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Coronavirus: Cuba to collaborate with Iran on COVID-19 vaccine
Communist-run Cuba said late on Friday it had signed an accord with Iran to transfer the technology for its most advanced coronavirus vaccine ... Coronavirus -
US sanctions China-based company providing services to Iran’s Mahan Air
The United States on Tuesday sanctioned China-based company Shanghai Saint Logistics Ltd for providing sales agent services to Iran’s Mahan Air, the ... Middle East -
Sudan central bank says US lifts sanctions on 157 firms
Sudan’s central bank announced Wednesday that the United States had informed Khartoum it was lifting sanctions on 157 Sudanese companies, in ... Economy -
US imposes new sanctions on 13 entities in China, Iraq, Russia and Turkey
The United States is sanctioning 13 foreign entities and individuals in China, Iraq, Russia, and Turkey pursuant to the Iran, North Korea, and Syria ... World News -
Guaido defends sanctions against Maduro regime, Venezuela’s state airline
Venezuela’s opposition leader Juan Guaido on Wednesday defended foreign sanctions against his country 24 hours after he was attacked at the ... World News -
US charges five in Texas, New York with colluding to break Iran oil sanctions
The US Justice Department said on Tuesday it had charged five people in Texas and New York with conspiring to violate a law on international commerce ... World News -
Iran’s Fars news agency’s website blocked after US sanctions
Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency said its website is no longer accessible in and out of Iran after the US Treasury added them on its ... Digital -
Trump says new Iran sanctions already in effect
President Donald Trump said Thursday the United States had imposed new sanctions on Iran following missile strikes on bases housing US troops in Iraq ... Middle East -
‘Hilarious’: Iraq leaders laugh off new US sanctions
An Iraqi paramilitary leader and a politician have laughed off financial sanctions Washington recently placed on them for alleged corruption and human ... Middle East -
US sanctions Venezuela officials for selling passports for cash
The United States on Monday slapped sanctions on senior Venezuelan government officials accused of taking bribes to issue passports, the US Treasury ... World News -
Iran says it continues to sell oil despite US sanctions: State TV
Iran continues to sell its oil despite US sanctions on Tehran’s oil exports, the country’s Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri was quoted on ... Middle East -
Six European nations to join INSTEX in bid to bypass US sanctions against Iran
Six European countries said on Saturday that they will be joining a European Union financial system to facilitate trade with Iran and bypass US ... Economy -
Who is Javad Azari-Jahromi, Iran’s new information minister?
Iran’s Minister of Information and Communications Technology, Mohammad Javad Azari-Jahromi, 37, is the youngest minister in the Rouhani Cabinet. ... Features -
Iran imposes fuel rationing, increases prices
Iran’s state news agency is reporting that authorities have imposed rationing and increased the prices of fuel. IRNA’s report early Friday ... Energy -
US imposes sanctions on Iran’s construction sector
The United States said on Thursday it had imposed sanctions on the Iranian construction sector and trade in four materials used in its military or ... Middle East -
US House backs measure that would impose sanctions on Turkey over Syria
The US House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday for a resolution calling on President Donald Trump to impose sanctions and other ... Middle East -
Iranian MP: Sanctions have not hit medicial supplies
Sanctions on Iran have not had any effect on the supply of medicine and medical equipment in the country, said an Iranian MP on Sunday, reported the ... Middle East -
Global watchdog gives Iran until Feb. 2020 to tighten anti-money laundering rules
A global dirty money watchdog said on Friday it had given Iran a final deadline of February 2020 to comply with international norms, after which it ... Middle East -
US issues new sanctions on Chinese companies linked to Iran
The US is imposing new sanctions on certain Chinese entities and people who it accuses of knowingly transferring oil from Iran in violation of ... Middle East -
Trump sanctions Iran’s central bank, in ‘toughest ever’ action
President Donald Trump on Friday announced new sanctions on Iran’s central bank, calling the measures the toughest ever imposed on another ... Middle East -
Trump will outline increased Iran sanctions within 48 hours
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday told reporters that he would provide more details about increased US sanctions on Iran within 48 hours, after ... Middle East -
Trump says Iranian leadership ‘wants to meet’
President Donald Trump on Thursday said he believes that Iran’s leadership wants a meeting, adding to expectations that he is trying to arrange ... Middle East -
New sanctions could extend to allies of Hezbollah in Lebanon: US envoy
Future US sanctions could target allies of Hezbollah in Lebanon, extending beyond direct affiliates of the Iran-backed Lebanese extremist organization ... Middle East -
Iran’s FM Zarif defends planned new steps away from nuclear deal
Iran’s foreign minister defended his country’s plan to take further steps away from the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers if Europe ... Middle East -
US: Iran appears to be inching toward talks
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Friday that it appeared Iran was inching toward a place where talks could be held, days after US President ... Middle East -
Iran warns of ‘strong step’ from atomic deal if no new terms
Iran will “take a strong step” away from its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers if Europe cannot offer the country new terms by a ... Middle East -
US Treasury sanctions 4 Iran-linked financiers for moving mlns to Hamas in Gaza
The United States sanctioned on Thursday four Iran-linked individuals for moving money from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to ... Middle East -
US to keep up pressure on Sudan as it discusses lifting sanctions: Official
The United States will test the commitment of Sudan’s new transitional government to human rights, freedom of speech and humanitarian access ... Middle East -
China-owned oil tanker changes name in apparent effort to evade US sanctions
While in the Indian Ocean heading toward the Strait of Malacca, the very large crude carrier (VLCC) Pacific Bravo went dark on June 5, shutting off ... Energy -
Foreign forces would not help Arabian Gulf security: Rouhani
The presence of foreign forces in the region would not help regional security and is not needed, said Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday, ... Middle East