Posts Tagged: US and Iran
US Imposes Visa Restrictions on 14 Iranians Over ‘Gross Violations of Human Rights’
The United States imposed on Friday visa restrictions on more than a dozen individuals for their involvement in "gross violations of human rights on behalf...
US Moves to Restore All UN Sanctions on Iran in Dispute Over Nuclear Deal
The United States moved to restore all UN sanctions on Iran on Thursday, arguing Tehran was in violation of a nuclear deal it struck with world powers in 2015...
US Sanctions Two UAE-Based Companies Over ‘Material Support’ for Blacklisted Iran Airline
The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on two United Arab Emirates-based companies, the US Treasury Department said, accusing them of providing material support to Iranian...
US Loses Iran Arms Embargo Bid as Putin Pushes Summit to Avoid Nuclear Deal Showdown
The United States lost a bid on Friday to extend a UN arms embargo on Iran as Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed a summit of world leaders...
US Will Do Utmost to Renew Iran Arms Embargo, Pompeo Vows
The United States will do everything in its power to renew the international arms embargo on Iran under review at the United Nations, Secretary of State Mike...
US Says It Seized Four Iranian Fuel Shipments en Route to Venezuela
The United States on Friday said it has seized four Iranian fuel shipments en route to Venezuela and confiscated the cargoes, disrupting a key supply line...
Iran Says US Arms Embargo Push at UN Will Fail
US efforts to get the UN Security Council to extend an arms embargo on Tehran would fail, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said in a televised speech...
US Attempts to Win More Support With Streamlined Bid to Extend Iran Arms Embargo
The United States streamlined its bid on Tuesday to get the UN Security Council to extend an arms embargo on Iran, a move that could win...
US Iran Envoy Brian Hook Praised for ‘Historic Results’ in Countering Tehran as He Steps Down
US Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook is stepping down from his position, it was announced on Thursday. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement, "Special...
US Pushes Ahead With Bid to Extend International Arms Embargo on Iran
The United States is pushing ahead with its bid to extend an international arms embargo on Iran by way of a second draft UN Security Council resolution,...
Iran’s Khamenei Rejects Talks With US Over Missile, Nuclear Programs
Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, ruled out negotiations with the United States over Tehran's ballistic missile and nuclear program on Friday and urged Iranians to...
China, Iran, Russia on Agenda as Pompeo Testifies in US Senate
US lawmakers expect to question Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on dealings with China and Russia, the decision to move troops out of Germany and...
Iran Executes Man Accused of Spying for US, Israel
An Iranian accused of spying for US and Israeli intelligence was executed on Monday, according to Iran's official IRIB news agency. Last month, the judiciary said Mahmoud Mousavi-Majd,...
Iran Says It Has Executed Iranian Agent Linked to CIA
Iran has executed a former Defense Ministry worker who sold information to the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the Iranian judiciary said on Tuesday. Reza Asgari...
