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 says reimposing UN sanctions will complicate nuclear standoff

The so-called E3 - Britain, France and Germany - have warned they will invoke the United Nations snapback mechanism to reimpose international sanctions on the Islamic Republic.

 CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER Wang Yi is flanked by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov (left) and Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi at a meeting on the Iranian nuclear issue in Beijing in March.

UK summons Iranian ambassador after Iranians charged under security law

Iranian state media reported that the British diplomat had been summoned to provide an official explanation for the arrest of Iranian citizens.

 Iranians burn a symbolic Obelisk with British flag and Star of David prints during the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran, Iran, February 10, 2025.

Iran passes bill that could remove it from dirty money watchdog blacklist

Iran has been on the blacklist of the Financial Action Task Force since 2020 because it did not comply to the organization's standards on anti-terrorism financing.

 An Iranian man holds a newspaper with a cover photo of Iran and US flags in Tehran, Iran. April 19, 2025.

Iran warns Europeans that reimposing sanctions could have irreversible consequences

Relations between the E3 and Iran have worsened over the last year despite sporadic meetings, against a backdrop of new sanctions imposed.

 Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is welcomed by an unidentified Omani official upon his arrival in Muscat, Oman, May 11, 2025.

US issues fresh Iran-related sanctions, Treasury website says

The United States has imposed sanctions on Iran previously as nuclear talks were under way.

 A 3D-printed miniature model depicting U.S. President Donald Trump, Iran flag and word "Sanctions" in this illustration taken, April 17, 2025.

Iran's economic crisis fuels nuclear talks amid rising US sanctions - WSJ

Iran's "hobbled economy" is likely to keep them at the negotiating table, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.

 A 3D-printed miniature model of Donald Trump and the U.S. and Iran flags are seen in this illustration taken January 15, 2025.

UK sanctions Iranian-backed, Swedish-based criminal gang 'Foxtrot,' leader

The UK announced that they have imposed sanctions on the Iranian-backed, Swedish-based criminal gang 'Foxtrot Network' and its leader, Rawa Majid

 Rawa Majid, leader of the 'Foxtrot Network' in an Interpol Red Notice arrest warrant.

US sanctions three Iranian spies over role in FBI agent's 2007 disappearance

The US sanctioned the officials for involvement in the "abduction, detention, and probable death of former FBI Special Agent Robert A. Levinson."

Robert Levinson

US slaps Iran-related sanctions on oil tankers, China 'teapot' refinery

It was Washington's fourth round of sanctions on Iran's oil sales since President Donald Trump said in February he was re-imposing a "maximum pressure" campaign.

 Der Qader-Marschflugkörper ist während der jährlichen Militärparade in Teheran, Iran, am 21. September 2024 zu sehen.

Iran is rearming; is China covertly resupplying them? - report

Analysts said this might be a sign that Iran is facing supply chain issues after dramatically ramping up production following October 7.

A worker walks in a shipping container area at the Port of Shanghai April 10, 2012.