The United States on Thursday slapped fresh sanctions on Iran’s financial sector, targeting 18 Iranian banks in an effort to further shut Iran out of the global banking system as Washington ramps up …
US threat to quit Iraq leaves its allies in the lurch
Mike Pompeo, Donald Trump’s secretary of state, last month threatened to withdraw the US embassy from Baghdad — unless Iraq’s government cracked down on attacks by powerful Iran-backed Shia …
Iran frees rights activist after more than 8 years in prison
Iran has released a prominent human rights activist who campaigned against the death penalty, Iranian media reported Thursday. The semiofficial ISNA news agency quoted judiciary official Sadegh …
US preparing to impose new sanctions on Iran’s financial industry: Source
Iran hawks inside and outside the Trump administration … many foreign banks are already deterred from doing business with the Islamic Republic – including humanitarian deals.
Iran, Syria worried about ‘regional conflict’ of Azerbaijan-Armenia war
Iran now warns of a regional war after Syrian leader Bashar Assad accused Turkey of instigating the war and sending fighters. Iran’s government spokesman Ali Rabiei said on Tuesday that Iran was …
U.S. expected to impose new sanctions on Iran’s financial sector: source
The United States is preparing to impose fresh sanctions on Iran’s financial industry as soon as Thursday, a Republican congressional aide briefed on the matter said, as Washington ramps up pressure …
Trump administration to impose crushing sanctions on Iran in defiance of European humanitarian concerns
Blacklisting the entire Iranian financial industry could diminish channels the country uses to import humanitarian goods, such as food and medicine.
U.S. Seizes 92 Websites Used by Iran to Spread Disinformation
The U.S. Justice Department seized 92 websites it said were used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to spread disinformation.Four of the web domains — Newsstand7.com, usjournal.net, …
Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict is spiraling out of control
The conflict risks spiraling out of control, resulting in a regional conflagration involving Russia, an ally of Armenia, and Turkey, which supports Azerbaijan, as well as Iran, which is attempting to …
Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict is spiraling out of control
The conflict risks spiraling out of control, resulting in a regional conflagration involving Russia, an ally of Armenia, and Turkey, which supports Azerbaijan, as well as Iran, which is attempting to …