US sanctions

The United States on Tuesday hit Iran with a new series of sanctions targeting the steel sector, the Treasury Department's website reported.

The Trump administration plans to introduce new sanctions on Tehran during its final months in power, the top US envoy on Iran said on Wednesday.<

The US special representative for Iran, Elliott Abrams, said on Thursday that a pressure campaign against Iran would persist into the administration of Joe Biden.

The United States on Tuesday imposed Iran-related sanctions on six companies and four individuals, accusing them of supplying sensitive goods to an Iranian military firm, Reuters reported.

The United States on Monday imposed fresh Iran-related sanctions targeting the Islamic Republic's oil sector, including the Iranian Ministry of Petroleum, Reuters reported.

The United States on Thursday blacklisted Iraj Masjedi, Iran’s Ambassador to Iraq, Reuters reported.

The United States government on Monday blacklisted six Chinese companies for doing business with Iran shipping lines, helping the Islamic state to evade the sanctions.

A US judge on Thursday refused to dismiss an accusation against state-owned Turkish bank Halkbank HALKB.IS of helping Tehran circumventing American sanctions, Reuters reported.

The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on several companies and three individuals, accusing them of allowing the shipment and sale of Iranian petrochemicals, the Treasury Department said in a statement.

The United States on Thursday has notified UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres of its decision to activate a 'snapback' that will restore all UN sanctions on Iran, Reuters reported.