Sanctions

Israeli winery CEO, UK kosher wine store vow to weather UK boycott - interview

Israeli winery CEO, UK kosher wine store vow to weather UK boycott - interview

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
The Israeli Wine Producers Association (IWPA) represents nearly 40 wineries nationwide, uniting boutique estates and leading producers under one banner to educate, promote, and introduce U.S. consumers to Israel’s world-class wines.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas poses for a group picture on the day of the newly elected Fatah Central Committee meeting in Ramallah in the West Bank, June 3, 2026.

Palestinian officials tell ‘Post’ UK settlement ban, ‘a victory for the two-state solution'

Palestinian officials in Ramallah told the 'Post' that the UK's decision to ban trade with Israeli settlements was a 'significant political achievement.'

|ByDANA BEN-SHIMON
A Canadian flag flies along the waterfront of Lake Ontario, in Toronto, Canada, in August.

Canadian Pro-Israel groups respond to government ban on Israeli settlement goods

The policy shift followed a joint statement issued on Tuesday by Prime Minister Mark Carney alongside international leaders confirming plans to introduce restrictions on trade with settlements.

|ByALEX CARSON
A Palestinian worker sorts dates at a date farm owned by Kibbutz Almog, after the UK, France and Canada announced plans to ban imports from West Bank settlements, near Kibbutz Almog and the northern Dead Sea in the West Bank, September 9, 2026.

Eight countries welcome UK decision to ban imports from West Bank settlements

In a joint statement, the foreign ministers of Turkey, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Egypt, and Jordan said they hoped the move would mobilize other countries to take similar action.

|ByREUTERS

Ireland's parliament passes bill banning imports from Israeli settlements

This makes Ireland the first EU member state to implement such a ban; however, Spain notably started applying restrictions on imports from Israeli settlements in October 2025.

JULY 8, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER
PROTESTERS CALL on the Irish government to impose sanctions on Israel, in Dublin, last month. Over the years, Ireland has taken a more anti-Israel position than most European or Western nations, states the writer.

Russia reintegrating into Olympics as International Olympic Committee lifts suspension

Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the ROC was suspended in October 2023 for recognizing regional Olympic councils in Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine.

JULY 8, 2026ByREUTERS
Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to the national anhem during an awards ceremony at the Kremlin, on March 19, 2026 in Moscow, Russia. Vladimir Putin receives national paralympic team who participaned in Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Paralympic Games.

Israel sanctions IRGC-linked crypto accounts funneling millions to Hezbollah, other proxies

These funds, totaling approximately NIS 24 million, were used to fund various Iranian terror proxies, including Hezbollah.

JULY 1, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An illustrative image of Iran and Hezbollah's flags.

The most dangerous component of Iran’s arsenal - opinion

A threat invisible to radar and affording insufficient early warning time requires a different strategy.

JUNE 30, 2026BySALEM ALKETBI
Members of special IRGC forces attend a rally marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran April 29, 2022.

US CENTCOM kills senior ISIS leader Ali Husayn al-'Ulaywi in northwest Syria airstrike

Meanwhile, the US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated three individuals and six entities for "facilitating financial transactions on behalf of ISIS."

JUNE 24, 2026ByJAMES GENN
Illustration of ISIS terrorists.

'Only Iran will control its unfrozen assets,' Iranian envoy says

Iran is the only country to control its own assets when unfrozen, and any claim of influence by another is flatly rejected, Ali Bahreini, Iran's ambassador to the UN in Geneva, said on Tuesday

JUNE 23, 2026ByREUTERS
SWITZERLAND-US-IRAN-DIPLOMACY-WAR Iran's Minister of Foreign Affairs Seyyed Abbas Araghchi (L) and Swiss Federal Council, Ignazio Cassis take part in bilateral discussions at the Burgenstock resort in Obbuergen, near Lucerne on June 21, 2026.

Iran disputes Trump's claim it will buy food exclusively from US with unfrozen funds

Trump also addressed Prime Minister Netanyahu's statement regarding the IDF remaining in Lebanon. "I'm a problem solver. I get problems solved real fast, including with Bibi," Trump said. 

JUNE 23, 2026ByREUTERS, DANYA SAPERSTEIN
US President Donald Trump gestures on the day he signs an executive order regarding Quantum Computing, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, June 22, 2026.

US, Qatar plan to unfreeze billions in Iranian funds for purchase of humanitarian goods - report

The deal would allow Iran to begin by accessing $6 billion currently held in Qatar, specifically for purchases of food, medicine, and other humanitarian goods.

JUNE 20, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US President Donald Trump attends a bilateral meeting with the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, on the sidelines of the G7 summit, in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 16, 2026.

Iranian Guards' business empire to win big if US sanctions lifted

Four senior Iranian sources described how the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was uniquely positioned to capture a large share of any financial rewards that would accrue from sanctions relief.

JUNE 20, 2026ByREUTERS
An illustration of enforcing sanctions on Iran.

Cuban lawmakers approve sweeping reforms to socialist model amid US pressure

A list of upwards of 175 measures received a unanimous rubber-stamp vote in the National Assembly.

JUNE 19, 2026ByREUTERS
A man casts his shadow on a vintage taxi before the Cuban government presents far-reaching economic measures that could mark the most significant shift toward a market economy since the 1959 revolution, in Havana, Cuba June 17, 2026.