US Secretary of State Rubio Sees Progress in Iran Talks, Says More Work to...
By Parisa Hafezi and Michael Martina
DUBAI/HELSINGBORG, Sweden, May 22 (Reuters) - The United States has seen some progress towards a deal with Iran but more work is required, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday, while Iran's foreign ministry...
Bessent Urges More Disruption to Iran’s Financing, Will Review US Sanctions List
By David Lawder
PARIS, May 19 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday called on allies to more forcefully disrupt Iran's financing networks and said the Treasury would scrub its sanctions list of outdated designations to...
US Seizes Iran-Linked Oil Tanker in Indian Ocean, WSJ Reports
May 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. seized an Iran-linked oil tanker in the Indian Ocean overnight, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing three U.S. officials.
The tanker, known as the Skywave, was sanctioned by the U.S....
US Imposes New Sanctions on Iranian Exchange House, Shadow Fleet Vessels
WASHINGTON, May 19 (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Tuesday imposed sanctions on an Iranian foreign currency exchange house and what it said were front companies overseeing transactions on behalf of Iranian banks as the U.S. maintains pressure...
US Treasury, India’s Adani Enterprises Settle Alleged Iran Sanctions Violations
By Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff
WASHINGTON, May 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. government said on Monday India's Adani Enterprises ADEL.NS agreed to pay $275 million to settle alleged sanctions violations involving Iran, as the Trump administration moved to resolve several cases involving...
Trump Says Iran Ceasefire Is ‘On Life Support’ as Hopes for a Deal Fade
By Nandita Bose, Nayera Abdallah and Elwely Elwelly
WASHINGTON/DUBAI, May 11 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that a ceasefire with Iran was "on life support" after Tehran's response to a U.S. proposal to end the war made clear...
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 Issues Alert to Banks on IRGC Efforts to Evade Sanctions
WASHINGTON, May 11 (Reuters) - The United States on Monday issued an alert to financial institutions warning of efforts by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' to evade U.S. sanctions, as concerns mount of a resumption of...
US Imposes Sanctions On Companies It Accuses Of Aiding Iran’s Weapons Sector
By Andrea Shalal
WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury on Friday announced sanctions against 10 individuals and companies, including several in China and Hong Kong, over accusations they aided Iran's efforts to secure weapons and the...
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...
