Iran and us

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

The US Department of State is offering a reward of up to $15 million for information that would lead to the identification of entities involved in oil sales conducted by the IRGC.

 The Iranian ship Khark at an undisclosed location in Iran, September 10,2020.
A F-35 jet lands on the runway of the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) military exercises about 100 miles south of Oahu, Hawaii, US July 19, 2024.

Trump warns Iran on nuclear reset as US carrier group deploys to Middle East

 US President Donald Trump and members of his cabinet in the situation room during US strikes on Iran, June 22, 2025.

If Iran tries to kill me, country gets 'blown up,' US President Donald Trump declares

 L to R: Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and US President Donald Trump against backdrop of respective flags and missile strikes.

Donald Trump saved Iran's Khamenei once before, will he do it again? - comment


Behind the scenes approach for President Biden’s first Middle East year

Experts weigh in on the key Middle East issues that made headlines and how the US president handled them

 US President Joe Biden signs the American Rescue Plan, a package of economic relief measures to respond to the impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, inside the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, US, March 11, 2021.

US citizen charged for providing technology, goods to Iranian government

The Central Bank of Iran has assisted and provided technology, goods and finances to Hezbollah, based in Lebanon.

Male hands arrested with handcuffs in Criminal concept (illustrative)

After 'Death to America' chant, Iranian athletes want to cancel wrestling match

An organization of world-class Iranian athletes is urging USA Wrestling to cancel a February match with Iran's squad after "Death to America" chants.

A portrait of Iranian wrestler Navid Afkari during a demonstration on the Dam Square in Amsterdam, Sept. 13, 2020.

Iran imposes sanctions on Americans over 2020 killing of Soleimani

Iran's Foreign Ministry said the 51 Americans had been targeted for what it called "terrorism" and human rights violations.

Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi gives a speech during a ceremony to mark the second anniversary of the killing of senior Iranian military commander General Qassem Soleimani in a US attack, in Tehran, Iran, January 3, 2022.

US consulting with Israel ahead of Iran nuclear talks

Ned Price said that “close consultation and coordination will continue as we get closer to November 29th and of course once those negotiations resume.

 Flag of Iran in the Nishapur Railway Station square

Is Iran downplaying Iranian helicopter buzzing a US naval ship?

A recent video lasting 42 seconds shows an Iranian helicopter flying close to a US ship.

A US Navy helicopter continues fighting a fire on the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard at Naval Base San Diego, in San Diego, California, US July 13, 2020

Why is Iran talking oil exports after years of sanctions?

Iran now needs $160 billion of investments in its oil and natural gas industries in the coming years in order to avoid becoming a net importer, the oil minister has said.

Iran's new President Ebrahim Raisi receives the endorsement decree for his presidency from Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran

The world is waking up to Iran’s drone threat

Iran’s drone program, unlike its nuclear weapons program, is not secretive. The Islamic Republic openly brags about its drone capabilities.

Drones are seen during a large-scale drone combat exercise of Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran, in Semnan, Iran January 4, 2021. Picture taken January 4, 2021

Iran rejects US demand for UN inspectors' access to nuclear site

The United States said on Monday that Iran must stop denying the UN nuclear watchdog access to a workshop making centrifuge parts or face diplomatic retaliation.

A number of new generation Iranian centrifuges are seen on display during Iran's National Nuclear Energy Day in Tehran

Why is Biden only present in China and Russia? - analysis

Iran, North Korea, Iraq, Afghanistan and global terror are all being downplayed by the Biden administration.

US PRESIDENT Joe Biden has been riding a new wave of populism that will become the central theme in the next decade’s election campaigns across the Western world: disparaging big tech corporations.