Posts Tagged: US sanctions
Allies Unite Behind Saudi Arabia as More Iranian Flights Restricted
Saudi, Turkish, and Pakistani military chiefs were due to discuss support for Saudi Arabia as it faces mounting attacks from Yemen's Houthis, while restrictions on flights to and from Iran...
US and Iran Discuss Phased Deal to Reopen Hormuz and End US Blockade, Sources Say
US and Iranian negotiators in New York are exploring a phased path out of war that would involve Tehran reopening the Strait of Hormuz and Washington lifting its economic blockade of Iran,...
New US Sanctions Shut Down Iranian Flights
Iranian airlines were barred from neighboring countries including the UAE and Oman on Thursday in response to new US sanctions, the first big impact of...
Iran’s Economy Is Collapsing. Why Hasn’t It Triggered Another Mass Uprising?
IRAN — US President Donald Trump's renewed economic campaign against Iran is tightening an already severe squeeze on ordinary households. Expanded secondary sanctions and a...
US Treasury Targets Iran’s Aviation Sector With Sweeping New Sanctions
The United States on Tuesday issued 36 fresh Iran-related sanctions targeting Iran's aviation sector and other companies as part of a broad push to escalate economic pressure on Tehran as the war...
Iran’s Rial in Free Fall: How US Sanctions Are Reshaping Daily Life, Public Opinion for the Iranian People
IRAN — As the Trump administration continues to tighten the economic noose around Iran with US sanctions and a naval blockade, ordinary Iranians are bearing...
Iran Defiant as Bessent Says US Likely to Announce Bank Sanctions This Week
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday that Washington was likely to announce bank sanctions against Iran this week, stepping up an attempt to "economically asphyxiate" Iran's leadership after six months...
Trump Vows to Hit Iran Hard After First Exchanges of Fire in a Month
US President Donald Trump on Monday promised further strikes against Iran after the first tit-for-tat attacks in a month, as a conflict that had lately settled into an economic standoff threatened to escalate...
Iran Urges Countries Not to Implement New US Sanctions as Mediators Focus on Reopening Strait
Iran condemned the United States' new economic sanctions on Friday as "state terrorism," while its supreme leader said he was banning acts that could harm "social...
Visa, Mastercard Launch International Card Payments in Syria After US Lifts Terrorism Designation
Visa and Mastercard carried out their first international card transactions in Syria on Wednesday, a major step in reconnecting the country with global payment networks days after Washington removed it from its state sponsors of terrorism list. The...
US Imposes Sanctions on Palestine Action Group
The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on the Palestine Action group, designating it a Specially Designated Global Terrorist, according to a notice posted on a Treasury Department website. The United Kingdom...
Iran Vows to Resist Widened US Sanctions, Says Washington Seeks Talks
Iran denounced on Tuesday expanded US sanctions aimed at isolating its economy as an act of "gross lawlessness," expressing confidence that many countries would not...
US Removes Syria From Terrorism Sponsor List, Lifting Major Investment Obstacle
The United States removed Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism on Monday, lifting what Damascus says was the last major impediment to investing in the country as Washington deepens ties to the new Syrian government. The removal,...
US Unveils ‘Economic D-Day’ of Sanctions to Isolate Iran
The US on Monday announced an expansion of secondary sanctions it hopes will "sever every economic lifeline" sustaining Iran, as President Donald Trump's administration struggles to...
