U.S. Ramps Up Sanctions on Hezbollah as Part of Iran Pressure

Oil futures climb Friday, poised to recoup losses from a day earlier, but remain are on track for a weekly loss, with pressure tied in part to signs of progress toward a restoration of the Iran nuclear deal that would lift sanctions against Tehran......»»

Oil futures bounce Friday, but are on track for a weekly loss, with pressure tied in part to signs of progress toward a restoration of the Iran nuclear deal that would lift sanctions against Tehran......»»

Oil futures bounce Friday, but are on track for a weekly loss, with pressure tied in part to signs of progress toward a restoration of the Iran nuclear deal that would lift sanctions against Tehran......»»

The designation of Mohammad Ibrahim Bazzi as one of Hezbollah’s top financiers and Abdallah Safi-Al-Din as the group’s representative to Tehran is part of a broader U.S. campaign to target Iran......»»

New U.S. sanctions on Iran's vital oil sector are part of a psychological war launched by Washington against Tehran but these will fail, Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi was cited as saying by state TV......»»

Oil futures lose ground Thursday, with weakness attributed in part to signs negotiators are making progress toward a deal that would see the U.S. lift sanctions against Iran, returning a large source of supply to the market......»»

The US and Iran are involved in indirect talks in Vienna this week as part of an effort to revive the 2015 nuclear deal. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called Western Democracy "fragile." Reuters The US is prepared to lift sanct.....»»

EU Shrugs Off US Sanctions, Gives Millions In Coronavirus Aid To Iran The White House has not backed off it's 'maximum pressure.....»»

UK, Europe & IMF Ramp Up Pressure For Trump To Ease Sanctions On Virus-Ravaged Iran R.....»»

Reuters The Trump administration announced new sanctions against Iran on Friday after a week in which Washington and Tehran were on the brink of war. Both sides have deescalated in the past.....»»

Reuters The US government has ratcheted up the pressure on Iran through a sweeping sanctions regime targeting the country's economy. But those sanctions a.....»»

Shares of Turkey's Halkbank plunged as much 7% on Wednesday, despite a ban on short selling, after U.S. prosecutors charged the state-owned lender with taking part in a multibillion-dollar scheme to evade U.S. sanctions on Iran......»»

Shares of Turkey's state-owned Halkbank fell more than 7% at the opening of trade on Wednesday after U.S. prosecutors charged the bank with taking part in a scheme to evade U.S. sanctions on Iran......»»

Federal prosecutors in New York on Tuesday charged Turkey's Halkbank with taking part in a multibillion-dollar scheme to evade U.S. sanctions against Iran......»»

Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters North Korea, along with Russia, Venezuela, and Iran, have all pursued cryptocurrencies, largely as a means to circumvent sanctions. That development illustrates the shortcomings of the bo.....»»

The United States is imposing sanctions on certain Chinese entities for knowingly transferring oil from Iran, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in what he called fresh actions to intensify pressure on Iran......»»

Washington's policy of applying "maximum pressure" on Iran with wide-ranging sanctions has shredded the country's oil revenues, sent its economy into recession and devalued its national currency......»»

The White House policy of taking Iranian oil exports to "zero" still has a long way to go, thanks in no small part to China, and also despite Pompeo touting this week that US sanctions have removed nearly 2.7 mil.....»»

The Trump administration has over the past months taken more aggressive sanctions measures on Hezbollah leadership amid the ongoing heightened tensions with Iran,.....»»

The U.S. plans to impose major new sanctions on Iran, signaling it won’t ease pressure despite a diplomatic push by European leaders to persuade Washington and Tehran to show restraint......»»