The U.S. government issues sanctions against three people and nine companies accused of aiding shipping of Iranian oil to China. 2026-05-11
Iran confiscates the cargo of the American oil tanker "Advantage Sweet" in response to U.S.-led sanctions restricting the sale of medication for epidermolysis bullosa to Iran. 2024-03-7
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi announces that the country is ready to resume nuclear talks and to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. Raisi also called on the U.S. to lift its sanctions against Iran. 2021-09-4
The United States Treasury Secretary imposes fresh sanctions on Iran, blacklisting 20 Iran- and Iraq-linked companies and individuals. 2020-03-26
The United States Department of the Treasury sanctions Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif for implementing the "reckless agenda of the Supreme Leader of Iran Ali Khamenei". 2019-07-31
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the U.S. will impose "the strongest sanctions in history" on Iran if it does not meet various demands, including ending its nuclear program and leaving the Syrian Civil War. 2018-05-21