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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
Troops of the 300th "Baram" Regional Brigade operate in southern Lebanon, in a handout photo issued by the military on March 9, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)
March 9, 2026, 2:00 pm
IDF pushes deeper into south Lebanon amid incessant Hezbollah rocket fire on Israeli towns
No reports of Israeli injuries; after issuing warning, IDF strikes US-sanctioned financial firm linked to terror group; Lebanon PM: Israel won’t achieve its goals through strikes
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on February 5, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images North America/Getty Images via AFP)
February 10, 2026, 11:58 pm
US announces new sanctions targeting Hezbollah-linked gold exchange
US Treasury Department says Jood SARL ‘masquerades as a non-governmental organization’ and is used to ensure terror group’s cash flow from Iran
By AFP
Illustrative: Protesters in the Jordanian capital Amman fly the national and Palestinian flags as well as flags of the Muslim Brotherhood, as they rally in support of Palestinians on January 27, 2023. (Khalil MAZRAAWI / AFP)
January 13, 2026, 9:04 pm
US labels Muslim Brotherhood branches in Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan terror organizations
Washington accuses brotherhood branches of collaborating with Hamas and Hezbollah; Egypt, where fundamentalist group was born, praises move against ‘extremist ideology’
By Agencies and Jacob Magid
Illustrative: A person types on a laptop keyboard, June 19, 2017. (AP/Elise Amendola/File)
December 31, 2025, 6:48 am
Trump administration drops sanctions on executives tied to Israeli spyware firm
US Treasury Department says the three executives ‘demonstrated measures to separate themselves from Intellexa,’ which is known for its ‘Predator’ hacking software
By Raphael Satter
Iranian oil tanker Fortune is anchored at the dock of the El Palito refinery near Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, May 25, 2020. (AP/Ernesto Vargas)
December 19, 2025, 8:38 am
US imposes sanctions on 29 ‘shadow fleet’ tankers carrying Iranian oil
Targeted vessels and companies have transported hundreds of millions of dollars of petroleum via deceptive shipping practices, US Treasury says
By Reuters and ToI Staff
An Iranian man holds an anti-Israeli placard during a ceremony to mark the first anniversary of the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, in Tehran, on October 2, 2025 (AFP)
November 9, 2025, 10:18 am
US official: Iran funneled some $1 billion to Hezbollah this year, despite sanctions
Undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence says Washington wants to cut Tehran’s funding to terror group so ‘the Lebanese people could get their country back’
By Reuters and ToI Staff
A man walks past an electronic board displaying currency exchange rates in Ferdowsi Square in the Iranian capital Tehran on September 28, 2025. (ATTA KENARE / AFP)
October 9, 2025, 8:41 pm
US sanctions dozens of people, companies, ships over links to Iran oil exports
Measures come on heels of UN ‘snapback sanctions’ for Iranian noncompliance with 2015 nuclear deal; target Chinese oil refineries, for 4th time since Trump returned to office
By AFP and ToI Staff
Tankers are seen at the Khor Fakkan Container Terminal, the only natural deep-sea port in the region and one of the major container ports in the Sharjah Emirate, along the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway through which one-fifth of global oil output passes, on June 23, 2025. (Giuseppe CACACE / AFP)
September 2, 2025, 9:20 pm
US sanctions network for transporting Iranian oil as nuclear talks remain stalled
Treasury says blacklisted businesses operate primarily by covertly blending Iranian oil with Iraqi oil, then marketing it solely as Iraqi
By Reuters and ToI Staff
A picture taken on March 12, 2017, shows an oil facility on Iran's Kharg Island production hub. (Atta Kenare/ AFP)
August 22, 2025, 6:11 am
US and UK each impose fresh sanctions on Iran, with focus on Iranian oil exports
American sanctions target Greek national and his network of companies and vessels, while Britain blacklists son of senior Khamenei adviser and several companies
By Reuters
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