Posts Tagged: Iran sanctions
Iran’s Khamenei Tells Rouhani, Ministers, to Solve Economic Problems
Iranian lawmakers launched impeachment proceedings against the education minister on Wednesday, stepping up pressure on President Hassan Rouhani who is under attack from parliament over...
World Court Hears Iran Lawsuit to Have US Sanctions Lifted
Iranian lawyers asked the International Court of Justice on Monday to order the United States to lift sanctions imposed by the Trump administration against Tehran. The...
US Official Says EU Aid for Iran Sends ‘Wrong Message’
The top US envoy on Iran criticized a European Union decision to give $20.7 million in aid to Tehran on Friday, saying it sent "the...
Iran Says Some OPEC Members Act in Accordance With US Policy
Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said some members of oil producer group OPEC were acting in accordance with US policies, Iran's Khaneye Mellat news agency reported...
British Airways, Air France Halting Flights to Iran From Next Month
British Airways and Air France said on Thursday they would halt flights to Iran from September for business reasons, months after US President Donald Trump announced he...
Amid Chinese and Russian Recalcitrance, Can the US Make Iran Sanctions Stick?
Iranian leaders have said that the future of the nuclear agreement (the JCPOA) in the wake of the US withdrawal will depend on the ability of...
Iran Threatens to Hit US, Israel After Trump Aide Warns of ‘Maximum Pressure’
Iran warned on Wednesday it would hit US and Israeli targets if it were attacked by the United States after President Donald Trump's national security...
Bolton: Sanctions on Iran Having Effect, but Regime Change Is Not US Policy
US sanctions are having a strong effect on Iran's economy and popular opinion, though regime change there is not part of Washington's policy, President Donald...
Iraq to Ask US for Exemptions on Some Iran Sanctions
Iraq's economy is so closely linked to Iran that Baghdad is going to ask Washington for permission to ignore some US sanctions on its neighbor,...
Iran’s Ballistic Missile Program ‘Non-Negotiable,’ Top Tehran Regime Official Reiterates
Iran’s ballistic missile program is “non-negotiable,” a top Tehran regime official reiterated on Monday. Referring to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has called for talks with...
Iran Tells EU to Speed Up Efforts to Save Nuclear Deal
Iran urged Europe on Monday to speed up efforts to salvage a 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and major powers that US President Donald Trump...
Tehran Regime Official: US Trying to Make Iran ‘Surrender’ Through Sanctions
The United States is trying to make Iran surrender through the imposition of sanctions, Iranian Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri said on Wednesday. New US sanctions against...
The Gulf States: The Weak Link in Sanctions on Iran
The Trump administration and Congress should address a major loophole in the Iran sanctions regime: the robust financial and economic ties between Gulf States and...
US Jewish, Pro-Israel Groups Praise Trump’s Reimposition of Sanctions on Iran
The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations (CoP) and American Jewish Committee (AJC), as well as Christians United for Israel (CUFI), have issued...
