A US-based advocacy group on Thursday called on Washington and its European allies to confront Iran’s transnational repression by issuing a credible military threat, a week after they accused Tehran of plotting to kill individuals in Europe and the US.
The United States on Thursday sanctioned seven people and 11 entities allegedly tied to Iran’s financial and technology networks in what the Treasury Department described as a crackdown on sanctions evasion, repression and hijab law enforcement.
US President Donald Trump on Thursday said Iran’s nuclear arsenal had been “totally obliterated” and called on Middle Eastern nations to join the Abraham Accords, framing the strikes as a pathway to regional peace.
A document obtained by the Daily Mail lists more than 10,000 individuals from Iran, Syria and Lebanon who were allegedly granted Venezuelan passports, raising concerns over potential infiltration into the United States.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday described Iran as “a very evil place” and said he believes the situation will look very different in the coming years, citing US efforts to cripple Tehran’s nuclear program to prevent wars across the Middle East.
China’s imports of Iranian crude fell by nearly a third in July from the previous month as demand from private refiners eased, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday citing data from intelligence firm Kpler.
A US senator’s proposal to bar all Iranian students from American universities is due to pile another obstacle in the way of aspiring scholars already effectively blocked from entry by Trump administration travel restrictions.
UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy has warned that regime change in Iran could produce outcomes “as bad or worse,” saying there is no guarantee that any successor to the Revolutionary Guards would be an improvement.
A video shared on social media by the supporters of the Islamic Republic purportedly depicts Iranian military forces bundling figures resembling Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu onto the back of a pickup truck labeled Trash Bin of History.
Over 2,000 Iranian clerics including several senior officials called the shedding of Donald Trump’s blood religiously permissible, essentially endorsing his assassination, in a sharp escalation of official rhetoric in the theocracy against the US president.
The United States has advised citizens against traveling to Iran citing what it called escalating paranoia and an unprecedented crackdown on alleged spies and opponents following a 12-day war with Israel.
The United States dismissed Iran’s demand for financial compensation over the June strikes on its nuclear sites, calling it "ridiculous" and urging Tehran to end destabilizing actions.
The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on an Iranian national and five companies in Iran, China, Hong Kong and Taiwan for allegedly supplying technology to Iran’s military drone program, the Treasury Department announced.
The United States and thirteen allied countries have accused Iran of plotting to kill, kidnap and intimidate individuals in Europe and North America, citing violations of sovereignty and links to international criminal networks.
Iran has told European powers it may withdraw from the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) if UN sanctions are reimposed, Western diplomats told Iran International after last week’s talks in Istanbul.
Iran will not return to nuclear negotiations unless the United States agrees to provide compensation for damages sustained during last month’s war, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told the Financial Times.
Russia said on Wednesday that attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities must not become routine and warned of the catastrophic risks such strikes could pose.
The US State Department on Tuesday declined to comment on reports that Iran had arrested two American Jewish citizens on suspicion of spying for Israel in the aftermath of the recent 12-day war.
The United States on Tuesday criticized Iran’s leadership over the ongoing nationwide water crisis, which have affected millions across the country, blaming it on mismanagement, corruption and neglect.
An Iranian lawmaker on Tuesday urged a vote on a draft proposal to bar US talks unless the Gaza blockade ends, a day after President Trump accused Tehran of blocking ceasefire efforts.
An American citizen who came to Iran to visit relatives before the outbreak of the 12-day war is among five Jews still detained on suspicion of collaborating with Israel.
The United States expended roughly 25% of its high-end THAAD missile interceptors during June’s 12-day conflict between Israel and Iran, raising concerns about its ability to sustain future missile defense operations, CNN reported Monday.