The Trump administration continued to increase pressure on Iran on Wednesday, imposing a new round of sanctions against Tehran’s interior minister and several others.
Israel hints it launched cyberattack on ships in Iran
Israel has tacitly acknowledged it was responsible for a cyberattack on an Iranian port this month that created havoc among shipping.Remarking on the event, Lieutenant-General Aviv Kochavi of the …
U.S. and Israel consider next steps to stifle Iran nuclear program
Following the U.S. exit from the Iran nuclear deal, tensions between the two countries have escalated. New reporting sheds light on how Israel has pushed for action against Tehran’s nuclear ambitions.
The US and Iran are inching toward another showdown, this time much closer to the US
Iranian tankers carrying gasoline are just days away from arriving in Venezuela. What, if anything, the US does to stop them remains to be seen.
U.S. targets Iran’s interior minister in latest round of sanctions
The sanctions represent the latest move in the Trump administration’s maximum pressure campaign against Tehran.
U.S. blacklists Iran’s interior minister over human rights abuses
The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Iran’s interior minister, accusing him of having a role in serious human rights abuse, including giving orders that led to violence against peaceful …
Venezuela’s Guaido says Iran fuel shipment ought to alarm Latin America
Iran’s fuel shipment to gasoline-starved Venezuela ought to “alarm” Latin America, Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido said on Wednesday, as five Iranian fuel tankers head towards the South …
Cambodia lifts entry ban from six countries as coronavirus eases
Cambodia has lifted a ban on entry of visitors from Iran, Italy, Germany, Spain, France and the United States that had been put in place to curb the spread of coronavirus, the health ministry said on …
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe to stay out of prison until Iran decides on fate
Iranian told she can remain on release pending decision on granting clemency …
After U.S. warning, Iran says its navy will still operate in Gulf
The Iranian navy will maintain regular missions in the Gulf, the ISNA news agency reported on Wednesday, a day after the United States warned mariners there to stay away from U.S. warships.