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US President Donald Trump talks to reporters as he walks on the South Lawn upon his arrival to the White House, October 8, 2026, in Washington. (AP/Jose Luis Magana)
October 9, 2026, 12:00 am
Trump says US won’t hit Iran this month, as Zamir said to warn strike could delay Israel’s election
IDF chief was reportedly told by American counterparts to prepare for a massive strike within three weeks; Washington sanctions 17 vessels in Iran’s shadow fleet
By Agencies and Lazar Berman
A giant American flag is unfurled on Lisner Hall on the campus of George Washington University in Washington, May 3, 2024, as demonstrators protest the Israel-Hamas war. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
October 2, 2026, 10:26 pm
US says it’s ‘dismantling’ multimillion-dollar Hamas finance network
Treasury Department sanctions 3 people along with 2 France-based charities accused of funneling over $2 million in donations to terror group; alleged Gaza-based ringleader indicted
By AFP and Luke Tress
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
Police officers monitor protesters holding a banner during a protest in support of anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian group Palestine Action, in Trafalgar Square, central London, on June 23, 2025. (Henry Nicholls / AFP)
August 26, 2026, 9:04 pm
Following UK’s lead, US designates Palestine Action as a terrorist organization
Move to ban, sanction British anti-Israel group comes amid crackdown by Trump administration on what it calls ‘far-left terror’; UK’s own ban is subject to court battle
By 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
Hezbollah scouts carry the coffins of a Hezbollah member Ali al-Haj Hassan, his wife and his four children, who were killed on Saturday by an Israeli airstrike, during their funeral procession in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, August 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
August 21, 2026, 10:30 pm
Hezbollah says new US sanctions ‘will not deter’ fight against Israel
Iran-backed terror group hails its ‘close and fraternal relationship’ with Tehran after being accused of operating in ‘service of the Iranian regime’
By AFP and Emanuel Fabian
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
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
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
Vessels are seen anchored in the Strait of Hormuz, off the port city of Khasab on Oman's northern Musandam Peninsula on May 17, 2026. (AFP)
May 28, 2026, 11:09 pm
Greater proportion of non-Iranian ships crossing Strait of Hormuz, data shows
Singapore, UAE, South Korea and Norway-flagged ships transited waterway over the past week, monitors say, as Washington says Oman pledged not to participate in Iranian tolling
By Agencies
UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine Francesca Albanese in Cape Town, South Africa, October 28, 2025. (Rodger Bosch/AFP)
May 28, 2026, 5:42 am
US reimposes sanctions on anti-Israel UN rapporteur, one week after dropping them
Resumption of measures reverses federal judge’s earlier ruling that said blacklisting of Francesca Albanese likely violated her free-speech rights
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A pro-Palestinian activist holds the flag of Hezbollah as they take part in a protest on Nakba Day on May 15, 2026 in New York City. (Adam Gray/Getty Images/AFP)
May 21, 2026, 10:30 pm
US sanctions Lebanese lawmakers, security officials over Hezbollah influence
Move marks first time US has sanctioned sitting Lebanese state security officials, alleging they gave ‘illicit support’ and intelligence to terror group
By AP and ToI Staff
UN Special Rapporteur for the West Bank and Gaza Francesca Albanese speaks at a press conference in Geneva on September 15, 2025. (Fabrice Cofrini/ AFP)
May 21, 2026, 11:39 am
US Treasury removes anti-Israel UN envoy Francesca Albanese from sanctions list
A week after federal judge nixed Trump administration’s sanctions on firebrand UN special rapporteur on free speech grounds, she is quietly taken off list of sanctioned individuals
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Illustrative: This picture taken on October 31, 2022, shows an oil tanker seized by Iranian naval forces at the Gulf port of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran. (IRNA / AFP)
March 21, 2026, 4:00 am
US okays temporary trade of oil from Iran already at sea to curb supply crisis
Treasury secretary says easing of sanctions will allow Iranian oil loaded onto tankers before March 20 to be delivered until April 19, expanding supply to world
By AFP
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