Posts Tagged: Iran sanctions
US Delays Imposing Sanctions on Iran for Missile Program
The White House has delayed its plan to impose new financial sanctions on Iran for its ballistic missile program, according to US officials, amid growing tensions with...
US to Sanction Companies Tied to Iran Missile Program
The U.S. Treasury Department is close to announcing sanctions against several companies and individuals for their ties to Iran’s ballistic missile program, a person familiar...
Iran Remains Defiant on Missile Testing
JNS.org - Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan said that Iran will continue tests on its missile program despite the threat of renewed sanctions over a missile...
Iranian Ballistic Missile Test Violated International Ban, UN Experts Say
Iran’s firing of a medium-range ballistic missile in October violated international sanctions banning the Islamic republic from launches capable of delivering nuclear weapons, UN experts...
Int’l Monitors Set to Close Probe Into Military Dimensions of Iran’s Nuclear Program
JNS.org - The International Atomy Energy Agency (IAEA) on Tuesday was set to end its 12-year investigation into Iran’s nuclear weapons program, leading the way for...
Iran Seeks to Attract $30 Billion Foreign Investment With New Oil Contracts
Iran has overhauled the way in which it offers contracts to foreign energy companies in a bid to attract up to $30 billion of new...
UN Nuclear Chief Says Report on Iran’s Past Nuclear Weapons Work Won’t Be Definitive
A U.N. report on whether Iran has in the past carried out work related to nuclear weapons will not reach a definitive conclusion on the...
Iran Working to Return to Top Ranks of Global Oil Producers
In a remote corner of Iran, engineers are working round the clock to return the country to the top ranks of global oil producers. The region...
Frozen Iranian Funds Belong to Terror Victims, Israeli NGO Warns US Banks
JNS.org - An Israeli legal rights NGO warned 11 American bank branches that they remain liable to compensate families of victims of Iranian-sponsored terrorism from frozen...
Iran Threatens to Drop Nuclear Deal if UN Imposes New Sanctions
Iran has threatened to walk away from the recently inked nuclear deal and stop rolling back its nuclear enrichment program, according to recent comments by...
Republican Congressman Pushes for Move of US Embassy to Jerusalem
JNS.org - US Rep. Scott Garrett (R-N.J.), who recently led a bipartisan Congressional delegation on a fact-finding mission to Israel, said each of the last two...
Iranian President Expects Lifting of Sanctions by End of 2015
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday he expected nuclear sanctions against Tehran to be lifted by the end of the year, state news agency...
US, Allies Demand UN Action in Wake of Iran Missile Test
The United States, Britain, France and Germany sent a letter to the United Nations Security Council's Iran sanctions committee on Wednesday notifying it of Tehran's...
US Prepares to Waive Iranian Sanctions as Nuclear Deal Moves Ahead
The U.S. has begun preparations to suspend nuclear-related sanctions on Iran as part of Washington’s commitments to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action that was...
