Sanctions against iran

Araghchi offered inspectors access to nuclear facilities in exchange for sanctions relief - report

While Araghchi did not speak explicitly about the state of Iran's economy, the diplomats told Bloomberg that the suggestion signals the extent of the country's economic struggles.

Iran's foreign minister Araghchi addresses a special session of the Conference on Disarmament at the UN, in Geneva Tuesday, 17th February 2026
The national flags of Pakistan and Iran flutter outside the President House in Islamabad on June 22, 2026 on the eve of Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian's visit to Pakistan amid the US-Iran peace talks.

Pakistani defense company, CEO, among entities sanctioned by US over alleged support to Iran regime

An Iranian commercial aircraft lands at Mehrabad Airport in Tehran on September 25, 2026.

Iranian Airlines plane seized by Turkey over millions in unpaid debts, stranding Iranian passengers

An Iranian woman shops in a store in Tehran, Iran, April 28, 2026.

Iranians stagger under soaring cost of living after seven months of war with the US


US seizes Iranian crude oil linked to IRGC smuggling

 The Liberian-flagged oil tanker Ice Energy transfers crude oil from the Iranian-flagged oil tanker Lana (former Pegas), off the shore of Karystos, on the Island of Evia, Greece, May 26, 2022.

Iran’s Raisi demands return of $7 billion in frozen assets from S. Korea

South Korean banks are holding onto $7 billion Iran says it is owed for the sale of oil products, according to the Mehr News Agency. 

 Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi looks on during a TV interview, in Tehran, Iran June 20, 2023.

E3 planning to keep Iran sanctions despite sunset

The Foreign Office did note that Iran’s repeated development and testing of ballistic missiles violates the UN Security Council resolution banning them from doing so.

 A billboard with a photo of a new hypersonic ballistic missile called "Fattah" and with text reading "400 seconds to Tel Aviv" is seen on a building in Tehran, Iran June 8, 2023.

Europeans plan to keep ballistic missile sanctions on Iran

Keeping the EU sanctions would reflect Western efforts to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons and the means to deliver them despite the collapse of the 2015 deal.

 Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian meets with High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell, in Tehran, Iran June 25, 2022

US sanctions IRGC members involved in Iranian assassination plots

The US Treasury Dept. said the move targeted three Iran- and Turkey-based individuals and a company affiliated with the IRGC-Quds Force and two senior officials of the IRGC's Intelligence Organizatio

 An IRGC Ground Forces commando.

EU sanctions Tehran Police unit and secretary of cyberspace for human rights abuses

The Council said “Restrictive measures now apply to a total of 216 individuals and 37 entities."

Members of a special IRGC force attend a rally marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran April 29, 2022

US charges Chinese national with providing weapons materials to Iran

Qiao is in China and has not been arrested, prosecutors said. He faces charges including sanctions evasion, bank fraud and money laundering.

 An undated handout picture shows a missile being launched during a military exercise in an undisclosed location in Iran, obtained by Reuters on February 28, 2023.

US confiscates Iran oil cargo on tanker amid Tehran tensions

Tit-for-tat seizures are on the rise as Tehran and Washington clash in the Middle East.

An oil tanker loads gas in Assaluyeh seaport at the Persian Gulf, 1,400 km (870 miles) south of Tehran, Iran May 27, 2006.

US, EU sanction Iran over rights violations, censorship

This means a freeze on any assets they hold inside the EU and a ban on travel to the bloc. EU companies are also banned from making funds available to those under sanctions.

 Ayatolla Ali Hosseini Khamenei and IRGC commander Ali Fadavi

US imposes sanctions on network supporting Iran's drone, military programs

"Treasury will continue to enforce its sanctions against Iran’s military procurement efforts that contribute to regional insecurity and global instability."

 A drone is launched during a military exercise in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on August 25, 2022