Iran sanctions

Trump returns to an old weapon: Behind US's decision to economically choke Iran - analysis

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said last month that the administration’s economic policy had sent the Iranian currency into "free fall" and pushed inflation into triple-digit rates.

U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he disembarks Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, August 9, 2026.
An Iranian cleric walks past a billboard depicting a portrait of the former commander of the IRGC Aerospace Forces, Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, on February 21, 2026.

US Treasury sanctions networks supporting Iran’s Mahan Air, IRGC from India, China, Russia

An illustrative image of Iran and Hezbollah's flags.

Israel sanctions IRGC-linked crypto accounts funneling millions to Hezbollah, other proxies

US President Donald Trump attends a bilateral meeting with the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, on the sidelines of the G7 summit, in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 16, 2026.

US, Qatar plan to unfreeze billions in Iranian funds for purchase of humanitarian goods - report


US expected to impose new sanctions on Iran's financial sector - source

President Hassan Rouhani in June said his country was experiencing the toughest year because of US economic pressure and the coronavirus pandemic which has hit the Islamic Republic hard.

A woman walks in front of new murals of the former US embassy in Tehran, Iran November 2, 2019

Iranian president accuses US of 'savagery' after new sanctions

“With their illegal and inhuman sanctions, and terrorist actions, the Americans have inflicted 150 billion dollars of damage on the people of Iran,” Rouhani said.

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani listens during a news conference on the sidelines of the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 26, 2018

Coronavirus, explosions and elections saved us from a nuclear Iran in 5780

REGIONAL AFFAIRS: IN MARCH, Israeli intelligence sources told The Jerusalem Post that due to the coronavirus crisis, Iran could not maintain the same pace of uranium enrichment.

FILE PHOTO: Members of the media and officials tour the water nuclear reactor at Arak, Iran December 23, 2019. WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

US says new Iran sanctions coming on Thursday over rights violations

"The US is committed to holding accountable those who deny freedom and justice to people of Iran."

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks next to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, and Defense Secretary Mark Esper, during a news conference to announce the Trump administration's restoration of sanctions on Iran, at the U.S. State Department in Washington, U.S., S

What are Iran’s calculations against the US today?

Recent statements paint a picture of a solidifying worldview in Iran that harkens back not only to the era of the Iran-Iraq War, but also its view of a 'final victory' against the West.

IRAN'S FOREIGN MINISTER Mohammad Javad Zarif shares a laugh with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Monday

US issues sweeping sanctions that target Iranian arms industry

Pompeo also announced sanctions against Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro, whose presidency is contested.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks next to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, and Defense Secretary Mark Esper, during a news conference to announce the Trump administration's restoration of sanctions on Iran, at the U.S. State Department in Washington, U.S., S

Why the courage to confront Iran matters

The US is precisely right to take extreme action against Iran.

Members of the Iranian Army take part in the annual military drill, dubbed “Zolphaghar 99”, in the Gulf of Oman, Iran on September 7, 2020

US to place sanctions on over two dozen targets tied to Iran arms

The new sanctions come a week after US-brokered deals for the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain to normalize ties with Israel, pacts that may coalesce a wider coalition against Iran.

U.S. President Donald Trump talks about the United States imposing fresh sanctions on Iran as Vice President Mike Pence looks on in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., June 24, 2019

Iran to exploit US sanctions gamble, try to weaken Washington in MidEeast

While there is hope by Trump administration supporters that the US decision to move forward on snapback will work, the consensus appears to be in Europe, Russia, Iran and elsewhere, that it will not.

 Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei and Donald Trump

Iran's Rouhani says US faces defeat in bid to reimpose UN sanctions

"America is approaching a certain defeat in its sanctions move ... It faced defeat and negative response from the international community."

ranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during the cabinet meeting, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Tehran, Iran, April 1, 2020.