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
The US seizes a Russian owned oil tanker carrying Iranian crude oil in Greece and has transferred the cargo to another ship destined for the US. It is unclear if the seizure was due to US sanctions against Iran or US sanctions on Russia. 2022-05-26
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
U.S. President Donald Trump threatens Iraq—if the U.S. would be required to leave the country—with a bill for a "very extraordinarily expensive" air base and also with sanctions that would "make Iranian sanctions look somewhat tame". 2020-01-5
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
Iran reveals several new missiles on Islamic Republic of Iran Army Day, including the new air missile defense system Kamin-2. 2018-04-18