The United States is preparing to impose fresh sanctions on Iran’s financial industry as soon as Thursday, a Republican congressional aide briefed on the matter said, as Washington ramps up pressure on Tehran weeks ahead of a key U.S. election.
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Three tankers full with Iranian oil arrived in China recent Weeks
While the latest customs data from China show no imports of Iranian oil in June, data intelligence firm Kepler told Radio Farda Iran has shipped oil to the Asian economic giant.
The owner of the shuttered Pilatus Bank is accused of moving money for Iran
The owner of the shuttered Pilatus Bank Ali Sadr Hasheminejad yesterday appeared in the court of the Southern District of New York before Judge Alison Nathan, as lawyers made their opening statements
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Iranian involvement in Syria was part of a larger plan to expand its presence
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Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the second-largest armed terrorist faction in the Gaza Strip, announced at the end of last…
Congress sees shipping-certification firms as tool to tighten Iran noose
Congress is trying to use a little-known certification requirement for ships and drilling rigs as a lever to squeeze…
Kurdish militants vow ‘new resistance’ against Iran
Iranian Kurdish militants who were targeted by Iranian missile strikes earlier this month at a headquarters…
Secret Iranian weapon supply unit revealed
Israeli, American, and other Western intelligence agencies have been following the actions of the secret Iranian Unit 190…
As sanctions bit, Iranian executives bought African passports
In recent years, numerous Iranians have bought passports from the Comoros Islands, a small nation between Mozambique and Madagascar…
