Iran Sanctions

A member of Iran’s parliamentary national security and foreign policy committee says the government is not currently permitted to engage in direct negotiations with the US.

Unofficial reports surrounding the activities of Babak Zanjani, once Iran's richest man and a figure synonymous with corruption and sanctions evasion, have reignited public and media interest.

The chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee warned Tehran over its uranium enrichment on Thursday, adding that any acceleration would result in further sanctions and heightened international pressure to dismantle its nuclear program.

Iran’s Supreme Leader has forbidden the development of nuclear weapons, the head of Armed Forces Judiciary said a day after President Donald Trump’s inauguration, sounding a conciliatory note as Tehran explores talks to ease sanctions.

Iranian officials and media remain sharply divided over Tehran's relationship with Washington, as President Donald Trump's inauguration speech focused almost entirely on US domestic politics.

The chief of the UN's nuclear watchdog has called on Iran to reach an understanding with the new Donald Trump administration over its nuclear program, warning of the risks of escalating tensions in the Middle East.

Tehran is prepared to start sanctions-lifting negotiations if other parties show readiness, Iran's deputy foreign minister for international and legal affairs said on Tuesday.

The administration of Iran's president Masoud Pezeshkian's has hinted at willingness to engage with US under Donald Trump and to open Iranian markets to US companies.

Iran will never negotiate over its military capabilities, the foreign ministry spokesman told reporters on Monday, in response to questions about potential Western demands to limit Tehran’s ballistic missile program.

Following reports on surging rebranded Iranian liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) exports to Bangladesh, its Central Bank warned all domestic banks to stay alert regarding the import of products from countries that are subject to global sanctions.

Iran and Russia have implemented a bilateral currency agreement to settle trade using their national currencies, according to the governor of Iran's Central Bank.

US Congressman Joe Wilson called for action to counter Russia and Iran after they signed a strategic pact on Friday, saying US President-elect Donald Trump will solve the issue.

Iranian officials find themselves in a Shakespearian dilemma over whether to negotiate with the incoming Trump administration. Engaging would mean justifying or apologizing for past intransigence, while refusal risks confronting a deeper existential threat.

Advisers to US president-elect Donald Trump are crafting a wide-ranging sanctions strategy to squeeze Iran, Bloomberg reported citing people familiar with the matter.

When a key advisory body in Iran started revisiting the contentious issue of acceding to international monetary conventions, it not only faced opposition from hardliners but also raised questions about whether the Supreme Leader has moderated his stance.

Israel planted explosives in centrifuge technology Iran bought for its nuclear program, veteran diplomat and vice president Mohammad Javad Zarif said, alleging an apparently unknown attempted attack by the Islamic Republic's arch-enemy.

The cost of shipping oil from the Middle East to China surged by over a third in the wake of new US sanctions targeting 183 tankers carrying Russian and Iranian oil on Friday, according to a Reuters report.