Sanctions against iran
Iran has a hidden network of military agencies managing to smuggle hardware past US blockade
“This is the complete ecosystem of the Iranian military’s trade business," said Miad Maleki, a former senior official at the US Treasury Department who helped design the American sanctions on Iran.
Iran unable to pay troops, fund proxies under Operation Economic Outcast, Bessent says
How purchases of sanctioned Iranian jet fuel were disguised by Myanmar
Sanctions strangle Iranian economy as IRGC goes on high alert over civil unrest risks - analysis
US Treasury sanctions networks supporting Iran’s Mahan Air, IRGC from India, China, Russia
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said those providing financial, logistical, or commercial support to the IRGC or Mahan Air are “helping sustain a terrorist enterprise."
Some $18 billion of Iranian oil sold since outbreak of war, over half of annual budget
The sales generated more than 60% of the oil revenue forecast in Iran's annual budget, Iranian Oil Minister Paknejad said.
Experts skeptical of Tehran's claim US will unfreeze $12 billion before talks begin
Mor stressed that the only favorable terms the US was likely to give Iran were terms that could be quickly retracted should the regime fail in its promises.
US sanctions 13 individuals, entities linked with Iran IRGC's missile procurement network
The sanctioned persons and organizations, who reportedly sought to source weapons that included man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS).
US declares new sanctions on Iran, PGSA condemns US leadership
The PGSA condemned the sanctions and added that it considered being sanctioned by “a country whose leader takes pride in piracy” as a sign of “positive performance."
How the IRGC's shadow economy keeps Iran's nuclear program alive - analysis
How Iran is financed, and why US attempts to pressure Iran in the Strait of Hormuz have failed
Bessent urges more disruption to Iran's financing, will review US sanctions list
The US has recently stepped up sanctions on Iran through "Economic Fury," a program meant to disrupt Tehran's shadow banking networks and terrorist financing schemes.
US sanctions Iranian foreign currency exchange, international front companies
“Iran’s shadow banking system facilitates the illicit transfer of funding for terrorist purposes,” said Scott Bessent, Secretary of the Treasury.
Behind Tehran’s calm, Iran faces deepening economic collapse
While the streets are full of people, their pockets are empty. The Iranian rial has become a liability that citizens are desperate to offload.
Why Trump’s sanctions strategy on Iran is different and working - opinion
Iran is no longer facing economic pain alone; it also faces the real possibility of infrastructure damage and long-term disruption.