Iran sanctions

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio bans senior Iranian officials, families from being in US

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio revokes US entry privileges for senior Iranian officials and their families, citing human rights abuses.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing titled "US Policy Towards Venezuela", on Capitol Hill in Washington, January 28, 2026.
An illustration of enforcing sanctions on Iran.

US, 40 partner countries, hold symposium to implement UNSC regulations against Iran

Supporters of Iran's exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi and pro-Israel demonstrators gather outside the Iranian embassy during a protest in London, Britain, June 22, 2025

Iranian property tycoon faces UK sanctions under IRGC funding claims - Financial Times

 The Iranian ship Khark at an undisclosed location in Iran, September 10,2020.

US offers up to $15 million in rewards for information that leads to capture of IRGC-linked vessels


Iran increasingly obsessed with China deal, blames Israel for controversy

Iran accuses the US State Department, members of the former Pahlavi monarchy and Israel of being against the China deal.

A woman walks past the mural showing U.S. flag with barbed wire and the Statue Of Liberty with skull face in Tehran, Iran June 25, 2019.

Iran will develop oil industry despite US sanctions - Oil Minister

"We will not surrender under any circumstances ... We have to increase our capacity so that when necessary with full strength we can enter the market and revive our market share," said Zanganeh.

Workers of the state-oil company Pdvsa holding Iranian and Venezuelan flags greet during the arrival of the Iranian tanker ship "Fortune" at El Palito refinery in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela May 25, 2020

US sanctions campaign may close Iran’s foreign antisemitic news outlets

PressTV & Al-Alam will be 'taken off the air in the days or weeks to come'

A view shows the Press TV's Newsroom in Tehran, Iran

Iran rejects UN report that arms 'of Iranian origin' used in Saudi attacks

"Interestingly, the... report comes at a time when the United States is working to draft a dangerous resolution to extend an arms embargo against Iran," the statement said.

Saudi Aramco logo is pictured at the oil facility in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia October 12, 2019

Russia, China build case at UN to protect Iran from US sanctions threat

'This is absolutely unacceptable and serves only to recall the famous English proverb about having one's cake and eating it'

The United Nations Security Council meets about the situation in Venezuela in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., January 26, 2019

US sanctions imposed on Iranian shipping over proliferation take effect

Pompeo in a statement on Monday warned commercial and maritime industries, governments and others that they risked US sanctions if they did business with the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines.

A Spanish Civil Guard boat sails past Iranian oil tanker Grace 1 as it sits anchored after it was seized in July by British Royal Marines off the coast of the British Mediterranean territory on suspicion of violating sanctions against Syria, in the Strait of Gibraltar, southern Spain August 13, 2019

Iran dismisses new US sanctions as 'fruitless and repetitive'

"Washington's fruitless and repetitive sanctions against Iranian officials is a sign of weakness, despair and confusion of the US administration."

No sanctions relief for Iran.

Germany allows US sanctioned Iranian 'terror' banks to operate

A number of the banks were sanctioned by the US in a bid to curb Iran's nuclear ambitions are operating within Germany.

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US opposes IMF loan to Iranian regime

The regime in Tehran has a long-documented history of using aid for illicit purposes.

A medical aid worker sets up and installs a bed at a shopping mall which has been turned into a centre to receive patients suffering from the coronavirus disease, in Tehran, Iran, April 4, 2020.

Will the US ease its sanctions on Iran due to coronavirus?

“We are constantly re-evaluating all of our policies, including our sanctions policy,” says Pompeo.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo addresses a news conference in the Press Briefing Room at the State Department in Washington, U.S., January 7, 2020