Us sanctions on iran

US imposes fresh sanctions targeting Iran oil trade, Hezbollah

The US has imposed waves of sanctions on Iran's oil exports over its nuclear program and funding of terrorist groups across the Middle East.

 Valve on an Iranian gas pipeline (illustrative)
 A number of new generation Iranian centrifuges are seen on display during Iran's National Nuclear Energy Day in Tehran, Iran April 10, 2021

US issues new sanctions on individuals, entities from Iran, China for role in IRGC missile program

US President Donald Trump seen over an Iranian flag (illustrative)

US Treasury chief meets with global banks on Iran oil sanctions

 Der Qader-Marschflugkörper ist während der jährlichen Militärparade in Teheran, Iran, am 21. September 2024 zu sehen.

US slaps Iran-related sanctions on oil tankers, China 'teapot' refinery


Rouhani says Iran to continue expanding its military might

"We have not asked and will not ask for permission to develop different types of ... missiles and will continue our path and our military power."

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani

Will EU’s scheme to beat U.S. sanctions against Iran be a game changer?

Would the EU’s help to Iran thwart the impact of US sanctions or are US sanctions too powerful for the EU's aid to make a difference?

European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini and Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attend a meeting in Vienna, Austria July 6, 2018

Iran to continue space program despite U.S. warnings

"There is no international law that prohibits us from [continuing]," said Zarif.

A Nour missile is test fired off Iran's first domestically made destroyer, Jamaran, on the southern shores of Iran in the Persian Gulf March 9, 2010

Iran jails 30 for corruption after public outcry for economic crimes

Many of the men were also fined, sentenced to lashes and had the "ill-gotten" part of their assets seized, Ejei said.

People protest in Tehran, Iran December 30, 2017 in this picture obtained from social media

Iran aiming to increase missile range despite U.S. sanctions

Tehran insists its missile program is purely defensive but has threatened to disrupt oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz in the Gulf, if Washington tries to strangle its exports.

Iran displays its arsenal of missiles

Iranian President Rouhani says U.S. will not prevent Iranian oil exports

"If one day they want to prevent the export of Iran's oil, then no oil will be exported from the Persian Gulf," Rouhani said.

Hassan Rouhani

Germany’s largest telecom company stops service for Iranian ‘terror bank’

The US re-imposed sanctions on Iranian banks, including Bank Melli, on November 5.due to their role in illicit terrorist activities and support for the country's nuclear and rocket programs.

Cell phone in rocket shelter

Rouhani says Iran will break U.S. sanctions

On Monday, the US announced a new raft of sanctions and threatened further action to pressure its old adversary.

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani addresses the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York

Avoiding detection: The team tracking Iran’s attempt to cloak its oil exports

Samir Madani and Lisa Ward run an online service that shows how tankers seek to hide their movements. On the eve of Iran sanctions, the tracking takes on great importance.

People shop at the Grand Bazaar in the center of Tehran, Iran, August 2, 2017

Iran plot in Paris 'lays bare' terrorist intentions, Pompeo says

Tehran has 'ramped up' terror plans, claims State Department paper.

An Iranian student holds a caricature of US President Donald Trump during a protest against Trump’s latest speech on Iran, in Tehran.