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Illustrative: A ZIM container ship at the Haifa port, November 14, 2011. (Yaakov Naumi/Flash90)
February 22, 2026, 9:17 pm
Knesset panel flags national security fears over Zim’s sale to German shipping rival
Lawmakers caution that Zim played a vital role for Israel’s economy and security during the war, including with emergency logistics and national military and security planning
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative: Members of the Palestinian Youth Movement pull effigies out of a shipping container during a protest against the shipping and logistics giant Maersk for doing business with Israel on August 28, 2024, at the Port of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/ Damian Dovarganes)
August 19, 2025, 8:20 am
In Europe, longshoremen organize to keep weapons parts from shipping to Israel
Joining the Houthis and some governments, dock workers are trying to disrupt Israel’s supply chain to protest the Gaza war, though Jerusalem claims the effort has yet to make waves
By MILAN CZERNY and Shomrim
Brian Hook, US special representative for Iran, speaks at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in Washington, on November 29, 2018. (Carolyn Kaster/ AP)
June 28, 2020, 3:21 pm
US special representative calls for Iran arms embargo renewal
Brian Hook says world should ignore Tehran’s ‘mafia tactics’ of threatening retaliation if UN restrictions, set to expire in October, are continued
By Jon Gambrell
President Barack Obama, left, shakes hands with Cuban President Raul Castro during their meeting at the Palace of the Revolution, in Havana, Cuba, March 21. (AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
March 22, 2016, 2:08 pm
Obama, Castro lay bare tensions on embargo, human rights
US and Cuban presidents hold unprecedented press conference; Havana host demands Americans hand over Guantanamo Bay base
By Julie Pace and Michael Weissenstein
Members of the Security Council vote at United Nations headquarters in New York, July 20, 2015. (AP/Seth Wenig, File)
October 27, 2015, 8:22 pm
Israel only country at UN to join US in supporting Cuba embargo
191 countries out of 193-member assembly support resolution denouncing trade restrictions with Havana
By AFP
US President Barack Obama, right, leans over towards Cuban President Raul Castro during their meeting at the Summit of the Americas in Panama City, Panama, Saturday, April 11, 2015. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
August 25, 2015, 9:10 pm
Obama left Israel in the cold when he revived ties with Cuba
US did not alert Jerusalem ahead of rapprochement and did not raise the issue of Havana’s critical stance on the Jewish state
By Raphael Ahren
Iran's heavy water nuclear facilities near the central city of Arak, 150 miles (240 kilometers) southwest of Tehran (photo credit: AP/ISNA/Hamid Foroutan/File)
November 16, 2013, 9:03 am
German men sentenced for smuggling nuclear components to Iran
Procurement of parts for Iran’s heavy water reactor in Arak believed to be largest violation so far of trade embargo with Iran
By JTA
January 5, 2013, 4:25 am
US deports Iranian businessman accused of nuclear smuggling
The equipment, sent to Iran through a free-trade zone in the UAE, can be used in the enrichment of uranium
Illustrative photo of a tanker carrying crude oil (Shay Levy/Flash90)
June 26, 2012, 1:00 pm
EU says it will go forward with full oil embargo on Iran
Union also announces it will continue to implement sanctions on Syria
By Hillary Zaken
US President Barack Obama (photo credit: Susan Walsh/AP)
March 30, 2012, 10:18 pm
Obama moving ahead with sanctions to squeeze Iran
Nations importing petroleum products from Iran given three-month notice to significantly reduce purchases
Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)
From the WebMarch 18, 2012, 5:57 pm
Treasurer lauds SWIFT’s ‘dramatic step’ against Iran
Finance Minister Steinitz hopes electronic banking embargo will be enough to bring Tehran to its knees, Ynet News reports
SWIFT logo
February 18, 2012, 12:29 am
Sanctions on steroids
Iran to be banned from using international financial clearinghouse’s services
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