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.
Amnesty Urges Probe Into ‘Ruthless’ Iran Protest Killings
Amnesty International urged the United Nations on Wednesday to launch an inquiry into the killing of protesters by Iranian security forces, six months after they erupted over petrol prices. The …
Iraq Reopens 2 Border Crossings with Iran
Monitor . Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News . Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi received a phone call from Iranian …
U.S. Sanctions Chinese Company, Alleges Ties to Iran’s Mahan Air
The U.S. imposed sanctions on a Chinese logistics company that it says acted as a sales representative for blacklisted Iranian airline Mahan Air.