US, UK issues further sanctions on Iran, drones targeted

The United States on Thursday issued further sanctions on Iran, targeting the sale of Iranian drones and commodities, including Russia’s use of Iranian drones in the war in Ukraine, as Washington seeks to ratchet up pressure on Tehran. The US Treasury Department, in a statement, said the action, taken in coordination with the United … Read more

EU foreign ministers agree to expand Iran sanctions, top diplomat says

EU foreign ministers reached an agreement on Monday to expand existing sanctions on Iranian drones to include missiles and their potential transfer to proxies such as Russia, the bloc’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell told reporters in Luxembourg. European Union sanctions announced following Iran’s attack against Israel are “regrettable” because the country was acting … Read more

US unveils charges, seizures linked to Iranian oil network

The United States on Friday announced terrorism and sanctions-evasion charges and seizures linked to a billion-dollar oil trafficking network that it says finances Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and other militant groups. The cases are in response to a series of aggressive actions by Iran over several years, the Department of Justice … Read more