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.
Iran’s gold reserves are at their strongest level in decades and would help cushion the economy even if Western powers trigger the so-called snapback of UN sanctions, a former senior banker said on Wednesday.
The US State Department on Monday announced a reward of up to $10 million for information related to a cyber group known as Shahid Shushtari allegedly linked to Iran's military and US election meddling.
No inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency are currently present in the country, Iran said on Monday, adding that future cooperation with the agency will be determined following an upcoming visit by a senior IAEA official.
Tehran would issue a firm response if European governments trigger the snapback mechanism under UN Resolution 2231, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said Sunday.
The use of satellite internet system Starlink is growing in Iran amid mounting internet disruptions, as a new report criticizes officials for failing to deliver on pledges to improve connectivity.
As Iran faces a deepening water crisis, a recent report by The Economist shows how the Islamic Republic is quietly flooding Persian Gulf markets with fruit and vegetables through a sprawling export scheme.
Reuters provided close to $4 million in news content to Iran’s state-controlled broadcaster over more than a decade, the Washington Free Beacon reported on Friday, citing leaked documents and internal communications.
Iran plans to launch the second model of its Nahid-2 telecommunications satellite using the domestically developed Simorgh rocket after last week’s liftoff aboard a Russian Soyuz vehicle, the head of Iran’s Space Agency said on Saturday.
China is continuing to buy Iranian oil in defiance of US sanctions by using a clandestine maritime network known as the “dark fleet,” according to a CBS News investigation.
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.
Iran condemned a new round of US sanctions on its oil and shipping sectors a day after Washington announced penalties on dozens of firms, vessels and individuals it said were helping Tehran evade restrictions on energy exports.
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.
The United States on Wednesday sanctioned an alleged global shipping and smuggling network controlled by the son of Ali Shamkhani, Iran's former national security chief and an adviser to supreme leader Ali Khamenei.
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.
US and Israeli attacks on Iranian nuclear sites last month did not void the need for a renewed deal with Tehran, senior UK member of Parliament Emily Thornberry told Iran International.
Iran opposes any attempt by European powers to activate the UN sanctions snapback mechanism, the foreign ministry said on Monday after recent nuclear negotiations in Istanbul.
France said on Sunday it will push for sweeping global embargoes on Iran unless a broader deal is reached by the end of August covering not just Tehran’s nuclear program but its missile and regional activities.
Iran will face the return of UN sanctions unless it resumes cooperation with nuclear inspectors and returns to talks, the leaders of Britain, France and Germany agreed on Saturday during a phone conversation.
Iran challenged European powers over their threat to renew UN sanctions during nuclear talks in Istanbul on Friday, Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said, in the first negotiations since Israeli and US attacks last month.
Iran has signaled readiness to resume technical-level discussions with the UN nuclear watchdog, though IAEA chief Rafael Grossi said Friday that any planned visit would not yet involve inspectors.
Iran pushed back Friday on the prospect of extending a UN resolution tied to the 2015 nuclear deal, as it resumed direct talks with Britain, France and Germany for the first time since Israeli and US strikes on its territory.