Sanctions against iran

US declares new sanctions on Iran, PGSA condemns US leadership

The PGSA condemned the sanctions and added that it considered being sanctioned by “a country whose leader takes pride in piracy” as a sign of “positive performance."

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An Iranian flag flutters in the wind as ships remain anchored in the Strait of Hormuz on May 16. Negotiations between the US and Iran over opening this critical waterway have largely stalled.
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How the IRGC's shadow economy keeps Iran's nuclear program alive - analysis

How Iran is financed, and why US attempts to pressure Iran in the Strait of Hormuz have failed

|ByDANNY AYALON, MORAN ALALUF
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to the media after two days of meetings with a Chinese delegation, in Paris, France March 16, 2026.

Bessent urges more disruption to Iran's financing, will review US sanctions list

The US has recently stepped up sanctions on Iran through "Economic Fury," a program meant to disrupt Tehran's shadow banking networks and terrorist financing schemes.

|ByREUTERS
A general view of the Treasury Building on day two of a partial government shutdown in Washington, DC, US, February 1, 2026.

US sanctions Iranian foreign currency exchange, international front companies

“Iran’s shadow banking system facilitates the illicit transfer of funding for terrorist purposes,” said Scott Bessent, Secretary of the Treasury.

|ByTZVI JASPER

US Treasury sanctions companies involved with Iran Petrochemical

The US Treasury announced sanctions against UAE and HK-based companies accused of facilitating the sale and transfer of Iranian petrochemical products.

AUGUST 2, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Signage is seen at the United States Department of the Treasury headquarters in Washington, DC

Binance served crypto traders in Iran for years despite US sanctions

Crypto traders in Iran found trading with Binance for years despite US sanctions.

JULY 11, 2022ByREUTERS
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Sanction relief for Iran is a double-edged sword - opinion

Any sanction relief Iran experiences in return for reducing its nuclear program will allow it to strengthen its proxy organizations across the globe.

MAY 21, 2022ByGABRIEL TOOLE
AN IRANIAN woman holds a Hezbollah flag during a rally in Tehran in support of the Palestinians, last year.

Iran MPs set conditions for reviving 2015 nuclear deal amid stalled talks

Negotiations have now stalled as Tehran and Washington blame each other for failing to take the necessary political decisions to settle the remaining issues.

APRIL 10, 2022ByREUTERS
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi gestures as he speaks at Tehran's Friday prayer on the occasion of the 43rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution of Iran in Tehran, Iran, February 11, 2022.

IRGC chief threatens Israel, US with Iranian missiles

On American sanctions, IRGC Hossein Salami claimed they have strengthened the IRGC "in every way."

MARCH 24, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Hossein Salami, deputy head of Iran's Revolutionary Guard

Can Israel get anything out of Iran-US deal on IRGC? - analysis

From Israel’s perspective, the deal seems to be an unmitigated disaster.

MARCH 20, 2022ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
A boat of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) sails, at undisclosed place off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran August 22, 2019.

Reaching a nuclear deal will benefit Iran’s economy, region

The Biden administration believes the time is running out for negotiations on reining in Iran's nuclear program.

FEBRUARY 11, 2022ByMOHAMMAD AL-KASSIM/THE MEDIA LINE
Fireworks are set off on the occasion of the 43rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution around Azadi Tower in Tehran, Iran, February 10, 2022.

Iran ‘society set to explode’ while Biden unfreezes $29 billion for regime

Social discontent in Iran has risen by 300 percent in the past year according to an IRGC document obtained from Edalat-e Ali.

FEBRUARY 5, 2022ByBENJAMIN WEINTHAL
Members of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) navy participate in a joint exercise called the 'Great Prophet 17', in the southwest of Iran, in this picture obtained on December 22, 2021.

US grants Iran sanctions exemption to South Korea

The US has granted South Korea a license to pay damages owed to an Iranian company, possibly a gesture from the US to Iran to move nuclear talks forward.

JANUARY 12, 2022ByLAHAV HARKOV
KAZEM GHARIB ABADI, Iran’s permanent representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency, leaves a meeting in Vienna on following up the Iran nuclear agreement.

World powers to test Iran's good faith over commitment to June texts

Talks on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal resumed with the US and Israel ramping up the rhetorical pressure on Tehran on consequences.

DECEMBER 10, 2021ByREUTERS
The Iranian flag waves in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters, before the beginning of a board of governors meeting, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Vienna, Austria, March 1, 2021.