Posts Tagged: Iran sanctions
US Announces New Sanctions on Iran After Missile, Drone Strike on Israel
The United States on Thursday announced new sanctions on Iran targeting its unarmed aerial vehicle production after its missile and drone strike on Israel last weekend. The US...
US House Speaker Says Bills on Israel Aid, Iran Sanctions to Come Tuesday
US House Speaker Mike Johnson said spending legislation will be released later on Tuesday with lawmakers still hammering out final figures, as the House prepares...
Republicans Introduce Bill to Maintain ‘Maximum Pressure’ on Iran While Regime Plots US Assassinations
US Senate Republicans led by Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) on Thursday introduced legislation to maintain "maximum pressure" through sanctions on Iran so long as the...
US Lawmakers Move to Combat Iran’s Hostage-Taking Following Biden Prisoner Swap Deal With Regime
US lawmakers on Monday introduced bipartisan legislation that would toughen sanctions on Iran and "other hostile governments and non-state actors" for taking US nationals hostage...
Qatar Held Separate Talks With US, Iran Touching on Nuclear, Drones
Qatar held separate bilateral meetings with the United States and Iran this week that touched on Iran's nuclear program and US concerns about Iranian drone...
US Prisoners Freed From Iran Make Emotional Return Home After Swap Deal
Five Americans freed from Iran made an emotional return to the United States on Tuesday, ending their imprisonment "nightmare" a day after they were swapped...
US, Iran Swap Prisoners in Deal Involving $6 Billion Transfer
Five US citizens left Iran and landed in Doha on Monday in a prisoner swap for five Iranians held in the United States and the...
US, Iran to Swap Detainees After $6 Billion Unfrozen
A Qatari plane waited in Iran on Monday to fly out five US detainees in a swap for five Iranians held in the United States,...
US Imposes Iran Sanctions on Anniversary of Death of Mahsa Amini, Symbol of Iranian Protest Movement
The Biden administration on Friday announced new sanctions against Iran, including three notorious Iranian state-controlled media outlets known for promoting regime propaganda and antisemitic content. The...
‘Iran and Its Proxies Have Rained Hell’: US House Passes Trio of Bills Targeting Islamic Republic
The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a trio of bills extending sanctions on Iran's ballistic missile and drone programs and condemning its human rights...
Senators Demand Answers From Biden Administration on $6 Billion Iran Prisoner Deal
More than two dozen Republican Senators on Friday sent a letter to top Biden administration officials challenging their decision to unfreeze $6 billion in Iranian...
‘Iran is a Pariah State’: US House Committee Approves Bill to Sanction Iran’s Missile and Drone Programs Indefinitely
The House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) on Wednesday approved a bipartisan bill to indefinitely sanction Iran’s missile and drone programs before United Nations sanctions expire...
UK Announces New Iran Sanctions Regime in Response to 15 Kidnapping, Assassination Plots
UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly on Thursday announced plans for sweeping new powers to sanction the Iranian government in response to what he said were...
‘Absurd Beyond Contemplation’: US Slams New Iranian Leadership Roles at UN
Iran on Thursday was elected to two new leadership roles at the United Nations in New York, eliciting a fierce rebuke from both the United...
