Us sanctions on iran

How purchases of sanctioned Iranian jet fuel were disguised by Myanmar

Reef carried sanctioned jet fuel from Iran to Myanmar, according to records of fuel shipments to Myanmar, as well as satellite images and analysis by SynMax Intelligence.

An Iranian supertanker off the coast of Gibraltar
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a press conference, as finance ministers and central bank governors from G20 countries meet in Asheville, North Carolina, US, September 1, 2026.

Bessent: Iran in 'death throes,' US allies will support efforts to economically 'asphyxiate' IRGC

US forces operating in the Strait of Hormuz, July 17, 2026.

US sanctions are hurting Iran, but economic collapse alone may not topple regime, expert says

US President Donald Trump reacts as he speaks to the media with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent behind him, on the day of a NATO leaders' summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026.

Trump says Iran is 'in deep trouble' as US maintains blockade of Strait of Hormuz


Iran's Zarif says Tehran not pulling out of nuclear deal

Iran will reduce some "voluntary" commitments within its nuclear deal with world powers as a response to members' inability to resist U.S. pressure.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (R) and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attend a meeting with Muslim leaders and scholars in Hyderabad, India, February 15, 2018

In meetings in Turkey, Iran vows to get around U.S. sanctions

Zarif said that the US wants to control relations with other countries, hinting that Turkey must not be influenced by US views.

urkish President Tayyip Erdogan meets with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Ankara, Turkey

After U.S. sanctions, Iran’s petrochemical exports decline

The United States have started to enforce sanctions in the second half of 2018 after withdrawing from the 2015 nuclear deal.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani attends a meeting with Muslim leaders and scholars in Hyderabad, India, February 15, 2018.

U.S. imposes sanctions on network supporting Iranian Revolutionary Guard

The targeted institutions include banks and other financial institutions, including Ansar Bank, Atlas Exchange, Iranian Atlas Company.

Iran sanctions 370

US again temporarily allows Iraq to buy oil from Iran

The US granted another waiver on sanctions against Iran for the sake of Iraq's energy needs, despite Iran's anti-American rhetoric.

A worker is seen at the new CPF3 oil station in the Halfaya oilfield in southern of Maysan province, Halfaya, Iraq December 12, 2018

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