Tag Archive for "sanctions"

Fresh sanctions on Iran are already choking off medicine imports
By Sebastian Clark on November 18, 2021
New U.S. sanctions on Iranian financial firms, including a bank that until recently handled most payments for Iran’s imports of humanitarian goods, are having a...
Trump’s decision to reimpose sanctions on Iran only isolates Washington
By Sebastian Clark on November 11, 2021
Kelsey Davenport, Director for Nonproliferation Policy at the Arms Control Association says that “Trump’s decision to violate the nuclear deal and reimpose sanctions only isolates...
How can Iran bypass US sanctions?
By Sebastian Clark on November 6, 2021
By Ted Regencia, Al Jazeera With the second round of sanctions against Iran, US President Donald Trump’s threat to impose the “toughest ever” punitive measures...
EU vows to thwart Trump’s sanctions on Iran
By Sebastian Clark on August 7, 2021
Senior European officials on Monday castigated U.S. President Donald Trump’s renewed sanctions on Tehran as “illegal” and in violation of a U.N. Security Council resolution,...
IranAir gets five more ATR regional planes
By Sebastian Clark on August 6, 2021
IranAir took delivery of five more ATR turboprop aircraft, Iranian state media said on Sunday, shortly before Washington imposes new sanctions on Iran after exiting...
Total to sign $4.8 bn gas deal with Iran, biggest since sanctions lifted
By Sebastian Clark on July 3, 2021
Iran plans Monday to sign a formal contract with Total SA and China National Petroleum Corp. to develop its share of the world’s biggest natural...
US receives first caviar cargo from Iran after sanctions eased
By Sebastian Clark on February 25, 2022
Head of Iran Fisheries Organization has reported on deployment of Iran’s first cargo of farmed caviar to American markets. Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Head...
Iran carpet exports to US reach $50 million since sanctions lifted
By Sebastian Clark on December 28, 2021
By Vahid Jafarian, Editorial Board Member Iran says its exports of hand-woven carpets to the United States have reached around $50 million since the lifting...
Senate votes to extend sanctions against Iran
By Sebastian Clark on December 2, 2021
U.S. Senators overwhelmingly approved Thursday a 10-year extension of tough economic sanctions against Iran they believe is needed to ensure Iran doesn’t violate the terms...
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With sanctions gone Iran is walking tall again
By Sebastian Clark on November 6, 2021
According to the IMF, Iran’s GDP is projected to go up 5 percent this year and next and may reach 8 percent by 2022. To...
Russia lands first major deal with Iran post sanctions
By Sebastian Clark on August 1, 2021
Russian state company Rostec has reached a €1 billion deal with Iran to build a 1.4 gigawatt power station, Kommersant daily reports. Rostec is the...
Payback Time: Iran to Sue US for 63 Years of Sanctions
By Sebastian Clark on May 16, 2021
The Iranian parliament has given preliminary approval to a bill requiring the government to sue the US for the damage the country suffered as a...
Europe’s banks begin return to Iran
By Sebastian Clark on April 4, 2021
By: Martin Arnold, Financial Times European banks are tentatively re-engaging with Iran as the Middle East’s second-largest economy slowly emerges from a sanctions regime that...
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US Considers Easing Ban on Dollars to Help Iran
By Sebastian Clark on April 1, 2021
The Obama administration is considering easing financial restrictions that prohibit U.S. dollars from being used in transactions with Iran, U.S. officials said. Angry lawmakers countered...
Iran’s rich deposits tempting international investors
By Sebastian Clark on February 15, 2022
Iran’s rich deposits of zinc, copper, gold and other minerals are tempting international investors after the lifting of Western sanctions, but development of the sector...
Iran eyes direct commercial flights to New York, Toronto
By Sebastian Clark on February 15, 2022
Iran is looking to use some of its newly purchased long-range airliners for direct flights to New York and Toronto. The flights, which would take...
Iran Sends First Oil Shipment to Europe Since Sanctions End
By Sebastian Clark on February 15, 2022
Iran loaded its first cargo of oil to Europe since international sanctions ended, signaling more supplies will add to the global glut of crude, Bloomberg...
Sanctions Removal Will Help Iran Return Stolen Cultural Treasures
By Sebastian Clark on February 8, 2022
The removal of international sanctions against Iran will enable the Islamic Republic to demand the return of stolen cultural treasures, expand tourist links with the...
Canada officially lifts some sanctions against Iran
By Sebastian Clark on February 5, 2022
Canada said it was lifting some sanctions against Iran, including a ban on financial services, imports and exports, thereby allowing companies such as plane maker...
Lifting economic sanctions on Iran : global effects and strategic responses
By Sebastian Clark on February 2, 2022
In a paper, the Office of the Chief Economist of the World Bank’s MENA Region (MNACE) has reviewed the global effects and strategic responses resulting...