US sanctions

US sanctions

Banners with pictures of the late Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, are displayed on a street in Tehran, Iran, August 22, 2026. Photo: Reuters

What are Iran's options to escalate further in face of US economic threats?

Iran has threatened to retaliate against any neighbours who take part in US efforts to strangle the country's economy with “earthquake” force.

A veteran and high-profile figure in Iran, Rezaei led the IRGC from 1981 to 1997. Photo: Collected

Iran warns any country joining US sanctions considered 'enemy'

Representations of cryptocurrencies Bitcoin, Ethereum, DogeCoin, Ripple, Litecoin are placed on PC motherboard in this illustration taken June 29, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

US sanctions Dubai crypto exchange for aiding Iran's IRGC: Reuters report

A Mexican Navy boat patrols the perimeter of the Francisco I. Madero refinery of state oil company Pemex in Ciudad Madero, Mexico, May 28, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Daniel Becerril/File Photo

US imposes sanctions on Mexicans, entities tied to Mexican fuel smuggling network

A drone view shows a general panorama of Deir el-Zor, Syria September 29, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi

Saudi billions poised for Syria but US sanctions remain a barrier

US Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks next to US Vice President JD Vance and Terry Cole, Administrator of the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), during the signing of executive orders by US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, August 25, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Trump administration weighs sanctions on officials implementing EU tech law: sources

People stand near a plane carrying aid from Qatar, as it arrives at Damascus International Airport, Syria, December 30, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Yamam al Shaar/File Photo

US sanctions hold up Qatari support for Syria: sources

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader. File Photo: Collected

Govt doesn’t care about sanctions imposed by supporters of genocide: Quader

File photo of United States Secretary of State Antony J Blinken. Photo: Bloomberg

Blinken says he'll work with US Congress on potential ICC sanctions

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India's Russian oil imports rise to nine-month high in April

Residents hold US and North Korean flags while they wait for motorcade of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un en route to the Metropole Hotel for the second US- North Korea summit in Hanoi, Vietnam, 28 February, 2019/ Reuters

US imposes fresh sanctions to restrict North Korea's revenues

Russia sent Rooppur cargo in sanctioned ship intentionally: Momen

Russia sent Rooppur cargo in sanctioned ship intentionally: Momen

Logo of Human Rights Watch. Photo: Collected

Extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances drop dramatically after US sanctions against RAB: HRW