Sanctions

Some $18 billion of Iranian oil sold since outbreak of war, over half of annual budget

The sales generated more than 60% of the oil revenue forecast in Iran's annual budget, Iranian Oil Minister Paknejad said.

VESSELS AT the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 24, 2026.
Mourners walk through Tehran's landmark Azadi Square ahead of the funeral procession of Iran's slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei and members of his family on July 6, 2026; Illustrative.

Four people, nine entities tied to Iran financial evasion network sanctioned by US Treasury

A VIEW from a drone shows the European Union flags outside the European Commission headquarters, known as the Berlaymont building in Brussels, in 2026.

EU sanctions Iranian judges, leading cyber group figure, US sanctions Iranian financier

An illustrative image of a silhouette over the backdrop of the Hamas flag.

US Treasury sanctions Turkish, British-based Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas financial networks


Trump says he sent Israel draft of MoU with Iran, expects signing to happen soon

Trump also said that the MoU would survive a potential Israeli attack on Lebanon, but noted that "Israel's fighting Hezbollah too long, and too many people are being killed."

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump, flanked by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick speaks during a press conference, during the G7 Summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 17, 2026.

No consensus for EU sanctions against Israel's Ben-Gvir, top diplomat says

Western governments have expressed outrage after Ben-Gvir posted a video ​of himself taunting activists who had intended to ​bring humanitarian aid to Gaza being pinned to the ground.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir speaks to the media outside the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, April 15, 2026.

YouTube continuing to platform sanctioned members who support IRGC, TTP says

“Until YouTube cleans up this problem, advertisers will be vulnerable to having their ads run on content from individuals and organizations deemed a threat to US national security,” TTP concluded.

An illustrative photo of a laptop displaying the Iranian flag, representing Iran in a digital or cyber context, March 27, 2026.

US sanctions 13 individuals, entities linked with Iran IRGC's missile procurement network

The sanctioned persons and organizations, who reportedly sought to source weapons that included man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS).

A MANPADS (Man-Portable Air Defiance Systems) missile is detonated along the shore facing the Firing Range, east of the Libyan capital Tripoli, on December 11, 2011. A top U.S. official said that a team of U.S. and Libyan bomb-disposal specialists has secured about 5,000 surface-to-air missiles.

Zionist NGO Regavim to countersue Canada, EU over sanctions, denies claims of violence - interview

On Tuesday, the United Kingdom, Canada, Norway, France, New Zealand, and Australia announced new sanctions against several individuals and organizations in the West Bank.

 Jewish settlers look on during a march near Hebron in the West Bank, June 21, 2021

Armies to markets: The changed nature of power - opinion

A new stage of global competition has begun, focused on rebuilding economies to be more resilient in a world of longer, more complex conflicts – not just on armaments.

Taiwanese soldiers leave Qingtian Hall, an underground military tunnel built inside Taiwu Mountain in the 1960s, after attending a performance commemorating the Battle of Guningtou, in Kinmen, Taiwan, October 18, 2025

UK sanctions individuals and entities linked to Israeli settlers in West Bank

The UK designated seven entities and individuals tied to West Bank settlers.

British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper at the UN Security Council, New York, February 18, 2026; illustrative.

Some 140 UK Labour MPs urge government to ban trade with West Bank settlements

The letter noted that countries such as Spain, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Belgium have either already implemented bans or are in the process of doing so.

British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper at the UN Security Council, New York, February 18, 2026; illustrative.

Proposed French sanctions will fuel antisemitism, isolate French Jews, lawyers warn

France is working with several European countries to step up pressure on Israel by imposing coordinated national sanctions targeting individuals linked to violence in the West Bank.

Protesters hold signs depitcting Jean-Luc Melenchon as in a mugshot and reading "Antisemite Populist, Jean-Luc Melenchon, Repeat offender, Puts a target in the back of Jews."

Paris misreads Israeli reality: Sanctioning settlers won't bring Palestinian statehood - editorial

If the Europeans hope their sanctions will bend Israel’s will, they are deeply misreading the Israeli public. Such actions will be used in the upcoming election campaign to bolster the Right.

THE ACTIVIST group Extinction Rebellion Paris (XR) staged a protest to commemorate the anniversary of the Nakba by unfurling a large Palestinian flag on the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, on May 15, 2026.