Posts Tagged: Iran sanctions
US to Challenge World Court’s Jurisdiction in Iran Sanctions Case
Lawyers for the United States are expected on Monday to reject the jurisdiction of the UN's highest court to resolve a case brought by Iran...
Trump Administration Tightens the Screws on Iran by Sanctioning Sanctions Evaders
The Trump administration is tightening the screws on Iran, upping sanctions on private companies and putting the spotlight on governments that continue to help the...
The UK Must Support Sanctions on Iran
The recent refusal by the UN to accept an American request to renew sanctions against Iran is an unsurprising, but grave error. The so-called Joint Comprehensive Plan of...
Iran’s Rouhani: Talks Possible if US Returns to 2015 Nuclear Deal
If the United States wants an agreement with Iran, it must first come back to Tehran's 2015 nuclear deal with six powers that Washington abandoned...
IAEA Chief in Tehran, Seeks Access to Iranian Nuclear Sites
The UN nuclear watchdog's chief Rafael Grossi arrived in Iran on Monday, Iranian state TV reported, as he sought access for inspectors to two suspected former atomic sites...
Pompeo Discusses Joint Effort to ‘Counter Iran’s Malign Influence’ With Israel’s New UN Rep
New Israeli UN Ambassador Gilad Erdan met in New York on Friday with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. "Great speaking with Israel’s Ambassador to the...
Coronavirus and Sanctions Hit Iran’s Support of Proxies in Iraq
Iran’s financial and military support for Shi’ite proxy paramilitary groups in Iraq, a linchpin of its regional foreign policy, has been dramatically disrupted by the...
‘We Can’t Afford to Wait’: Israel’s Netanyahu Urges Immediate ‘Snapback’ Sanctions on Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday called for “snapback” sanctions to be implemented immediately on the Tehran regime due to its “provocations and violations.” “I...
Iran’s Rulers (Still) Seek Nuclear Weapons
JNS.org - Baden-Württemberg is a bucolic state in southwest Germany, but its capital is Stuttgart, one of the world’s great high-tech centers. Like other German states, Baden-Württemberg has...
US Imposes Sanctions on Companies Operating in Iran’s Metals Sector
The United States on Thursday blacklisted four companies in Iran's metals sector, as well as one German and three Emirati subsidiaries of Iran's largest steelmaker that Washington...
Europe Tells US: We Won’t Back Unilateral Iran Sanctions Snapback
Britain, France and Germany said on Friday they would not back US efforts to unilaterally trigger the reimposition of United Nations sanctions on Iran, but said...
Iran Says Nuclear Work Will Not Be Hurt by End of US Sanctions Waivers
A US decision to terminate sanctions waivers that have allowed foreign companies to do some work at Iranian nuclear sites will not affect Iran's nuclear program, Iran’s Atomic...
US to End Sanctions Waivers Allowing Some Work at Iran Nuclear Sites
The United States has decided to end sanctions waivers allowing Russian, Chinese and European firms to continue work at certain Iranian nuclear sites, an American official...
US Blacklists Iran’s Interior Minister Over Human Rights Abuses
The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Iran's interior minister, accusing him of having a role in serious human rights abuse, including giving orders that...
