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IRGC, Quds Force officials sanctioned by US for assassination plots
The Biden administration issued new sanctions on Thursday against officials of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the Quds Force for plotting terrorist operations against US ...
US imposes sanctions on network supporting Iran’s drone, military programs
The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on a procurement network it accused of supporting Iran’s drone and military programs, targeting companies and suppliers in China, Iran and elsewhere in ...
US looking to strengthen Iran sanctions after less than expected impact: Yellen
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Thursday the United States was looking at ways to strengthen its sanctions against Iran, but acknowledged the sanctions had not resulted in the behavioral or ...
More US sanctions against Iran for drone and weapons programs
“Iran’s proliferation of weapons destabilizes the Middle East,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.
EU extends Iran sanctions to judges, clerical council
European ministers agreed on Monday to add eight Iranians and one of the Tehran government's most powerful bodies to EU sanctions lists, alleging human rights violations. The individuals -- including ...
On Women’s Day: US issues human-rights abuse sanctions on Iran army chief, officials
The US issued a new round of sanctions related to human-rights violations and corruption targeting some of Iran’s top military leaders, senior government officials and entities, the Department of ...
US hits Iran energy exports with fresh sanctions targeting entities, freezing assets
The US imposed a new round of sanctions on companies it accused of involvement in Iran’s petrochemical and petroleum trade, the State Department announced on Thursday.Secretary of State Antony Blinken ...
EU expected to sanction Iran’s IRGC entities over drones sent to Russia soon: Report
The EU is expected within the next few days to impose sanctions on seven entities tied to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and involved in providing drones to Russia for its war against ...
US imposes sanctions on board of directors of Iranian drone maker
The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on the board of directors of Iranian drone maker Paravar Pars, the US Treasury Department said, adding Iranian drones were being used by Russia to attack ...
New US sanctions on Iran’s IRGC Cooperative Foundation, senior officials
The US issued fresh Iran-related sanctions on Monday against the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Cooperative Foundation and other senior officials for their violent crackdown on Iranian ...
Germany expects further Iran sanctions at EU foreign ministers meeting
European Union foreign ministers are expected to agree further sanctions targeting members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) at their meeting in Brussels on Monday, a spokesperson for ...
EU to slap new sanctions on Iran on Monday: Sources
The European Union will add 37 individual entries to its sanctions against Iran on Monday, two sources told Reuters, as the bloc is working on listing Tehran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) ...
EU’s Von der Leyen backs listing Iran’s IRGC as a terrorist group
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday she backed listing Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) as a terrorist organization to respond to the “trampling” of “fundamental human ...
Iran drones used by Russia contain parts made by US, western companies: Report
Over a dozen US and western-made parts were found in an Iranian drone that was downed in Ukraine, a Ukrainian intelligence report revealed.Forty of the 52 components Ukraine removed from the Iran-made ...
UK sanctions 10 Iranians as part of global offensive
Britain on Friday announced wide-ranging sanctions against 30 targets worldwide, including officials in Iran accused of pursuing “egregious sentences” against anti-regime protesters. The sanctions ...
Ireland expects new EU sanctions against Iran on Monday
The European Union is likely to expand sanctions against Iran at a meeting of its Foreign Affairs Council on Monday, Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said on Thursday.“I think we will see the EU ...
France says EU to add new Iran sanctions on human rights, drone supplies
The European Union is set to agree new sanctions targeting Iran over human rights abuses in its crackdown on protesters in the country and the supply of drones to Russia, France’s foreign ministry ...
Canada issues more sanctions against Iran over ‘human rights violations’
Canada has issued additional sanctions against Iran over its denial of rights for women and girls and for cracking down on peaceful protests, Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly said in a ...
US imposes new sanctions over Iran sanctions evasion, targets Chinese firms
The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on over a dozen companies based in China, Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates that Washington accused of facilitating the sale of Iranian ...
US sanctions senior employees of Iranian state-run media
The US on Wednesday imposed sanctions on senior employees of an Iranian state-run media corporation it accused of broadcasting hundreds of forced confessions of detainees in the country, as Washington ...
US charges three Iranians for ransomware attacks on companies, women’s shelter
Three Iranians have been charged with trying to extort hundreds of thousands of dollars from organizations in the United States, Europe, Iran and Israel, including a domestic violence shelter, by ...
US issues new Iran-related sanctions as nuclear deal talks remain stalled
“Until Iran is ready to return to full implementation of the JCPOA, we will continue to use our sanctions authorities to target exports of petroleum, petroleum products, and petrochemical products from Iran,” Blinken said
US announces new sanctions related to Iranian oil, threatens more pressure
“Absent a change in course from Iran, we will continue to use our sanctions authorities to target exports of petroleum, petroleum products, and petrochemical products from Iran,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.
Iran president hits out at US over new sanctions
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi on Friday criticized the United States for imposing new sanctions on petrochemical producers in the Islamic republic, amid a deadlock in talks aimed at reviving a ...
Iran currency drops to lowest value ever amid US sanctions
Iran’s currency Sunday dropped to its lowest value ever as talks to revive the country's tattered nuclear deal with world powers remained deadlocked. Traders in Tehran exchanged the rial at 332,000 to ...