US sanctions

US President Donald Trump spoke by phone with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe about several issues among them Iran and North Korea, Reuters reported.

The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control on Friday imposed new sanctions on Iran’s three major organizations, which are offering financial support to the US-labeled terrorist organization of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps and its proxies

The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Wednesday imposed sanctions against a very large network of Iranian shipping, who are allegedly controlled and supported by Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC.)

New sanctions by US on Tuesday targeted Iran’s space agencies and related research centers amid tensions between the two old foes.

The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on two Iranian networks that evaded international sanctions and earn millions of dollars for Iranian government and its military, the Treasury Department released in a statement.

UK’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation has announced that it aims to impose more than 10 million pounds of fine on Standard Chartered Bank for breaching international sanctions against Tehran, Sky News reported.

US Department of Justice announced on Friday that it has pleaded an Iranian national guilty of sending “sensitive technology” to Iran despite the sanctions.

The US Department of State and the Treasury on Wednesday delivered a complete report of Iranian individuals as well as organizations and banks, which are under US sanctions, the official website stated.

President Hassan Rouhani called US sanctions against Iranian foreign minister a “childish” move, while Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGCs) have also condemned it and called it “ridiculous, illegal and unwise”