Iran Sanctions

The U.S. confiscated Iranian oil on a tanker at sea in recent days in a sanctions enforcement operation, three sources said, and days later Iran seized another oil-laden tanker in retaliation, according to a maritime security firm.

China's President Xi Jinping and his Iranian counterpart, Ebrahim Raisi, called on Thursday for the lifting of sanctions on Iran as an integral part of a stalled international agreement on its nuclear programme.

In September, the United States imposed new sanctions on companies involved in Iran oil exports, including five based in China.

The UK on Tuesday announced new sanctions against senior Russian military commanders, as well as Iranians involved in the producing and supplying drones to target Ukraine.

Iran on Monday sanctioned the heads of the UK's domestic spy agency and military along with British and German political figures, hitting back at Europe before it imposes new sanctions of its own.

Australia's foreign minister on Saturday said the government would place targeted sanctions on Russia and Iran in response to what it said were "egregious" human rights violations.

Canada announced Friday sanctions against 67 individuals and nine entities in several countries, including members of Iran's judiciary and prison system for alleged "gross and systematic human rights violations."

Kraken crypto exchange said it will lay off 1,110 employees, or 30 percent of its global workforce on Wednesday. The crypto exchange has cited difficult market conditions as the reason for reducing the number of its employees. Kraken follows crypto exchange Coinbase Global, which slashed jobs in its recruiting and institutional onboarding teams in ...

Foreign ministers from the bloc were meeting in Brussels and expected to sign off on the move -- shortly after Tehran issued its first death sentences over the demonstrations.

Crypto giant Binance has processed Iranian transactions with a value of $8 billion since 2018 despite U.S. sanctions intended to cut Iran off from the global financial system, blockchain data show.

Iranian Envoy Dr Iraj Elahi on Friday said despite US sanctions Tehran is ready to supply oil to India as both countries have close ties.

The United States placed over a dozen Iranian officials on its sanctions blacklist Wednesday for the crackdown on protests over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini while being held by the morality police.

Iran announced Sunday a contract with Russia to supply it with 40 turbines to help its gas industry amid Western sanctions over Moscow's war in Ukraine, local media reported.

"Anyone doing business with Iran that could have any link to ballistic missile developments or the flow of arms from Iran to Russia should be very careful and do their due diligence," State Department spokesman Vedant Patel told reporters.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Monday called for EU sanctions on Iran, a few hours after Kyiv was hit by swarms of kamikaze drones.

The U.S. confiscated Iranian oil on a tanker at sea in recent days in a sanctions enforcement operation, three sources said, and days later Iran seized another oil-laden tanker in retaliation, according to a maritime security firm.

China's President Xi Jinping and his Iranian counterpart, Ebrahim Raisi, called on Thursday for the lifting of sanctions on Iran as an integral part of a stalled international agreement on its nuclear programme.

In September, the United States imposed new sanctions on companies involved in Iran oil exports, including five based in China.

The UK on Tuesday announced new sanctions against senior Russian military commanders, as well as Iranians involved in the producing and supplying drones to target Ukraine.

Iran on Monday sanctioned the heads of the UK's domestic spy agency and military along with British and German political figures, hitting back at Europe before it imposes new sanctions of its own.

Australia's foreign minister on Saturday said the government would place targeted sanctions on Russia and Iran in response to what it said were "egregious" human rights violations.

Canada announced Friday sanctions against 67 individuals and nine entities in several countries, including members of Iran's judiciary and prison system for alleged "gross and systematic human rights violations."

Kraken crypto exchange said it will lay off 1,110 employees, or 30 percent of its global workforce on Wednesday. The crypto exchange has cited difficult market conditions as the reason for reducing the number of its employees. Kraken follows crypto exchange Coinbase Global, which slashed jobs in its recruiting and institutional onboarding teams in ...

Foreign ministers from the bloc were meeting in Brussels and expected to sign off on the move -- shortly after Tehran issued its first death sentences over the demonstrations.

Crypto giant Binance has processed Iranian transactions with a value of $8 billion since 2018 despite U.S. sanctions intended to cut Iran off from the global financial system, blockchain data show.

Iranian Envoy Dr Iraj Elahi on Friday said despite US sanctions Tehran is ready to supply oil to India as both countries have close ties.

The United States placed over a dozen Iranian officials on its sanctions blacklist Wednesday for the crackdown on protests over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini while being held by the morality police.

Iran announced Sunday a contract with Russia to supply it with 40 turbines to help its gas industry amid Western sanctions over Moscow's war in Ukraine, local media reported.

"Anyone doing business with Iran that could have any link to ballistic missile developments or the flow of arms from Iran to Russia should be very careful and do their due diligence," State Department spokesman Vedant Patel told reporters.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Monday called for EU sanctions on Iran, a few hours after Kyiv was hit by swarms of kamikaze drones.