Us sanctions on iran

Iran war, Hormuz disruptions drive first drop in global fossil fuel emissions since 2020 - report

Global fossil fuel emissions are projected to fall 0.4% in 2026, the first drop since 2020, partly as the Iran war cut oil and gas use. Researchers warn the decline is unlikely to last.

Vessels transit the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of the port city of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran on September 5, 2026; illustrative
An Iranian supertanker off the coast of Gibraltar

How purchases of sanctioned Iranian jet fuel were disguised by Myanmar

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a press conference, as finance ministers and central bank governors from G20 countries meet in Asheville, North Carolina, US, September 1, 2026.

Bessent: Iran in 'death throes,' US allies will support efforts to economically 'asphyxiate' IRGC

US forces operating in the Strait of Hormuz, July 17, 2026.

US sanctions are hurting Iran, but economic collapse alone may not topple regime, expert says


EU rejects any ultimatums after Iran's move on nuclear deal

The European Union and the foreign ministers of Germany, France and Britain said they were still committed to the Iran nuclear deal.

Iran FM Zarif, EU Rep. for Foreign Affairs Mogherini, and Iranian and Russian officials at signing of nuclear deal in Vienna, 2015

Iran's Zarif says Tehran not pulling out of nuclear deal

Iran will reduce some "voluntary" commitments within its nuclear deal with world powers as a response to members' inability to resist U.S. pressure.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (R) and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attend a meeting with Muslim leaders and scholars in Hyderabad, India, February 15, 2018

In meetings in Turkey, Iran vows to get around U.S. sanctions

Zarif said that the US wants to control relations with other countries, hinting that Turkey must not be influenced by US views.

urkish President Tayyip Erdogan meets with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Ankara, Turkey

After U.S. sanctions, Iran’s petrochemical exports decline

The United States have started to enforce sanctions in the second half of 2018 after withdrawing from the 2015 nuclear deal.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani attends a meeting with Muslim leaders and scholars in Hyderabad, India, February 15, 2018.

U.S. imposes sanctions on network supporting Iranian Revolutionary Guard

The targeted institutions include banks and other financial institutions, including Ansar Bank, Atlas Exchange, Iranian Atlas Company.

Iran sanctions 370

US again temporarily allows Iraq to buy oil from Iran

The US granted another waiver on sanctions against Iran for the sake of Iraq's energy needs, despite Iran's anti-American rhetoric.

A worker is seen at the new CPF3 oil station in the Halfaya oilfield in southern of Maysan province, Halfaya, Iraq December 12, 2018

Rouhani says Iran to continue expanding its military might

"We have not asked and will not ask for permission to develop different types of ... missiles and will continue our path and our military power."

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani

Will EU’s scheme to beat U.S. sanctions against Iran be a game changer?

Would the EU’s help to Iran thwart the impact of US sanctions or are US sanctions too powerful for the EU's aid to make a difference?

European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini and Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attend a meeting in Vienna, Austria July 6, 2018

Iran to continue space program despite U.S. warnings

"There is no international law that prohibits us from [continuing]," said Zarif.

A Nour missile is test fired off Iran's first domestically made destroyer, Jamaran, on the southern shores of Iran in the Persian Gulf March 9, 2010

Iran jails 30 for corruption after public outcry for economic crimes

Many of the men were also fined, sentenced to lashes and had the "ill-gotten" part of their assets seized, Ejei said.

People protest in Tehran, Iran December 30, 2017 in this picture obtained from social media