Sanctions against iran

Behind Tehran’s calm, Iran faces deepening economic collapse

While the streets are full of people, their pockets are empty. The Iranian rial has become a liability that citizens are desperate to offload.

A woman walks past a billboard featuring an image of the late Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a building, amid a ceasefire between US and Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 27, 2026
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump salutes during the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington, last week.

Why Trump’s sanctions strategy on Iran is different and working - opinion

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine speaks next to a map showing a blockade line on the Strait of Hormuz, during a briefing on the Iran war at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, US, April 16, 2026.

Trump's Op. Economic Fury pressure campaign on Iran expands beyond Hormuz blockade - report

IRGC Navy chief Alireza Tangsiri stands in front of a map depicting the Strait of Hormuz, pictured in 2020; illustrative.

IRGC Navy chief warns ships must seek permission to transit Hormuz strait to avoid being hit


Iranian FM Araghchi travels to New York, will meet EU officials as sanctions reimposition looms

Iran's Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, is set to meet with E3 officials to discuss international sanctions on Tehran regarding its nuclear program.

 Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell attend a joint news conference, in Tehran, Iran June 25, 2022

UN sanctions on Iran to be reimposed, France's Macron says

As Iran's 30-day deadline for avoiding snapback sanctions approaches, European leaders discussed the possibility of further nuclear sanctions.

French President Emmanuel Macron, Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer pose for the media at a hotel prior to an E3 meeting on the sidelines of the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, June 24, 2025.

US imposes sanctions on global financial network facilitating Iranian oil sales

The US has sanctioned a financial network tied to Iranian oil sales, targeting entities in Hong Kong and the UAE to disrupt funding for Iran’s military and proxies.

 The IRGC’s control over Iran’s oil industry has grown to such a point, experts now estimate 50% of the country's oil wealth is siphoned to the military organization

Path for Iran-US negotiations not closed, Iran's Supreme Security Council says

The secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Ali Larijani, said that "by raising unrealisable issues such as missile restrictions, they [US] set a path that negates any talks."

 L to R: Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and US President Donald Trump against backdrop of respective flags and missile strikes.

Iran 'not afraid of war' as Israel, US look to divide and destroy, Pezeshkian says

"America and Israel seek to divide and destroy Iran, but no Iranian wants Iran to be divided", Iran's president said in a pre-recorded TV interview.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during an interview in Tehran, Iran, August 28, 2025.

IAEA director-general says first team of inspectors arrive in Iran, set to restart work

This comes after Iranian leaders met with representatives of the E3 countries, the UK, France, and Germany, in Geneva on Tuesday. 

IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi looks on during a doorstep with Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker, Austrian Vice-Chancellor Andreas Babler and Austrian Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger at the Austrian Chancellery in Vienna, Austria, June 25, 2025.

Islamic Republic may reduce uranium enrichment to avoid UK sanctions - Telegraph

The Iranian Supreme National Security Council Secretary, Ali Larijani, is the leading official to lower the country's uranium enrichment to 20% purity, down from 60%.

Pictures of Iranian military commanders, nuclear scientists and others killed in Israeli strikes are displayed in Behesht Zahra Cemetery in southern Tehran, Iran, July 11, 2025

UK sanctions Iranian oil magnate accused of destabilization activities

Following suspicions of participating in "destabilization activities," multiple sanctions have been launched against Iranian oil magnate and associated entities.

 On March 12, 2017, a view of an Iranian oil facility on Khark Island in the Persian Gulf

US sanctions international drone procurement network working for Iran

The sanctions targeted an individual based in Iran, and entities based in China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.

 A drone is seen during a military exercise in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on October 4, 2023.

Treasury Dept. designates 22 entities linked with selling Iranian oil for IRGC-QF

Refineries purchase Iranian oil, and then transfer payments to these front companies, who in turn, move funds to other front company accounts also controlled by IRGC-QF, OFAC stated.

 The IRGC’s control over Iran’s oil industry has grown to such a point, experts now estimate 50% of the country's oil wealth is siphoned to the military organization