Egypt’s Banque Misr Reviews US Iran Sanctions Notice, UAE Central Bank Launches Urgent Examination
#Egypt, #BanqueMisr, #USIranSanctions, #UAE, #UAECentralBank, #Banking, #Sanctions
CAIRO, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Egypt's Banque Misr said on Saturday it was reviewing a U.S. Treasury notice to cut off its UAE branches from dollar transactions over their dealings with Iran, while...
What’s Included in the New US Sanctions Campaign to Pressure Iran’s Economy?
#USSanctions, #Iran, #IranianEconomy, #EconomicPressure, #USIranRelations, #SanctionsCampaign
LONDON, Aug 25 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced what his department called "an economic onslaught" against Iran on Monday that combined new sanctions with threats against Tehran'strading partners.
His statement stopped short of some...
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...
Mediator Pakistan to hold talks in Iran on US ‘economic D-Day’
#MediatorPakistan, #Iran, #US, #EconomicDDay, #Sanctions, #Diplomacy, #USIranRelations
By Menna Alaa El-Din and Kanishka Singh
CAIRO/WASHINGTON, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Pakistan's army chief was visiting Tehran on a mediating mission on Monday as the United States prepared to roll...
US, Iran Keep Up Hostile Rhetoric Ahead of New Sanctions
#US, #Iran, #Sanctions, #HostileRhetoric, #USIranRelations, #Diplomacy
By Menna AlaaElDin and Kanishka Singh
CAIRO/WASHINGTON, Aug 22 (Reuters) - The United States and Iran exchanged defiant messages ahead of Monday's scheduled announcement of new U.S. economic sanctions that could impact the Islamic Republic and Tehran's most...
Iranian Oil Offers to Chinese Buyers Fall as US Blockade Bites, Sources Say
#Iran, #China, #Oil, #USBlockade, #EnergyTrade, #Sanctions
By Siyi Liu and Chen Aizhu
SINGAPORE, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Offers of Iranian crude to Chinese buyers have declined and prices have jumped this week as the U.S. blockade has cut Tehran's...
U.S. Targets Hezbollah With Fresh Sanctions, Emphasizes Ties to Iranian Government
#U.S., #Hezbollah, #Sanctions, #IranianGovernment, #Iran, #RegionalSecurity
WASHINGTON, Aug 20 (Reuters) - The United States will on Thursday issue fresh sanctions targeting Lebanon's Hezbollah, including re-designating it under a terrorism authority, according to a statement seen by Reuters, in...
Bessent Says US Will Impose Toughest Ever Sanctions on Iran, Urges China to Cooperate
#Bessent, #USSanctions, #Iran, #China, #EconomicPressure, #Cooperation
Aug 20 (Reuters) - The United States will impose "the toughest sanctions in history" on Iran, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday as he urged Beijing to cooperate with Washington.
Bessent...
Trump Wants More Economic Pressure on Iran. What Are His Options?
#Trump, #Iran, #EconomicPressure, #Sanctions, #USForeignPolicy
By Andrea Shalal
WASHINGTON, Aug 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday vowed to hit Iran hard economically, a day after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that Washington would impose measures on Tehran that have...
U.S. Warns Iran It Will Step Up Economic Pressure; Two More Ships Attacked in...
#US, #Iran, #EconomicPressure, #StraitOfHormuz, #ShipAttacks
By Jonathan Saul, Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali
LONDON/PANAMA CITY, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Transit through the Strait of Hormuz appeared to grind to a near standstill on Friday after two more ships...
