At least five other banks, including Sarmayeh, Day, Sepah, Iran Zamin, and Melal, are also reportedly facing similar solvency crises amid renewed international sanctions.
It 'makes no sense from a U.S. negotiation posture. We’re giving up historic leverage in exchange for compliance with an already flawed deal that is already expiring.'
Two men from the Los Angeles area have been charged with attempting to smuggle military plane parts to Iran, the Justice Department announced on Friday.
Iran’s sponsorship of terrorist groups and activities has 'only increased' in the year since Tehran reached a nuclear deal with world powers, Matthew Levitt, director of the Washington Institute’s counterterrorism and intelligence program, wrote in a policy analysis published Friday.
The Shurat HaDin - Israel Law Center, an Israeli legal rights NGO, on Thursday threatened to place liens against any planes that the American aerospace giant Boeing plans to sell to Iran, unless Iran compensates victims of Iranian-sponsored terror attacks.
US Secretary of State John Kerry said the Obama administration is open to addressing Iran's concerns regarding the further easing of sanctions on the Islamic Republic.
Rep. Ted Deutch (D – Fla.), the ranking Democratic member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s Mideast and North Africa Subcommittee, is seeking to ensure that the administration keeps its pledge to hold Iran responsible for continued terrorism.
Germany will not fully normalize ties with Iran until it recognizes Israel, Chancellor Angela Merkel said in a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Berlin Tuesday.
Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan called recent US Treasury sanctions imposed on Tehran’s missile program “a futile effort to undermine Iran’s defensive might.”
With today's International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announcement that Iran has fulfilled its initial obligations under the nuclear deal, Iran gains billions of dollars in sanctions relief from the US and Europe.
One expert suggested that "when the United States said it was going to impose new sanctions and then pulled back, it sent a very bad signal. It is especially damaging to US credibility and leverage.”
Iran's supreme leader has warned against importing American consumer goods as the Islamic republic prepares for the lifting of sanctions under a landmark nuclear deal.
As the Iran nuclear talks march toward the deadline in June, US Senators are working to convince their colleagues to give Congress oversight on any final deal.
Iran's President Rouhani made it clear to the world that there will be no nuclear deal unless all sanctions against Iran are removed the same day the deal is signed.
Lest some mistakenly believe otherwise, the sanctions against Iran are indeed taking their toll on the Iranian economy. This could create more pressure on Iran's leaders to give in to Israel's demand to dismantle its nuclear program.
The Israeli prime minister along with prominent government members are saying with one voice to the international community: "No to lifting sanctions on Iran."
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