Trump must close this Turkish loophole that allows Iran to skirt sanctions
Washington has done well targeting Tehran’s shipping, banking and financial networks. The regime is increasingly being pushed onto…
US sanctions target Iran’s auto, rail sectors after blockade chokes shipping lanes
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, Oct 1 (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Thursday imposed fresh sanctions on Iran,…
Exclusive-US to grant sanctions waiver for flights between Iran and Iraq’s Najaf, source says
By Timour Azhari and Ahmed Rasheed Sept 28 (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump’s administration was set to…
US Pressure Campaign Tightens Economic Noose on Iran
United Arab Emirates billboard in Dubai on November 6, 2025. (Photo by GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty Images) The…
U.S. imposes Iran-related sanctions on Russia’s VTB
WASHINGTON, Sept 14 (Reuters) – The United States imposed Iran-related sanctions Monday on Russia’s VTB Bank Public Joint…
US severs Iran’s ‘financial lifelines’ to NATO ally Turkey with bank sanctions
WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department slapped sanctions on a bank in Turkey Friday in the latest effort to…
Crippling US sanctions are suffocating Tehran, embattled Iranian president admits: ‘We are in a war situation’
The weight of the US’ “asphyxiation” on Iran’s economy has been suffocating, the country’s president admitted to state…
US ‘economic asphyxiation’ of Iran sends Tehranites queuing for petrol
Long queues formed at petrol stations in Tehran on Tuesday after the United States announced fresh sanctions aimed…
Stocks rise and oil slips as traders eye Iran threat, Nvidia results
Investors are weighing the latest US moves to squeeze Iran and waiting for key earnings from Nvidia (Jung…
US widens sanctions on Iran but withholds more punishing options
By David Lawder and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, Aug 24 (Reuters) – The U.S. on Monday unveiled an expansion…
Watch Live: Bessent speaks as Trump administration amid new Iran sanctions
Washington — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is holding a press conference Monday at the Treasury Department announcing Operation…
The Treasury’s bond-market intervention isn’t working. So what comes next?
The Treasury Department’s efforts to calm the bond-market selloff haven’t yet worked as well as hoped. – MarketWatch…