Posts Tagged: Iran sanctions
Tally of Iran Sanctions Relief Includes More Than $10 Billion in Cash, Gold
In the three years since a preliminary nuclear deal was struck with Iran, Tehran has received more than $10 billion in sanctions relief from around...
Iran Boasts Negotiating to Pay Half Price for New Boeing Planes in Deal Worth $16 Billion
Iran said on Sunday it had negotiated to pay only about half the announced price for 80 new Boeing airliners in an order that the...
Airbus, Iran Finalize Deal for 100 Planes; Delivery to Begin in Coming Months
Airbus and Iran Air have finalized a deal for 100 planes worth billions of dollars seen as an important boost for Iran's post-sanctions economy. Under the...
Extension of the Iran Sanctions Act Becomes Law Without Obama Signature
In an unexpected reversal, President Barack Obama declined to sign a renewal of sanctions against Iran but let it become law anyway, in an apparent...
Iran Working to Sign as Many Oil Deals as Possible Before Donald Trump Takes Office
President Hassan Rouhani of Iran is racing to sign as many oil deals with Western companies as he can before hard-liners at home and President-elect...
Shell to Sign Initial Oil, Gas Deals With Tehran, Iranian Official Says
Royal Dutch Shell will sign initial agreements on Wednesday to develop Iranian oil and gas fields, an Iranian official said, the first deal by the...
Rouhani: Iran Will ‘Firmly Respond’ If Obama Doesn’t Block Congress Sanctions Extension
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani demanded on Sunday that Barack Obama block an extension of sanctions passed by the US Congress, saying Tehran would otherwise "firmly...
Senate Votes to Extend President’s Authority to Impose Iran Sanctions for Another Decade
JNS.org - The U.S. Senate voted Thursday 99-0 to extend sanctions against Iran for another 10 years, just weeks after the House of Representatives passed...
Will Donald Trump ‘Fire’ the Iran Deal?
JNS.org -- The election victory by Donald Trump, a billionaire businessman who has never held political office and is a neophyte on foreign policy, has left many...
House Votes to Extend Iran Sanctions for 10 Years, in Bid to Ensure Nuclear Deal Compliance
The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday for legislation to extend American sanctions on Iran for 10 years, a move that proponents called critical...
GOP House Leaders to Introduce Vote on Renewing Iran Sanctions Act
The Republican leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives plan a vote as soon as mid-November on a 10-year reauthorization of the Iran Sanctions Act,...
Western Insurers Cautiously Reestablishing Business Ties With Iran
Western insurers are slowly reaching deals with Iran as they seek to re-enter a multi-billion dollar market, although the pace of business is hampered by...
Report: Obama Administration Refusing to Give Congress Info on Updated Treasury Guidelines That Eased Iran Sanctions
The Obama administration is refusing to give Congress information about updated Treasury Department guidelines issued earlier this month that allow greater Iranian access to the...
Iran to Open Banks in Munich to Boost Export Ties With Germany
Iran's Middle East Bank and Sina Bank will open branches in the Bavarian city of Munich by the end of the year, Iran's central bank...
