Nearly 20 individuals and companies hit by US anti-Iran sanctions
The US Treasury has introduced a new round of sanctions against Iran, affecting approximately fifteen individuals and multiple companies.
The US Treasury has introduced a new round of sanctions against Iran, affecting approximately fifteen individuals and multiple companies.
The United States has put 35 legal entities and one Egyptian national on its Iran-related sanctions list. A corresponding notification was posted on the website of the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control …
A Swiss company added to US sanctions more than three years ago has now been removed from the anti-Russian sanctions list
Anyone who supports Iran could be hit with US sanctions, and isolating its economy is the fastest way to peace, Washington said.
The U.S. administration plans to impose new sanctions on various entities cooperating with Iran every week in order to put more and more pressure on Tehran, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent told Reuters.
Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein and Omani Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi agreed that the U.S. oughened anti-Iranian sanctions will impair trade, economic, and financial cooperation with Iran and will have a negative impact on the situation in the region, the Iraqi foreign ministry said after their phone call.
All independent countries should refuse participation in the U.S. economic war against Iran and not recognize any anti-Iranian sanctions, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said.
The Iranian Oil Ministry reported that oil exports from the country continue, but have decreased due to the US naval blockade.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has sent a letter to the UN secretary-general and members of the UN Security Council outlining Tehran’s position on what it describes as the United States’ policy of "economic terrorism" against Iran, Mehr reported.
The United States has authorized transactions involving imports of certain categories of Russian diamonds into the country until September 1, 2027, according to a license published by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a diplomatic agreement with Iran was impossible under its current leadership.
Tehran is ready to counter US economic pressure, according to Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has spoken with Bahrain’s finance minister, Sheikh Salman bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, on “Operation Economic Outcast” against Iran, the U.S. Treasury Department reported.
The recent U.S. sanctions imposed as part of Operation Economic Outcast are aimed at eliminating any possibility of Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon, U.S. State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott told Al Jazeera.
Iran was prepared for the United State’s tougher sanctions and had drawn up a plan to address potential problems in advance, Iranian Economy Minister Seyed Ali Madanizadeh said.
The US Treasury has announced which sectors will be subject to close scrutiny under secondary sanctions related to Iran.
Economic D-Day: Washington is preparing a large-scale strategy of financial pressure on Tehran. Governments and organizations cooperating with Iran could come under attack.
The U.S. administration expects to launch a "financial offensive" against Iran on Monday, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.
The United States on Thursday issued fresh sanctions targeting Lebanon's Hezbollah, including re-designating it over actions on behalf of the Iranian government.
The announced tightening of U.S. sanctions against Iran constitutes economic terrorism, and those involved will inevitably face appropriate punishment, Iran's Foreign Ministry said.