Tehran be able to purchase weapons...
Despite ongoing fears of Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons and aggression in the Middle East, the U.N. arms embargo on Tehran is scheduled to expire on Oct. 18, which would allow the Islamic Republic...
US blacklists Iran’s financial sector, sanctions 18 banks
The United States has issued new sanctions targeting Iranian banks and blacklisted Iran’s financial sector.
The Trump administration announced on Thursday that it has sanctioned 18 Iranian banks, sixteen of them for operating in Iran’s...
US seizes 92 domain names used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
The FBI has seized 92 domain names unlawfully used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to engage in a global disinformation campaign, announced the U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday.
Four of the domains purported...
Report: US considers new sanctions on Iran’s financial sector
The Trump administration is considering additional sanctions on Iran’s economy that would include targeting around 14 banks and designating its entire financial sector, reported Bloomberg earlier this week, citing three people familiar with the matter.
A designation of...
US reimposes UN sanctions, adds new measures on Iran
The United States has reimposed United Nations sanctions on Iran, in addition to imposing “new sanctions and export control measures on 27 entities and individuals connected to Iran’s proliferation networks,” according to a statement...
Rouhani puts talks back on table if US returns to 2015 nuclear deal
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday that his country will enter discussions with the United States if it returns to the 2015 nuclear deal.
“Washington’s maximum pressure policy on Iran has failed 100 percent....
Reactions to America requesting UN snapback sanctions on Iran
Jewish and Israel-related groups immediately reacted to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s announcement on Thursday that the United States has requested the United Nations enact its snapback sanctions on Iran.
The snapback mechanism is included under...