Iran sanctions

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

The deal would allow Iran to begin by accessing $6 billion currently held in Qatar, specifically for purchases of food, medicine, and other humanitarian goods.

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.
A general view of the Treasury Building on day two of a partial government shutdown in Washington, DC, US, February 1, 2026.

US sanctions Iranian foreign currency exchange, international front companies

Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz, December 21, 2018.

US issues new sanctions over Iran's oil shipments to China as part of Economic Fury

A Shahed drone on display during the 47th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran, Iran February 11, 2026.

US imposes sanctions on 10 individuals, companies for aiding Iran's weapons sector


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.

Crown Prince Pahlavi: 'Democratic secular Iran' possible with UK intervention

"Decades of appeasement and containment of the Iranian regime has just emboldened them and harmed British interests."

 Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince and son of the late Mohammad Reza Shah of Iran, attending the Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony 2023 in Yad Vashem.