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Sanctions against Iran

Three women wearing masks shop at a busy market with overflowing plastic packages of nuts
Foreign policy
In Iran, all eyes are on US election’s impact on sanctions, security
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to reporters following a meeting with members of the U.N. Security Council, Aug. 20, 2020.
Conflict
Iran nuclear deal negotiator: US lacks UN standing and ‘cannot snap back sanctions’
Iranians wear protective face masks while riding on the metro crowded together
COVID-19
Coronavirus cases in Iran on the rise after reopening
A man wearing a protective face mask and gloves, amid fear of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), jumps rope at Valiasr street in Tehran, Iran, March 26, 2020.
COVID-19
Should sanctions against Iran be lifted in the wake of COVID-19?
Students walk on the Temple University Campus
Global Nation Education
Iranian students in US scramble as sanctions ratchet up tuition costs
Two oil tankers in the ocean.
Military
Tensions rise in Gulf after oil tanker standoff between Iran and the UK
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (center), Cabinet Secretary Tzachi Braverman (right) and Minister of Foreign Affairs Israel Katz (left), attend the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on July 7, 2019.
Nuclear
With the Iran deal falling apart, Israel faces new worries
A man holds Iranian and American currency
Nuclear
Things That Go Boom: Are sanctions on Iran spurring economic resilience?
Satellite view of the Kharg Island oil export terminal in Iran. Very Large Crude Carriers — "supertankers" — can be seen loading on the sides.
Conflict
Iran may sail around US sanctions with ‘cloaked’ tankers
A IranAir Boeing 747SP aircraft is pictured before leaving Tehran's Mehrabad airport September 19, 2011.
The Iran nuclear deal created an opening for American businesses. Then Trump walked away.
People visit a nail polish booth at the China Import and Export Fair in Guandgong province, China.
Chinese exporters worry more about the rising cost of doing business at home than trade wars
US President Donald Trump reacts to a question from the media as National Security Advisor John Bolton and Vice President Mike Pence look on after the president announced his intention to withdraw from the JCPOA Iran nuclear agreement.
Global Politics
Trump pulls US from Iran nuclear deal, to revive sanctions
Crowds fill the bottom of the frame. On both sides are shops and the on the right side of the image is an Iranian flag
Economics
Business leaders are hopeful for rebounds in Iranian economy despite uncertainty from US
A wounded boy is treated following an earthquake in Sarpol-e Zahab county in Kermanshah, Iran.
Conflict
Sanctions on Iran make it difficult to donate after the devastating earthquake. Here’s how you can help.
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif addresses reporters regarding his nation's nuclear deal during a joint statement with EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini in Lausanne, Switzerland, on April 2, 2015.
Conflict
Iranian joy after nuclear deal is ‘tempered with pragmatism’ — and for good reason
US Secretary of State John Kerry waits with others before a meeting with P5+1, European Union and Iranian officials in Lausanne, Switzerland, on March 30, 2015.
Global Politics
Iran nuclear talks go down to the wire, but no one knows what deal may emerge
Republican Senator Tom Cotton speaks at his election victory party on November 4, 2014. The freshman senator from Arkansas is emerging as a vocal opponent of nuclear negotiations with Iran.
Global Politics
Republicans to Iran: A nuclear deal can disappear ‘with a stroke of a pen’
A heavy water reactor near Arak, Iran
Conflict
Hopes rise for a nuclear deal with Iran
US Secretary of State John Kerry sits with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif before a meeting in Geneva in January 2015. Zarif said that his meeting with Kerry was important to see if progress could be made in narrowing differences on his coun
Education
As the US government courts Iranian students, one university briefly says ‘no, thanks’
Golshid Mola wants to introduce the works of underground Iranian designers to the world.
Arts
An Iranian American entrepreneur is keeping a close eye on nuclear talks
Jim Riddle
Lifestyle & Belief
Why this Minnesota farmer went to Iran to talk about organic food
Iran nuclear talks
Global Politics
What’s different in the latest round of talks between Iran and the West?
Currency exchange office in Tehran
Business, Economics and Jobs
When the banks don’t work, a suitcase full of cash will suffice
Nuclear power plant unit in Bushehr, Iran
Global Politics
The deal freezing Iran’s nuclear program starts in a week
Employees of PSA Peugeot Citroen Aulnay-sous-Bois automotive plant demonstrate over pension reforms in Paris, September 10, 2013. PSA has laid off thousands of workers, in small part because of business lost from Iran sanctions.
Business, Economics and Jobs
A deal with Iran could change lives, for workers in France
Global Politics
Iranian citizens deserve some credit for the Iranian nuclear deal
Meeting between Iran and world powers in Geneva
Global Politics
Talks with Iran fail, for the moment
Global Politics
Obama nudges open the door to Iran
Global Politics
Iran’s nuclear ambitions have the world on edge
Global Politics
Obama and Netanyahu discuss Iran’s nuclear program
Tensions rise between Iran and Israel as flurry of action continues
As tensions rise, Iranians fear that they’re on the road to war with U.S.
VIDEO: U.S. and allies levy new, stricter sanctions on Iran
Clinton: Iran is becoming ‘military dictatorship’
Deadlines and dialogue: Dealing with Iran
Senior American Officials Call For Policy Change on Iran
Global Politics
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Draws Red Line for Iran
Top of the Hour: Iran Threatens Preemptive Action, Morning Headlines
Growing Tensions Between Iran and West
Conflict & Justice
Iran Protesters Storm UK Embassy in Tehran
Top of the Hour: US and Allies Toughen Sanctions Against Iran, Morning Headlines
Top of the Hour: Iran Sanctions, Morning Headlines
Global Politics
The Unintended Consequences of More Sanctions Against Iran
Global Politics
Iran’s president Rrejects UN sanctions
Global Politics
Turkey offers to mediate between US and Iran
US says stronger sanctions needed against Iran
Environment
Iran ups nuclear ante
Environment
Iran: twice the (nuclear) power
Lifestyle & Belief
Iran refuses to halt nuclear program
Global Politics
Diplomacy efforts in the Middle East
Global Politics
Iran’s missile threats
Global Politics
UN report on Iran nuclear program
Environment
Iran takes nuclear step
US tightens sanctions on Iran