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US Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent speaks during the Republican National Midterm Convention at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas on September 9, 2026. (Kent NISHIMURA/AFP)
September 11, 2026, 4:57 am
US slaps new sanctions on networks aiding Iran’s proxies in Middle East
Actions target entities and individuals in Iraq, UAE, Lebanon and Turkey that Washington says supported Iraqi Shia paramilitary group Kataeb Hezbollah
By Reuters and ToI Staff
An Iranian Mahan Air plane lands at Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport on February 4, 2021. (Saeed Kaari/IKAC via AP)
September 8, 2026, 9:52 pm
US Treasury slaps sanctions on Iranian airlines, accuses them of transporting arms
Targets include nine companies based outside of Islamic Republic, but unclear if Chinese firms to face sanctions, as US seeks to up economic pain on Tehran after 6 months of war
By AFP
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent arrives for the G20 Finance Ministerial in Asheville, North Carolina, August 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
September 4, 2026, 7:39 pm
US slaps sanctions on Turkish bank, calling it ‘critical financial lifeline’ for Iran
US Treasury accuses Golden Global Yatirim Bankasi Anonim Sirketi of enabling Iran’s efforts to move oil revenues from China to Turkey and offering services to Iranian finance entities
By Farnoush Amiri
A woman waves an Iranian flag beneath a billboard showing a graphic calling for revenge on Imam Hussein, one of Shiite Islam’s most beloved saints, and the late Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a square in downtown Tehran, Iran, August 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
August 29, 2026, 3:14 pm
Iran vows to stand firm against fresh sanctions and US-Israeli ‘conspiracies’
Defiant statement comes after supreme leader orders government to address soaring prices, and president says gas price hikes will be necessary to cover drop in trade
By Agencies and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump speaks during a Congressional Space Medal of Honor presentation at NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, on August 28, 2026. (Kent NISHIMURA/AFP)
August 28, 2026, 8:47 pm
US targets Egyptian bank in fresh sanction on Iran as war hits six-month mark
Iran accuses US of ‘state terrorism’ and implores other countries not to cooperate, tell US pressure won’t work; Trump says there are no closures in Strait of Hormuz: ‘That sucker is open’
By Agencies
US President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign rally in Myrtle Beach, S.C., August 21, 2026. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)
August 28, 2026, 8:41 am
Going all in on sanctions, Trump limits how much he can squeeze out of Iran
Without military pressure, a wide deal covering Iran’s nuclear program, missiles and more is out of reach, experts say, but financial penalties may still create enough leverage for accord on Hormuz
By Nava Freiberg
US President Donald Trump walks to board Air Force One, August 27, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. (AP/Mark Schiefelbein)
August 28, 2026, 2:22 am
Trump seeks to sanction Tehran into submission rather than renew MOU, sources say
President says Washington not talking with Iran, hints new sanctions could hit Chinese banks that do business with it, as Iranian FM hosts Qatari diplomat for talks on Hormuz
By Jacob Magid, ToI Staff and Agencies
US President Donald Trump listens during a back to school event in the Rose Garden of the White House, August 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
August 25, 2026, 6:43 pm
Trump says Iran in ‘humanitarian crisis of epic proportions’ that ‘must be stopped’
US president alleges Tehran stiffing swathes of its military, ‘killing protesters’ at record levels; Pakistan says Iran open to renewed diplomacy, as oil prices fall for second day
By Jacob Magid and Agencies
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks at a news conference, August 24, 2026, at the Treasury Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
August 24, 2026, 10:40 pm
‘Economic asphyxiation’: US Treasury chief announces new sanctions campaign against Iran
Bessent warns nations that ignore the sanctions and help Tehran will ‘share in the isolation,’ but holds off on announcing secondary sanctions against China, others
By Agencies
Small boats line the shore as cargo ships and other commercial vessels appear anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, July 27, 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)
August 24, 2026, 1:42 pm
US warns of ‘economic D-Day’ for Iran as defiant Tehran set to hold talks with Oman on Hormuz
Iran’s rial slumps to record low ahead of sanctions announcement; Tehran charges measures prove US failed in war, says it issued warnings against cooperating with pressure campaign
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A shopkeeper arranges nuts at his shop at Tajrish traditional bazaar in northern Tehran, Iran, August 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
August 22, 2026, 2:45 am
Iranians struggle to afford the basics as US ratchets up economic warfare
Iranians say they are forced to work more hours, cut back on groceries and leisure to make ends meet; experts skeptical if Tehran can be pressured into making concessions
By MEHDI FATTAHI and David Rising
Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf gives a press conference at an event marking 40 days since the burial of the late Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, at Imam Hassan al-Mujtaba Mosque in Iraq’s central holy shrine city of Karbala on August 20, 2026. (Karar Jabbar/AFP)
August 21, 2026, 1:57 pm
Iran vows ‘devastating’ response after US threatens toughest-ever economic hit
Iranian army chief vows ‘crushing’ retaliation to ‘enemy’s new threats,’ as parliament speaker accuses US and Israel of ‘cognitive’ warfare while the president calls to end the conflict: ‘We’re in a position of power’
By Agencies
A billboard with a message that reads in Persian: 'We must rise up' and an image of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei towers over downtown traffic in Tehran, Iran, August 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
August 16, 2026, 3:08 pm
Trump wants more economic pressure on Iran. What are his options?
A look at actions the US administration may take, from measures targeting oil and Chinese banks to a land blockade on the Islamic Republic’s borders
By Andrea Shalal
Illustrative: Logos of Bitcoin and different cryptocurrencies are displayed during the Token2049 conference at the Token2049 conference in Dubai on May 1, 2025. (Giuseppe CACACE / AFP)
August 8, 2026, 3:33 am
US sanctions Dubai crypto exchange for aiding Iran’s Revolutionary Guards
Treasury Department also blacklists founder of Shelbit, which Reuters identified as the hub of a $4 billion Iranian sanctions evasion scheme
By Reuters
Current and pre-revolution Iranian banknotes are displayed by a street money exchanger at Ferdowsi square, Tehran’s go-to venue for foreign currency exchange, in downtown Tehran, Iran, on August 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
July 31, 2026, 10:28 pm
Illicit Iranian gambling network helped pull off a $4 billion sanctions dodge
Gambling is banned in Islamic Republic, but Revolutionary Guards commandeered country’s largest betting websites to move money, including during war, Reuters investigation finds
By Gavin Finch, Feras Dalatey, Denise Ajiri, Tom Wilson and Farah Master
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