Posts Tagged: US Sanctions Iran
Iran’s President to Visit Switzerland, Austria Amid Nuclear Deal Row
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will visit neutral European neighbors Switzerland and Austria next month, the Swiss and Austrian governments said, on a trip overshadowed by...
European Firms Will Make Their Own Call on Iran Business
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday Europe would try to protect its companies doing business with Iran from US sanctions, reimposed over Tehran's nuclear program,...
Iran Says It Can Produce Higher Enriched Uranium if US Exits Nuclear Deal
Iran has the technical capability to enrich uranium to a higher level than it could before a multinational nuclear deal was reached to curb its...
US Arrests Iranian Over Alleged $115 Million Sanctions Evasion Scheme
An Iranian who chairs a Maltese bank has been arrested on US charges that he participated in a scheme to evade US sanctions and funnel...
Iran Threatens ‘Serious Reaction’ After US Ultimatum on Nuclear Deal, New Sanctions
Iran said on Saturday it would retaliate against new sanctions imposed by the United States after President Donald Trump set an ultimatum to fix "disastrous...
Secretary of State Tillerson: US Sanctions Target Iran’s ‘Malign Behaviors’
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Wednesday that US sanctions against Iran targeted the country’s “malign behaviors” and were aimed at helping the Iranian people...
Report: Iran Claims New US Sanctions Breach Nuclear Deal
Iran has complained to the Joint Commission of the JCPOA (not UN Security Council) about sanctions the United States imposed on Iran in July, saying...
Rouhani Says New US Sanctions Violate Iran Nuclear Deal, Vows ‘Resistance’
President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday new US economic sanctions imposed against Iran contravened the country's nuclear accord with world powers and he vowed that...
Iran’s Chief Mullah Threatens Retaliation Against US If Congress Extends Sanctions
Extending U.S. sanctions on Iran for 10 years would breach the Iranian nuclear agreement, Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei said on Wednesday, warning that Tehran...
Iran Condemns New US Sanctions Over Ballistic Missile Program
Iran has denounced new sanctions imposed by the US over its ballistic missile program. The sanctions had "no legal or moral legitimacy," a foreign ministry spokesman...
Administration Moves to Implement Iran Nuclear Deal After Republican Failure to Stop It
Following a final failed attempt by Senate Republicans to kill the Iran nuclear agreement Thursday, the administration moved aggressively toward putting it into effect, naming...
Iranian Media Report: US Position on Sanctions Holding Up Nuclear Deal
JNS.org - An Iranian media report suggests that negotiations over a nuclear deal have been deadlocked due to a U.S. refusal to recognize Iran’s “rights.” “While the...
Sen. Schumer Defies Obama and Backs Iran Nuclear Review Bill
JNS.org - Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has broken with President Barack Obama and says he will back a bill that will allow Congress to...
US, Iran Rush to Finalize Framework for Nuclear Agreement Before Deadline
Washington Times/AP - American and Iranian negotiators raced to fill out a framework for rolling back Iran's nuclear program and punitive US economic sanctions, hoping for enough progress...
