TEHRAN, January 9 - Turkey’s Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday condemned a U.S. sanctions-busting case against a Turkish bank executive as a “political coup attempt” and a joint effort by the CIA and FBI to undermine Ankara.
TEHRAN, December 23 - The international community should move from imposing sanctions on North Korea toward negotiations with Pyongyang, as the restrictions would not solve the problem, Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Saturday, commenting on the recent UN Security Council resolution.
TEHRAN, December 21 - Moscow will use reciprocity principle in response to the US Treasury Department’s sanctions against Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov and four other Russians, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Thursday.
TEHRAN, December 10 - Lebanon is urging other Arab nations to impose economic sanctions against the US in retaliation for US President Donald Trump's promise to support Israeli regime's claim to al-Quds (Jerusalem) and Washington's promise to move the US embassy in Israel to the city.
TEHRAN, October 27 -The US is edging towards the eventual implementation of a new round of sanctions against Russia after the State Department provided Congress with a list of Russian defense and intelligence entities, missing the deadline by almost a month.
TEHRAN, September 30 -The US Treasury Department has announced tighter financial sanctions on Russian banks and energy companies because of what Washington calls Moscow's continued interference in Ukraine.
TEHRAN, September 22 - US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order imposing new sanctions on North Korea, days after he threatened to “totally destroy” the nuclear-armed nation.
TEHRAN, September 8 - The United States has expressed concerns about the deadly violence against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar but refused to address calls for international sanctions against the country.
TEHRAN, August 5, YJC - The United States has presented the UN Security Council with a draft resolution against North Korea which aims to ban the country's trade of coal, iron, iron ore, lead, lead ore and seafood.
TEHRAN, August 4, YJC - Russia said no agreement has been reached among the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on a draft resolution against North Korea.
TEHRAN, August 1, YJC - US Vice President Mike Pence has blasted Russia’s involvement in Georgia and says President Donald Trump will sign a bill on a new package of sanctions against Russia.
TEHRAN, July 26, YJC - The European Union has expressed deep concern about a draft law of sanctions against Russia being debated in the US Congress, saying if it passes through, it could seriously affect the critical flow of energy from Russia to Europe.
TEHRAN, July 26, YJC - Russia says the recent approval of a sanctions bill against Moscow at the United States House of Representatives is a serious step toward destroying any chance for the improvement of ties with Washington.
TEHRAN, July 26, YJC - Iran’s tech market continues to boom despite the US sanctions against the country, while the bans have merely restricted the global giants’ access to Iran’s lucrative tech market, a new report said.
TEHRAN, July 25, YJC -The US House of Representatives is voting today to impose new sanctions against Russia and Iran as well as North Korea, potentially complicating President Donald Trump's efforts of improving relations with Moscow.
TEHRAN, July 23, YJC -US Republicans and Democrats have agreed to impose new sanctions against Russia and Iran as well as North Korea, in a revised bill that would create limits for President Donald Trump to relax sanctions on Moscow.
TEHRAN, June 28, YJC - Economic sanctions imposed by the European Union against Russia over a conflict in Ukraine have been extended for another six months.
TEHRAN, June 18, YJC - A senior Iranian official has condemned the recent “illegal” measure by the US Senate to approve new sanctions against Iran, saying the Parliament of the Islamic Republic would take “necessary measures” in this regard.