Tag: US Sanctions On Iran

Four India-based companies bear the brunt of U.S.’ Iran sanctions

August 25, 2026 admin

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a press conference to outline further sanctions against Iran, at the Treasury Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., on August 24, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. has sanctioned four India-based companies for importing petroleum and petrochemical products from Iran, according to a press release by the U.S….

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U.S., Iran keep up hostile rhetoric ahead of new sanctions

August 22, 2026 admin

Thousands have been killed, including 168 Iranian school children on the first day of the war. The U.S. has reported more than 750 military ‌personnel wounded and 18 killed. File. | Photo Credit: AP The United States and Iran exchanged defiant messages ahead of Monday’s ‌(August 24, 2026) scheduled announcement of new U.S. economic sanctions…

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U.S. imposes fresh sanctions on Iran’s military oil sales, says Treasury

May 29, 2026 admin

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, in Washington, D.C., on May 28, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP The U.S. said on Thursday (May 28, 2026) it has imposed new sanctions on Iran’s ‌military oil trade, even as Washington and Tehran reached a tentative…

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U.S. issues new sanctions over Iran’s oil shipments to China

May 12, 2026 admin

It comes ‌days before U.S. President Donald Trump’s planned meeting with Xi Jinping, where he is expected to press the Chinese leader to help resolve the ‌standoff with Iran and reopen the critical Strait of Hormuz. File. | Photo Credit: AP The U.S. government on Monday (May 11, 2026) announced sanctions against three people and…

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Iran will treat any attack as ‘all-out war against us,’ says senior official

January 24, 2026 admin

Protesters hold posters during a solidarity protest outside the U.S. embassy for the people of Venezuela, Iran and Palestine, in Cape Town, South Africa, on January 22, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran will treat any attack “as an all-out ‍war against us,” a senior Iranian official said on Friday (January 23, 2026), ahead of…

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U.S. imposes sanctions on Iran over crackdown on protesters

January 15, 2026 admin

A file image of U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent | Photo Credit: Reuters The United States on Thursday (January 15, 2026) imposed sanctions on five Iranian officials it accused of ‍being behind the crackdown on protests and warned it was tracking Iranian leaders’ funds being wired to banks around ‌the world, as U.S. President Donald…

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How Iran, China, Russia Are Targeting US Elections

September 27, 2024 admin

Washington DC: The grand jury in the US has indicted three Iranians on charges related to hacking and cyber espionage of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s campaign. The indictment comes in the wake of increased worries over election interference in the US by Iran, China and Russia. Federal prosecutors in the United States have today…

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