Sanctions against iran

European Parliament adopts resolution condemning Iran’s brutal treatment of protesters

The resolution came following a heated debate on Tuesday, where the motion’s proponents decried the recent human rights violations against protesters in Iran.

Iranian flags with Reza Pahlavi and the Eiffel Tower in the background, in Paris, France, January 18, 2026
Iran's Hadid 110 suicide drone

US issues sanctions related to Iran and Venezuela weapons trade

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio represents one outlook of Republican Christian constituents, while others adhere to 'replacement theology.'

Marco Rubio announces sanctions on ICC judges over Israel investigations

People walk past a sign at a currency exchange as the value of the Iranian Rial drops, in Tehran, Iran, February 9, 2025

Iran's currency sinks to lowest level in history, local media blames government policy


Iran uses disguised tanker to export Venezuelan oil

PDVSA, Venezuela's oil ministry and NIOC did not respond to requests for comment. The US Treasury Department declined to comment.

A general view of Abadan oil refinery in southwest Iran, is pictured from Iraqi side of Shatt al-Arab in Al-Faw south of Basra, Iraq September 21, 2019

Iran’s Zarif tries to form Russia-China alliance against US

Iran seeks to harness Russia and also China to confront “US lawlessness,”

FILE PHOTO: Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif looks on during a meeting with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in Moscow, Russia December 30, 2019.

What is the plan following US sanctions targeting Iran's missile program?

The US is putting in place sweeping measures to confront the Iranian nuclear program.

A display featuring missiles and a portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is seen at Baharestan Square in Tehran, Iran September 27, 2017

US reimposes sanctions on Iran

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Saturday that the US "expects all UN Member States to comply” with snapback sanctions on the Islamic Republic.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visiting Sudan, 2020.

UN chief says no action on UN Iran sanctions due to 'uncertainty'

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said last month that he triggered a 30-day process at the council leading to the return of UN sanctions on Iran on Saturday evening.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to reporters following a meeting with members of the U.N. Security Council about Iran's alleged non-compliance with a nuclear deal and calling for the restoration of sanctions against Iran as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft listens at U.N.

Iran exporting over twice as much oil as US estimated - report

TankerTrackers has found that Iran has conducted maneuvers with foreign tankers many times to transfer and export millions of barrels of oils and bypass US sanctions.

A crew member raises the Iranian flag on Iranian oil tanker Adrian Darya 1, previously named Grace 1, as it sits anchored after the Supreme Court of the British territory lifted its detention order, in the Strait of Gibraltar, Spain, August 18, 2019.

Father of son murdered by Iran: Sanctions-lift will aid regime, not people

"They will spend the money in Iraq, Yemen, Lebanon, and Palestine. They will not spend it on Iranians,”

A man wearing a protective face mask, following the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), sits at a bus stop in Qom, Iran March 24, 2020

U.S Special Rep. Brian Hook: U.S. calls to renew arms embargo on Iran

Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook that if the embargo is not renewed, there would be dire consequences for the Middle East

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US envoy Brian Hook

Nearly one-third of Iranian youth are not working or studying - report

Iran's economy has been challenged since the establishment of the Islamic republic in the 1980s. Recent sanctions placed upon the country have exasperated the problem.

Iranian youth use their mobile phones as they walk at a park in Tehran

U.S. announces new sanctions against Iranian shipping network

Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook said in a press conference that the US government is intensifying its maximum pressure campaign against the Islamic Republic

Iranians shout slogans during a protest in Tehran, Iran, against President Donald Trump, May 11, 2018