Sanctions against iran

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.
Iranian flags with Reza Pahlavi and the Eiffel Tower in the background, in Paris, France, January 18, 2026

European Parliament adopts resolution condemning Iran’s brutal treatment of protesters

Iran's Hadid 110 suicide drone

US issues sanctions related to Iran and Venezuela weapons trade

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio represents one outlook of Republican Christian constituents, while others adhere to 'replacement theology.'

Marco Rubio announces sanctions on ICC judges over Israel investigations


Iran, Russia link banking systems amid Western sanction

Similar limitations have been slapped on some Russian banks since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine last year.

 Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran, Iran July 19, 2022.

Iran's economy: World's 11th-largest GDP is strong but in crisis

Iran is home to strong universities, advanced technology, and innovative start-ups. And a giant economy and population, whose size alone makes it formidable. 

 People at a co-working space in Tehran.

Netanyahu wants to stop Iran going nuclear - now he needs int'l support

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seeks international support for a credible military threat to stop Iran’s nuclear race.

 Focus on Iran, the Iranian flag in crosshairs (Illustrative).

EU to sanction 37 Iranians, its parliament asks it to target IRGC

"We believe we should already start working on the fifth [sanctions package] to list IRGC as a terrorist organization," said one EU diplomat.

 Flags of European Union and Ukraine flutter outside EU Parliament building, in Brussels, Belgium, February 28, 2022

Facing a very cold winter, gas-rich Iran shutters institutions to save gas

Iran lacks the technology and infrastructure to develop its massive natural gas reserves.

 A general view of Abadan oil refinery in southwest Iran, is pictured from Iraqi side of Shatt al-Arab in Al-Faw south of Basra, Iraq September 21, 2019.

US targets supply of Iranian drones to Russia in new sanctions

The targeted Qods Aviation Industries, which itself has been under US sanctions since 2013, has been a key Iranian defense manufacturer responsible for the design and production of drones.

A general view of Tehran city following the increase in air pollution in Tehran, Iran, November 24, 2021.

US sanctions against Iran violate Iranian people's rights - UN experts

“The sanctions not only prevent the Iranian government from addressing them effectively; they contribute to making the challenges worse,” experts at the United Nations said.

A general view of Tehran city following the increase in air pollution in Tehran, Iran, November 24, 2021.

Germany earned over $1 billion from Iran trade amid Tehran’s repression

"End your trade with one of the most brutal tyrannies in the world to defend humanity," says German-Iranian dissident

 Members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) attend an IRGC ground forces military drill in the Aras area, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, October 17, 2022.

Australia imposes sanctions on Iran, Russia over human rights violations

Foreign Minister Penny Wong said in a statement Australia was imposing Magnitsky-style sanctions on 13 individuals and two entities, including Iran’s Morality Police and Basij Resistance Force.

 An Australian flag is seen hung in a tree burnt by bushfire on the property of farmer Jeff McCole in Buchan, Victoria, Australia

US sanctions senior employees of Iranian state-run media

Iranian state-run IRIB acts as "a critical tool in the Iranian government’s mass suppression and censorship campaign," the US treasury said.

 Demonstrators stand in front of a wall of the former U.S. embassy with anti-U.S. murals during the 42nd anniversary of the U.S. expulsion from Iran, in Tehran, Iran November 4, 2021