Tag Archives: Iran

Starting in late January, President Trump suspended two programs that provide American aid to international nuclear inspectors, potentially undermining his own goal of preventing Iran from developing a nuclear arsenal. Though one of the programs has since been restored, the outcome of the actions has been to weaken confidence in an effort that for decades has exposed Iran’s strides toward …

Iran has strongly condemned new sanctions slapped by the administration of US President Donald Trump on the country’s oil industry, saying they run contrary to international rules and standards. Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei denounced the bans as “completely unjustified” on Friday. The remarks came a day after the US Treasury Department targeted more than a dozen individuals and companies, …

The United States has imposed its first set of sanctions on Iran after US President Donald Trump revived his so-called maximum pressure strategy against the Islamic Republic. In a statement on Thursday, State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce announced the news, saying the White House unleashed its first set of sanctions against Iran’s crude oil export to China. The move came …

An assailant has opened fire near the Supreme Court headquarters in the Iranian capital, Tehran, killing at least two judges. Two Supreme Court judges were shot dead in Tehran on Saturday and another judge was wounded, the judiciary’s Mizan news website reported. In a statement, the Judiciary’s media office identified the victims as Hojjatoleslam Ali Razini, head of Branch 39 …