Posts Tagged: sanctions
Under US Sanctions, Iran and Venezuela Strike Oil Export Deal
Venezuela has agreed to a key contract to swap its heavy oil for Iranian condensate that it can use to improve the quality of its...
University of Cape Town, UC Berkeley Hailed for ‘Ignoring’ BDS Campaign to Cancel Israeli Academics at Conference
A student group working with the Boycott, Sanctions, Divestment–South African Coalition (SABDS) failed to cancel presentations by two Israeli professors at an academic conference co-hosted...
2 Million Member US Education Union to Vote on Backing ‘Palestinian Struggle for Justice’
The largest labor union in the United States will weigh whether to approve two motions condemning Israel and recognizing the "State of Palestine" during its...
Biden Accuses Trump of Silence on ‘Dictator’ in Belarus
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Friday chided President Donald Trump for not speaking out about repression of democratic protests in Belarus, a country he...
Erdogan-Linked Group Suspected of Being a Turkish Front in US
The group MUSIAD USA sent letters to several US senators last week, protesting sanctions the Trump administration imposed on Turkey over its continuing detention of...
Iran May Bank on EU Support After US Leaves Nuclear Deal
As the threat of open warfare between Iran and Israel escalates, experts and world leaders are divided on what President Trump's decision to exit the...
Senior Iranian Official Boasts of Military Presence Abroad
Iran will not back down from supporting terrorist proxies in the region and spreading its Islamic ideology abroad, a senior official in Iran's Revolutionary Guard...
Jewish Leaders Attend ‘Global Coalition for Israel’ Conference in Jerusalem
The Israeli Ministry of Strategic Affairs organized a closed conference in Jerusalem to combat the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement, the Hebrew news site nrg...
Rouhani: Nuclear Deal ‘One of Iran’s Greatest Successes’ Against the West
Iran's president has expressed his complete satisfaction with the outcome of the nuclear deal reached between the Islamic Republic and world powers in July, regime-aligned Tasnim News...
Kerry Says ‘Massive Needs’ of Iran’s Economy Including Debt to China May Total $500 Billion
Secretary of State John Kerry pushed back on Monday against critics of the Iran nuclear deal who say it frees up to $150 billion in frozen financial...
In Wake of Latest US Sanctions, Iran Vows To Continue Developing Ballistic Missiles
Iran responded to the latest US-imposed sanctions by vowing to continue developing its ballistic missile program, Tehran's semi-official Fars News Agency reported on Monday. According to a statement...
‘Rouhani Is Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing; People Won’t See Dime of Sanctions Relief,’ Iranian Citizen Tells Israeli News Outlet
Following Saturday's announcement that the nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers had gone into effect and that sanctions would be lifted, an Iranian citizen told...
Iranian President Orders Defense Ministry to Accelerate, Expand Missile Program
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani ordered his Defense Ministry to "enhance and accelerate" the development of the country's missile program, in response to new US-imposed sanctions, semi-official Fars News...
Iran Warns US Against Imposing ‘Illegal’ Sanctions Over ‘Defensive’ Missile Development
Iran warned the US against imposing new sanctions related to its missile program, the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency reported on Thursday. Responding to reports that the Obama administration...
