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The United States has imposed sanctions on four entities and three individuals over their alleged involvement in a procurement network that purportedly supports Iran’s unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) program. The US Department of the Treasury claimed that the network “operates on behalf of” Iran’s Ministry of Defense. According to the …

The United States marked the first anniversary of Russia’s war with Ukraine on Friday by announcing new sanctions against Russia and its allies, new export controls, and tariffs aimed at undermining Moscow’s ability to wage war. Washington also said it would provide another $2 billion in weaponry for Kyiv as …

After years of a US-led economic blockade, a short humanitarian break is not enough. The effects of the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake which hit both Turkey and Syria earlier this month, are being compounded by US sanctions. But despite a temporary relaxation of restrictions on the war-torn and shaken country, problems …

China on Thursday put Lockheed Martin and a unit of Raytheon Technologies on an “unreliable entities list” over arms sales to Taiwan, banning them from imports and exports related to China in its latest sanctions against the U.S. companies. The measures come amid heightened tensions after the U.S. military shot …

Iran has announced tit-for-tat sanctions against institutions and individuals in the European Union (EU) due to their deliberate actions in support of terrorism and terrorist groups. In a statement released on Wednesday, Iran’s Foreign Ministry once again strongly rejected and condemned the EU’s October 17 sanctions targeting Iranian individuals and …

Iran has roundly condemned the United States’ latest decision to end the sanctions waivers in a landmark nuclear deal signed between the Islamic Republic and world powers in 2015, vowing to take “necessary practical and legal” steps to counter the negative impacts of the move. Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas …

A high-ranking Iranian security official says the efforts made by the administration of US President Donald Trump to block Iran’s access to financial and other resources it needs to contain an ongoing pandemic of new coronavirus, known as COVID-19, amount to crime against humanity. Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of Iran’s …