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’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...
Swiss to Wind Down Private Bank That US Accused of Money Laundering
Feb 27 (Reuters) - Switzerland's financial regulator FINMA said on Friday it would wind down MBaer Merchant Bank AG after Washington threatened to cut the private bank's access to the U.S. financial system for breaching sanctions...
US Proposes Severing Swiss Bank from Financial System over Alleged Iran, Russia, Venezuela Links
WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department proposed a rule on Thursday that, if finalized, would sever MBaer Merchant Bank AG's access to the U.S. financial system on the grounds the Swiss bank had...
Witkoff Says Any Iran Nuclear Deal Should Last Indefinitely, Axios Reports
Feb 25 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff told a private gathering on Tuesday that the administration is demanding any nuclear deal with Iran should remain in effect indefinitely, Axios reported on Wednesday, citing...
US Expands Sanctions on Iran Over Oil Sales, Weapons Programs
By Patricia Zengerle
WASHINGTON, Feb 25 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday imposed sanctions on more than 30 individuals, entities and "shadow fleet" vessels it said enabled Iran's illicit petroleum sales, ballistic missiles and weapons production.
Treasury's...
Iran and U.S. To Meet on Thursday for Talks
Feb 22 (Reuters) - Iran and the U.S. will hold a third round of nuclear talks on Thursday in Geneva, Oman's Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi said on Sunday, amid growing concerns about the risk of military conflict between...
EXCLUSIVE – Iran and US Views on Sanctions Relief Differ, Iranian Official Tells Reuters
By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Iran and the United States have differing views over sanctions relief in talks to curb Tehran's nuclear ambitions, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Sunday, adding that new talks were...
Danish Authorities Hold Iran-Flagged Vessel Over Registration Concerns
COPENHAGEN, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Denmark's maritime authority said on Thursday it had detained an Iran-flagged container vessel anchored in the Nordic country's waters on the grounds that it was not properly registered.
The ship, using the name...
Iran to Shut Parts of Strait of Hormuz as It Holds Nuclear Talks with...
By Olivia Le Poidevin
GENEVA, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Iran will partially shut down a vital global oil supply route, state media said on Tuesday, as it held talks over its disputed nuclear programme with the United States, which has sent...
