US Issues New Sanctions Over Iran’s Oil Shipments to China
WASHINGTON, May 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Monday announced sanctions against three people and nine companies, including four based in Hong Kong and four in the United Arab Emirates, for aiding Iran's shipment of oil to China. The ninth...
US and Iran Closing in on One-Page Memo to End War, Axios Reports
May 6 (Reuters) - The White House believes it is getting close to an agreement with Iran on a one-page memorandum of understanding to end the war and set a framework for more detailed nuclear negotiations, Axios reported on Wednesday,...
US Treasury Warns Shippers Not To Pay Hormuz Tolls, Even In Form Of Charity
By Timothy Gardner
WASHINGTON, May 1 (Reuters) - Any shippers paying tolls to Iran for passage through the Strait of Hormuz, including charitable donations to organizations such as the Iranian Red Crescent Society, are at risk of punitive sanctions, the...
Trump Says King Charles Does Not Want Iran to Have Nuclear Weapon
By Kanishka Singh and Jasper Ward Reuters and Kayhan Life Staff
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday Britain's King Charles did not want Iran to have a nuclear weapon, introducing the fraught subject of the...
Trump Hits Back At German Chancellor After Iran Criticism
WASHINGTON, April 28 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump criticized German Chancellor Friedrich Merz over the war in Iran on Tuesday, a day after Merz said the Iranians were humiliating the United States in talks to end it.
"The Chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz, thinks...
US Imposes New Sanctions Against Suppliers Of Weapons To Iran
WASHINGTON, April 21 (Reuters) - The United States imposed new sanctions on Tuesday targeting 14 people and companies that help Iran obtain weapons as Tehran works to rebuild its ballistic missile inventories after U.S.-Israeli attacks, the Treasury Department said.
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Trump Vows To Blockade Strait Of Hormuz After Iran Peace Talks Stumble
By Bo Erickson, Saad Sayeed and Asif Shahzad
MIAMI/ISLAMABAD, April 12 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Sunday the U.S. Navy would start blockading the Strait of Hormuz, raising the stakes after marathon talks with Iran failed to...
Iran Has Indicated It Would Turn Over Enriched Uranium, White House Says
WASHINGTON, April 8 (Reuters) - Iran has indicated it would turn over its stocks of enriched uranium, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Wednesday, adding that such a transfer was one of President Donald Trump's main priorities.
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Iran’s Shattered Economy Means Any Success in War May Be Fleeting
By Parisa Hafezi and Angus McDowall
DUBAI, April 8 (Reuters) - Iranian authorities see the truce with the United States and Israel as a strategic victory, but they emerge battered and isolated with an economy in tatters, little prospect of rapid...
Iran to Increase Force and Frequency of Missile Attacks, Revolutionary Guards Say
DUBAI, March 9 (Reuters) - The force and frequency of Iranian missile launches will increase, and their range will become wider, state media cited the commander of the Revolutionary Guards Aerospace Force as saying on Monday.
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