Posts Tagged: US and Iran
US Blacklists Chinese Logistics Firm Over Business With Iran Airline
Washington on Tuesday slapped sanctions on a China-based company it accused of acting on behalf of US-blacklisted Mahan Air, the Treasury Department said, and denounced...
Iranian Ayatollah: Americans Will Be Expelled From Iraq and Syria
Americans will be expelled from Iraq and Syria, Iranian Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday, renewing Iran's demand for US troops to be withdrawn from the...
Iran’s Rouhani Pledges ‘Crushing Response’ if US Extends Arms Embargo
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani threatened a "crushing response" on Wednesday if the United States goes ahead with plans to extend an embargo on Iranian trade of...
US Sanctions Iranian-Iraqi Businessman Over Support for Quds Force
The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on an Iranian-Iraqi businessman and his mining company, accusing him of involvement in efforts by Iran's elite Quds Force to...
Iran Will Never Ask US for Coronavirus Help: Tehran Regime Official
Iran will never ask the United States for help in the fight against the new coronavirus, Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said on Monday. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei...
Trump Warns Iran Against Possible ‘Sneak Attack’ on US in Iraq
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Iran or its proxies planned a sneak attack on American targets in Iraq, and warned they would pay a...
US Might Rethink Iran Sanctions in Light of Coronavirus Outbreak, Pompeo Says
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held out the possibility on Tuesday that the United States may consider easing sanctions on Iran and other nations to help...
Top US Jewish Group Condemns Iran for Death of Ex-FBI Agent Robert Levinson
A top US Jewish group condemned the Tehran regime on Thursday for the death of ex-FBI agent Robert Levinson. "We are saddened and outraged to hear...
US Imposes Fresh Sanctions on Iranian Individuals, Companies for Alleged Terror Ties
The United States on Thursday blacklisted 20 Iran- and Iraq-based companies, officials and individuals, accusing them of supporting terrorist groups. The US Treasury Department said in a...
US Sanctions Iran, Seeks Release of Americans Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
The United States imposed fresh sanctions on Iran on Tuesday, keeping up its economic pressure campaign even as it offered to help Tehran cope with the coronavirus...
Iraq Condemns US Air Strikes on Iran-Backed Militia
Iraq condemned overnight US air strikes on Friday, saying they killed six people and warning of dangerous consequences for what it called a violation of...
US Wages Retaliatory Strikes Against Iran-Backed Militia in Iraq
The United States waged a series of precision air strikes on Thursday against an Iran-backed militia in Iraq that it blamed for a major rocket attack...
Two US, One British Personnel Killed in Iraq Rocket Attack: Officials
One British and two American personnel were killed and about a dozen people were wounded when 18 small rockets hit Iraq's Taji military camp north...
US Sanctions Idle at Least Quarter of Iranian Oil Rigs
At least a quarter of Iran's oil rigs are out of action as US sanctions strangle the Islamic Republic's vital oil industry, according to a Reuters...
