Posts Tagged: Iran sanctions
Don’t Let Up the Pressure on Iran
JNS.org - The United States just announced that it will work to renew a 13-year-old arms embargo against Iran -- set to expire this October...
Iran’s Nuclear and Military Efforts Continue Amid Coronavirus
In July 2019, Iran began to explicitly violate the July 2015 nuclear agreement. The recent IAEA report (March 3, 2020) addressed the following breaches by...
The Financial Action Task Force Finally Acts on Iran — but Too Little, Too Late?
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an intergovernmental organization founded in 1989 by members of that year’s G-7 Summit, convened not long ago to discuss...
Iran’s Rouhani Pledges ‘Crushing Response’ if US Extends Arms Embargo
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani threatened a "crushing response" on Wednesday if the United States goes ahead with plans to extend an embargo on Iranian trade of...
US Sanctions Iranian-Iraqi Businessman Over Support for Quds Force
The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on an Iranian-Iraqi businessman and his mining company, accusing him of involvement in efforts by Iran's elite Quds Force to...
US Might Rethink Iran Sanctions in Light of Coronavirus Outbreak, Pompeo Says
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held out the possibility on Tuesday that the United States may consider easing sanctions on Iran and other nations to help...
Pompeo Tweets Video of Iran’s Rouhani Saying Efforts to Lift Sanctions Due to Coronavirus Actually Intended to Enrich Regime
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo posted a video over the weekend showing Iranian President Hassan Rouhani saying that the purpose of Iran’s public relations...
US Imposes Fresh Sanctions on Iranian Individuals, Companies for Alleged Terror Ties
The United States on Thursday blacklisted 20 Iran- and Iraq-based companies, officials and individuals, accusing them of supporting terrorist groups. The US Treasury Department said in a...
Iran Has Limited Scope for Coronavirus Economic Stimulus
Shut out of international capital markets and facing a further hit to its finances with the collapse in oil prices coming on top of US...
US Sanctions Iran, Seeks Release of Americans Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
The United States imposed fresh sanctions on Iran on Tuesday, keeping up its economic pressure campaign even as it offered to help Tehran cope with the coronavirus...
US Sanctions ‘Severely Hamper’ Iran’s Coronavirus Fight — Rouhani
President Hassan Rouhani said Iran's fight against the coronavirus was being "severely hampered" by US sanctions, as state television reported that the death toll from...
US Sanctions Idle at Least Quarter of Iranian Oil Rigs
At least a quarter of Iran's oil rigs are out of action as US sanctions strangle the Islamic Republic's vital oil industry, according to a Reuters...
US to Warn Shippers Against Storing Iranian Oil
The Trump administration will soon issue advisories warning shippers, port officials and insurance companies against the practice of storing Iranian oil and avoiding US sanctions on Iran,...
Global Watchdog Places Iran on Terrorism Financing Blacklist
The global dirty money watchdog placed Iran on its blacklist on Friday after it failed to comply with international anti-terrorism financing norms, a move that will deepen...
