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...
SPECIAL REPORT – One Of Iran’s Most Powerful Families Founded Its Largest Crypto Exchange....
By Gavin Finch, Allison Martell, Denise Ajiri, James Pearson and Elizabeth Howcroft
LONDON, May 1, (Reuters) - The sons of a powerful family with close ties to Iran’s new supreme leader control the country’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, transforming...
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...
Iranian Soccer Officials Set to Miss Pre-World Cup FIFA Meeting After Being Turned Back...
By Julien Pretot and Frank Pingue from Reuters
VANCOUVER/TORONTO — An Iranian football federation delegation, including a former member of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, was turned back by Canadian authorities en route to this...
US Imposes Sanctions On 35 Individuals, Entities For Aiding Iran’s Sanctions Evasions
By Andrea Shalal
WASHINGTON, April 28 (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Tuesday said it was imposing sanctions on 35 entities and individuals for their role in Iran's shadow banking architecture, accusing them of facilitating the movement of...
Islamic Republic Launches ‘Jan-Fada’ Campaign to Attract War Volunteers
By Kayah Life Staff
The Islamic Republic has launched a campaign known as "Jan Fada" (meaning martyrdom) to assert its legitimacy and to promote a sense of sacrifice among the people. Yet its claims of...
US Imposes Sanctions On Chinese ‘Teapot’ Refinery For Buying Iranian Oil
By Timothy Gardner
WASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) - The Trump administration said on Friday it had imposed sanctions on an independent "teapot" refinery in China for buying billions of dollars' worth of Iranian oil, as Washington and Tehran...
Iran Shows off Its Control over Strait After Collapse of Peace Talks
By Parisa Hafezi and Mubasher Bukhari
DUBAI/ISLAMABAD, April 23 (Reuters) - Iran showed off its tightened grip over the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday with video of its commandos storming a huge cargo ship, after the collapse of...
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.
The...
Islamic Republic Steps Up Repression, Using Foreign Mercenaries
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Islamic Republic of Iran is stepping up its campaign of repression against the population, and using Shia proxy forces from Iraq, Lebanon, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Turkey to enforce it.
The government...
