The sum of $6 billion was transferred to a bank in Qatar to be accessible to Iran as part of a deal to free five US nationals in Iranian captivity. The sum was previously locked in a South Korean bank.
Thousands of women have taken to the streets in Iran, burning their hijabs and cutting their hair in public. In doing so, they challenge the Iranian state, highlight its legitimacy crisis, and express anger at promises of...
The administration uses an August 2018 executive order signed by then-President Donald Trump as its authority to impose the sanctions
The US military has developed multiple options in case Iran decides to develop a nuclear weapon, said General Mark Milley, the Chairman of US Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Mumbai-based Tibalji Petrochem has been sanctioned for facilitating sale of Iranian petro-chemical products from a sanctioned entity to China.
Greece had temporarily seized the Iran oil tanker in mid-April, while later had fiercely protested the action and last month ordered the armed takeover of two Greek-flagged tankers in the Persian Gulf.
India avoids a public position on Iran’s internal travails and abstains at the UN resolution condemning Iran while maintaining bilateral engagement with it. In the wake of US sanctions, India chose a middle path between...
Iran had threatened to take "punitive action" earlier over Greek involvement in the US seizure of an Iranian oil tanker in Greek waters.
Iran used to be India's second largest oil supplier but New Delhi had to halt imports after the former US president Donald Trump withdrew from the nuclear deal...
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With US sanctions still strangling the economy, record-breaking inflation has hit ordinary Iranians where it hurts most.
The fuel will arrive in the country indirectly through trucks via a Syrian port. It is believed that Hezbollah did this to save embarrassment to the Lebanese...
The statement comes in the backdrop of Iran declaring that it will increase Uranium levels at its Fordo nuclear facility by up to 20 percent
Amidst several electoral setbacks, the US president pursues fresh sanctions on Iran.
The Trump administration declared Saturday that all UN sanctions against Iran have been restored, a move most of the rest of the world rejects as illegal and...
The White House plans to issue an executive order on Monday spelling out how the U.S. will enforce the restored sanctions.
Ambassador Rob Macaire was detained for allegedly "inciting" protesters in Tehran angry at the military's accidental downing of a Ukranian passenger jet.
We are ascertaining further details on the incident. Our Mission is in touch with the Government of Iran to secure the early release and repatriation of Indian...
Trump's move to impose a fresh set of sanctions on Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and a string of military commanders comes days after Tehran...
The sanctions cover Iran's banking and energy sectors and reinstate penalties for countries and companies in Europe, Asia and elsewhere that do not halt...
