Posts Tagged: US and Iran
US Imposes Sanctions on Top Iranian Regime Official Over Internet Shutdown During Anti-Regime Protests
The United States imposed sanctions on Iran's information minister on Friday for his role in "widescale internet censorship," a reference to a five-day-long nationwide shutdown meant...
US Aircraft Carrier Strike Group Sails Through Strait of Hormuz
The US aircraft carrier strike group Abraham Lincoln sailed through the vital Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, US officials told Reuters, amid simmering tensions between Iran and...
Report: Iran Downs a Drone Over Southern Port City of Mahshahr
Iranian media reported on Friday that Iran had shot down a drone over its southern port city of Mahshahr, without providing further details. "Iran's army has downed an...
Iran Fuels Centrifuges, Resumes Uranium Enrichment at Fordow
Iran resumed uranium enrichment at its underground Fordow nuclear facility, the country's Atomic Energy Organisation (AEOI) said on Thursday, further stepping away from its 2015 nuclear...
US Targets Iranian Top Leader’s Inner Circle With New Sanctions
The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on nine people close to Iranian Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, including his chief of staff, one of his sons...
Iranians Chant ‘Death to America’ to Mark US Embassy Seizure
Thousands of Iranians chanted "Death to America" near the old US embassy on Monday, the 40th anniversary on the seizure of the mission, with the country's...
With Middle East in Turmoil, US Secretary of State Pompeo Meets in Jerusalem With Israeli PM Netanyahu to Talk Regional Security
With the Middle East in turmoil following America’s recent withdrawal from northern Syria and the subsequent Turkish offensive against the Kurds in that area, US...
Israel’s Netanyahu Praises Trump for Announcement of Bolstered Iran Sanctions
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised US President Donald Trump for announcing his intention to bolster sanctions on the Tehran regime. “Iran’s aggression has increased of...
Flags of Inconvenience: Noose Tightens Around Iranian Shipping
Somewhere on its journey from the waters off Iran, around Africa's southern tip and into the Mediterranean, the Grace 1 oil tanker lost the flag under...
Brazil Court Orders Petrobras to Refuel Iran Grain Vessels
Brazil's top court on Thursday ordered state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA to refuel two Iranian grain vessels stranded on the Brazilian coast due to...
UN Nuclear Watchdog’s Board to Hold Emergency Meeting on Iran at Request of US
The United States has called an emergency meeting of the UN atomic watchdog's 35-nation Board of Governors to discuss Iran, the US mission to the agency...
Senate Backs Massive Defense Bill, Targets China, Sets Iran Vote
The US Senate on Thursday passed a $750-billion defense policy bill with provisions that target China on issues from technology transfers to the sale of...
Iran Will Not Be Burdened With Preserving Nuclear Deal, Tehran Regime’s UN Envoy Says
Iran's United Nations envoy described his country's nuclear deal with world powers as being in "critical condition" on Wednesday and warned "Iran alone cannot, shall not...
Israeli PM Netanyahu Urges ‘Peace-Loving Countries’ to Back US Against Iran After Gulf Drone Shootdown
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on "all peace-loving countries to stand by the United States in its effort to stop Iranian aggression” following Thursday’s...
