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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 560

Iran sanctions

A handout picture provided by the Iranian presidency shows President Masoud Pezeshkian (2nd R) and the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI) chief Mohammad Eslami (R) during the 'National Day of Nuclear Technology,' in Tehran, on April 9, 2025. (Iranian Presidency / AFP)
April 9, 2025, 9:10 pm
US issues new sanctions on Iran as Trump seeks nuclear talks
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Tehran’s ‘reckless pursuit of nuclear weapons’ is a ‘grave’ threat; among those targeted is company supplying Iranian centrifuge-maker
By Agencies
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian during the annual address to the nation for Nowruz, the Persian New Year, in Tehran on March 20, 2025. (Iranian Presidency / AFP)
April 5, 2025, 5:19 pm
Iran’s president says country wants dialogue ‘on equal footing’ with US
As tensions over nuclear program rise, Masoud Pezeshkian says, ‘If you want negotiations, then what is the point of threatening?’
By AFP and AP
A man walks past a currency exchange shop in the Grand Bazaar in Tehran on March 3, 2025. (Atta KENARE / AFP)
April 5, 2025, 2:43 pm
Iran’s currency falls to record low against dollar amid spiraling tensions with US
Rial trading at over 1 million to the dollar as Trump ramps up pressure on Tehran; vice president fired for taking a luxury cruise to Antarctica
By Nasser Karimi and Jon Gambrell
Still image from a November 2010 video showing Robert Levinson, which was received by his family. (YouTube: Help Bob Levinson)
March 25, 2025, 7:32 pm
US sanctions 3 Iranian officials linked to death of ex-FBI agent Robert Levinson
Treasury department says the three, who work in Tehran’s Ministry of Intelligence, all played a role in Levinson’s abduction, detention and probable death
By Agencies
From left, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu and Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi, meet with reporters after their meeting at Diaoyutai State Guest House on March 14, 2025 in Beijing, China. (Lintao Zhang/Pool Photo via AP)
March 14, 2025, 1:16 pm
China, Russia and Iran call for end to US sanctions on Iran, urge holding talks
At summit, three allies say ‘dialogue based on the principle of mutual respect’ is only viable option to resolving issue of Tehran’s nuclear program
By AP and ToI Staff
Iranian Finance Minister Abdolnasser Hemmati speaks during an open session of parliament for his impeachment, in Tehran, Iran, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
March 2, 2025, 5:26 pm
Iranian finance minister fired amid spiraling economic crisis
Dismissal comes as rial nears historic lows, inflation soars, and US sanctions tighten; president defends minister Hemmati, says problems cannot be blamed ‘all on one person’
By Agencies
US President Donald Trump signs an executive order "reimposing maximum pressure on Iran" in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, DC, February 4, 2025. (Anna Moneymaker / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
February 4, 2025, 7:15 pm
Trump signs order reimposing ‘maximum pressure’ on Iran
Directive instructs US Treasury to apply and enforce sanctions against Tehran, including an effort to ‘drive Iran’s oil exports to zero’
By ToI Staff, Jacob Magid and Agencies
Iranians cross a road under a billboard bearing portraits of the late founder of the Islamic Republic Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (R) and the current Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the capital Tehran on August 27, 2024. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)
December 15, 2024, 3:59 am
Iran currency slips to new lows amid tensions with West
Rial drops to 756,000 against US dollar amid standoff over Tehran’s nuclear program and fears Trump will reimpose sanctions when he enters White House
By Reuters and ToI Staff
The United Nations Security Council meets to discuss the situation in the Middle East on November 20, 2024, at UN headquarters in New York City. (Angela Weiss/AFP)
December 12, 2024, 7:56 pm
UK, France, Germany say they’re ready to ‘snap back’ Iran sanctions if needed
As Tehran ramps up uranium enrichment while suffering regional setbacks, countries tell UN they will ‘use all diplomatic tools to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon’
By Michelle Nichols
Iranian oil tanker Fortune is anchored at the dock of the El Palito refinery near Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, May 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Ernesto Vargas, File)
December 3, 2024, 6:56 pm
US deepens sanctions on Iranian oil as smuggling said to rake in billions for Tehran
US vows to keep targeting ‘shadow fleet’ facilitating petroleum trade; 500,000-750,000 metric tons of fuel oil diverted from Iraqi plants each month to benefit Iran, proxies
By Reuters
File: An Airbus A321 airliner arrives at the Mehrabad International Airport during the delivery of the first batch of planes to the Iranian state airline Iran Air in the capital Tehran on January 12, 2017. (ATTA KENARE / AFP)
November 18, 2024, 5:47 pm
UK sanctions Iran’s airline and shipping carrier over missile transfer to Russia
Britain says state-owned Iran Air and Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines to face asset freeze and restrictions for supplying weapons for war against Ukraine
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Likud MK Eli Cohen Federation of Local Authorities conference in Tel Aviv, December 8, 2022. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
November 15, 2024, 1:17 am
Likud minister: Israel expects Trump to act ‘assertively’ against Iran
Eli Cohen says he hopes incoming administration will take hard line on Tehran and ‘create new regional alliances’; says Israel is closer than ever to Lebanon ceasefire
By Reuters
This handout image provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on August 10, 2022, shows the wanted poster of 45-year-old Shahram Poursafi. (FBI / AFP)
October 23, 2024, 4:04 am
Assassination plots in Israel recall Iran’s long history of hit attempts on US soil
George Washington University study lays bare the Islamic Republic’s ‘tragicomic’ alliances with criminal gangs to kill dissidents and US officials, including former president Trump
By Gianluca Pacchiani
Illustrative: In this July 2, 2012, photo, an Iranian Revolutionary Guard speedboat moves in the Persian Gulf while an oil tanker is seen in the background (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
October 12, 2024, 6:48 pm
US slaps sanctions on Iran’s ‘ghost fleet’ of oil tankers, citing attacks on Israel
Biden administration officials say sanctions target Tehran’s efforts to finance nuclear program, ballistic missiles, drones and terror groups that threaten US and its allies
By Agencies and ToI Staff
In this photo provided by Fars News Agency, Iranian Revolutionary Guard Gen. Abbas Nilforoushan addresses a meeting in Tehran, Iran, February 5, 2024. (Elaheh Javan, Fars News Agency via AP)
September 28, 2024, 7:13 pm
Senior IRGC officer among the dead in Israeli strike on Beirut that killed Nasrallah
Abbas Nilforoushan was deputy commander of Guards operations, was sanctioned by US for being ‘directly in charge of protest suppression’ after death of Mahsa Amini in police custody
By Agencies and ToI Staff
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