Iran Sanctions

Chinese state oil companies and major private refiners are rushing to secure crude supplies as tighter sanctions on Iran and Russia threaten to disrupt near-term oil flows, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday.

Donald Trump should threaten Iran with military force if it continues to advance its nuclear program, advocacy group United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) said in a report on Monday.

A hardline Iranian lawmaker torched an Iranian government offer to help put out fires in Los Angeles, home to a sizeable Iranian diaspora population, as a waste of money.

Iran’s pharmaceutical industry is grappling with sharp price increases born out of the weakness of Iran's currency, causing some drug costs to more than quadriple.

Saudi Arabia plans to monetize all its mineral resources, including uranium, by enriching and selling it, while Iran begins nuclear talks with the E3 in Geneva.

Iran has begun shipping oil stored in China with Beijing's approval, sources told The Wall Street Journal, about two weeks after Iran International reported Tehran's determination to sell off the supplies ahead of harsher sanctions expected under Donald Trump.

The US Treasury on Friday sanctioned several vessels involved in transporting Iranian oil as part of a broader crackdown on Russia's network of ships used to evade US-led energy sanctions.

Iran's presidential administration has proposed the remote and underdeveloped Makran region in southeastern Iran as a potential site for the country’s new capital, igniting widespread debate and controversy.

A day after Iran’s Supreme Leader urged officials to dismiss US demands, a conservative newspaper in Tehran advocated for negotiations, describing them as the only viable path to addressing the country’s economic crisis.

Iran has made strides in recovering portions of its blocked financial assets, foreign minister Abbas Araghchi announced, while emphasizing that billions remain inaccessible due to international sanctions.

As President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration nears, more establishment figures and experts in Iran are urging authorities to engage in negotiations with the United States to alleviate the Islamic Republic’s severe economic pressures.

France says Iran's future ties and sanctions relief depend on the release of three French citizens detained in the country, with some held in conditions resembling torture.

Data from oil tanker tracking firms reveal that during Joe Biden's presidency, Iran exported approximately 2 billion barrels of oil—a significant increase compared to the volumes recorded between 2019 and 2021.

Iran has exported nearly 1.98 billion barrels of oil over the past four years since US President Joe Biden took office, United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) said in its annual Tanker Tracker report released on Friday.

A prominent centrist political analyst has warned that Iran’s economic prospects under the 2015 nuclear deal are dwindling, urging Tehran to address sanctions as the government faces mounting pressure to revive talks with the West.

Some Reformist politicians in Iran are urging direct talks with Donald Trump to help resolve the country's serious economic crisis. However, others prefer indirect talks, highlighting hesitations among establishment figures.

The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on entities in Iran and Russia, accusing them of orchestrating campaigns to meddle in the 2024 US presidential election.

A day after protests erupted at two of Tehran's traditional bazaars over the worsening economic crisis and soaring inflation, the goldsmiths bazaar joined the strike on Monday, December 30.

Iran’s economy minister announced on Tuesday that the Supreme Leader has approved revisiting two critical international conventions required to ease banking restrictions resulting from Iran's blacklisting by the money laundering watchdog, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).

Iran is struggling with a sharp decline in oil exports to China and seeks to offload reserves stored in Chinese ports ahead of Donald Trump's return to Washington.

Several analysts, officials and media outlets in Iran are warning that multiple crises have gripped the country in recent months and those in charge should deal with this reality.

While the US dollar reached a new high against Iran’s currency on Wednesday, an economist warned that without an agreement with Washington soon, inflation could climb above 40% before the Iranian New Year in March.

The son of a key figure in Iran's ruling establishment is at the heart of a sanctions-busting secret trade with Russia, in which Iran provides Moscow with weapons in exchange for oil, a report by Bloomberg said.

Despite a 20% surge in oil exports, Iran's GDP growth in the first half of the current Iranian calendar year starting March 21 significantly declined due to a recession in other sectors, such as agriculture, industries, and the service sector.

Iran is due to ease fuel price subsidies, according to documents reviewed by Iran International, in a politically sensitive move likely approved by the country's top leadership which is due to deepen economic pain.

Dutch supermarket chain Spar has been accused of helping Iran evade international sanctions, according to a report by Dutch newspaper de Volkskrant.

On Friday, The Times revealed that police in London and the Charity Commission are investigating Dar Alhekma Trust (DAT), a charity with alleged links to Iran.

The United States imposed sanctions against entities linked to Iran and its allies the Houthis in Yemen on Thursday just weeks before the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump is due to herald even harsher pressure on Tehran.

The US State Department said on Wednesday that its ongoing sanctions have played a significant role in the sharp devaluation of the Iranian rial to record lows against the US dollar.

Iran’s oil minister denied reports on Wednesday that oil exports have declined, even as the Iranian currency continued its downward spiral and the country faced acute shortages of natural gas and electricity.

The US Justice Department on Monday charged two Iranians with conspiring to export sensitive US technology to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, including navigation systems used in military drones that killed three US service members.

Iran’s nuclear chief said on Tuesday that the country’s nuclear technology will not be restricted, despite demands from the United States and European powers to halt high-level uranium enrichment.

A senior US diplomat insisted on Monday that Washington is committed to enforcing sanctions on Iranian oil sales, citing reports that Iran might be seeking to sell its oil supplies.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is seeking to sell oil stored in China before US president-elect Donald Trump can block sales with tougher sanctions, an informed source told Iran International.

Iran faces the threat of tougher sanctions as Britain, France, and Germany warn of a potential snapback of UN measures against Tehran that were lifted as part of the 2015 nuclear deal.

A decision to renew a sanctions waiver for Iran in the waning days of the Joe Biden administration has raised hackles among Republicans who argue the outgoing president has consistently allowed Tehran to replenish its coffers.