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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
A man holds a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque, during funeral ceremonies for slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei and members of his family, in Tehran, Iran, July 5, 2026. (AP/Altaf Qadri)
July 11, 2026, 2:12 am
‘Blatant corruption’: New US sanctions target Mojtaba Khamenei’s moneyman
US Treasury accuses Dubai-based Ali Ansari of serving as financier for other regime elites and the IRGC; several Iranian exchange houses and ‘front companies’ also blacklisted
By Andrea Shalal
Mourners attend funeral prayers held as part of the dayslong funeral ceremonies for the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Qom, Iran, July 7, 2026. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
July 8, 2026, 3:44 am
US strikes Iran, revokes oil sanctions waiver after attacks on tankers in Hormuz
Islamic Republic threatens ‘crushing response’ to strikes that US says targeted air defenses, missiles and IRGC small boats; Riyadh slams Tehran for attacking Saudi and Qatari ships
By Agencies and ToI Staff
This handout satellite image courtesy of Vantor shows the Natanz Nuclear Facility near Natanz, Isfahan province, in central Iran on March 7, 2026. (Satellite image ©2026 Vantor / AFP)
June 23, 2026, 2:39 pm
Contradicting Trump and Vance, Iran says no plans for IAEA inspections, asserts sovereignty at Hormuz
Trump claims Iran okayed inspections ‘long into the future’; regime leaders hold talks with Oman on charging fees at waterway; in another pushback, envoy says Iran will be ‘only country’ to determine how to use its unfrozen assets, warns Lebanon clash poses risk to deal
By Agencies, ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
Iranian parliament members wear Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps uniforms and chant 'Death to America' during a session in Tehran on February 1, 2026. (ICANA NEWS AGENCY / AFP)
June 20, 2026, 8:26 am
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard to win big if US lifts sanctions as part of peace deal
IRGC’s sprawling sanctions-busting empire is enmeshed in Iran’s economy, but the force’s terrorist designation may give US firms pause from doing business with it
By Parisa Hafezi and ANGUS MCDOWALL
Displaced people pack their belongings as they prepare to return to their village following the announcement of an initial ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran, in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, June 15, 2026. (Mohammed Zaatari/AP)
June 15, 2026, 6:55 pm
US-Iran deal met with despair in Israel, joy in Lebanon and hope in Iran
Northern officials lament uncertain security outcome as Lebanese begin streaming back to areas they left due to fighting; Iranians look forward to sanctions relief
By ToI Staff and AFP
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, talks to the media during an informal EU defense meeting in Nicosia, Cyprus, June 8, 2026. (AP/Petros Karadjias)
June 8, 2026, 2:59 pm
EU sanctions two Iranians, IRGC unit for participating in Hormuz blockade
IRGC deputy commander and representative for Iranian oil union placed on blacklist; 1st time bloc uses new powers to sanction for restricting freedom of navigation
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Illustrative: The symbols of bitcoin and the stablecoin Tether (USDT) are displayed at a cryptocurrency store in Hong Kong on July 29, 2025. (Peter PARKS / AFP)
June 3, 2026, 5:56 am
US blacklists Iran’s largest crypto exchange for helping Islamic Republic skirt sanctions
Three other exchanges sanctioned in addition to Nobitex, which a Reuters report found played a key role in facilitating financial transactions for the IRGC and Iranian central bank
By Agencies
A picture made available on March 6, 2016, shows Iran's billionaire tycoon Babak Zanjani (C) in a court, in Tehran. (Tasnim News/AFP)
May 23, 2026, 5:55 am
Sanctioned Iranian businessman helped regime skirt sanctions using crypto exchange — report
WSJ says Babak Zanjani has moved some $850M for Islamic Republic on Binance, which is being ‘used as a financial artery for the IRGC’ despite Trump’s pardon of the firm’s founder
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Israeli Air Force F-35I fighter jets head to carry out strikes in Iran, in a photo published by the military on March 15, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)
May 19, 2026, 10:31 pm
Israel said preparing for renewal of Iran war; Trump says Tehran has days to make deal
TV report points to signs of heightened readiness, including 5-hour cabinet meeting, cancellation of PM’s trial hearing; Trump says he is ‘not sure’ when attack will happen
By Nava Freiberg, Jacob Magid and Agencies
A man waves an Iranian flag for a pro-government campaign under a billboard with graphic showing Strait of Hormuz and sewn lips of US President Donald Trump in a square in downtown Tehran, Iran, on May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
May 12, 2026, 6:01 am
Iran says forces ready to respond to attacks as Trump reportedly mulls renewing war
Ghalibaf says only option is to accept ‘Iranian rights’ laid out in its ceasefire proposal; Tehran also threatens to enrich uranium to weapons-grade 90%; Pakistan said hosting Iran’s military aircraft despite mediator role
By Lazar Berman, Stav Levaton, Jacob Magid and Reuters
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