Wednesday, September 16, 2026

US-Hosted G20 Finance Meeting to Target Growth, Imbalances, Iran Sanctions, Treasury Official Says

#US, #G20, #FinanceMeeting, #EconomicGrowth, #GlobalImbalances, #IranSanctions, #USTreasury By David Lawder WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (Reuters) - The Trump administration aims to have finance leaders from the Group of 20 major economies agree next week on steps to boost economic...

Trump Says War Is ‘Very Complete’ – Iran Has Other Ideas

Reuters: A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Gregor Stuart Hunter: Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, the White House has ominously declared...

US Sanctions Iran’s Largest Crypto Exchange Over IRGC Links

By Gavin Finch LONDON, June 2 (Reuters) - The United States announced sanctions on Iran’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange on Tuesday, accusing it of enabling the Iranian government and blacklisted state institutions to circumvent Western sanctions. https://kayhanlife.com/society/law/special-report-one-of-irans-most-powerful-families-founded-its-largest-crypto-exchange-its-used-by-the-irgc-to-move-millions/ https://kayhanlife.com/business/iran-businessfinance-2026/exclusive-how-trumps-crypto-venture-and-irans-top-exchange-tapped-into-the-same-industry-networks/ The new sanctions follow a Reuters...

Islamic Republic State Oil Company’s Bank Accounts Frozen Over Debt, Fars News Agency Reports

#IslamicRepublic, #StateOilCompany, #BankAccounts, #Debt, #FarsNewsAgency DUBAI, Aug 5 (Reuters) - The National Iranian Oil Company's bank accounts have been frozen by a state-owned lender over mounting debt, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Wednesday, underscoring the strain...

Pressure on Iran Starting to Tell, as Sanctions and Blockade Bite

#Iran, #Sanctions, #Blockade, #EconomicPressure, #IranEconomy By Parisa Hafezi and Angus McDowall DUBAI, Sept 3 (Reuters) - A U.S. campaign to throttle Iran's economy by blockading its oil exports and stopping sanctions evasion is growing increasingly difficult to withstand, three senior Iranian sources...

EXCLUSIVE: Tehran Residents Describe Life Under Surveillance, Internet Blackout

By Firoozeh Nordstrom Days before the end of the temporary ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran, everyday life for 90 million Iranians remains tense and challenging. Fifty days into the Internet blackout, the lives, businesses,...

ANALYSIS – The Iran War Has Revealed Trump’s Pressure Point: The Economy

By Matt Spetalnick and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON, April 18 (Reuters) - Seven weeks of war have failed to topple Iran’s theocratic rulers or force them to meet all of President Donald Trump's demands, but for U.S. adversaries and...

Trump Warns of Economic Consequences for Any Country That Supports Iran

#Trump, #EconomicConsequences, #Iran, #Sanctions, #InternationalSupport, #USPolicy By Kanishka Singh and Jana Choukeir WASHINGTON/DUBAI, Aug 20 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump warned of economic consequences against any country that provided "any type of lifeline to Iran" as the United...

Iran’s Hormuz ‘Toll Booth’ Set To Hardwire Higher Energy Prices: Bousso

By Ron Bousso (The opinions expressed here are those of Ron Bousso, a columnist for Reuters.) LONDON, April 9 (Reuters) - The war that closed the Strait of Hormuz has ended - for now. But Tehran's demand to act...

U.S. Threatens Countries Doing Business With Iran, but Holds Off on Penalties for Now

#US, #Iran, #BusinessTies, #Sanctions, #Penalties By David Lawder and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, Aug 24 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration on Monday announced a possible expansion of sanctions on countries doing business with Iran as part of what it billed...