sanctions
Qatar pays Gaza salaries to ease tensions; Israel says money’s not for Hamas
Middle East
November 9, 2018
Qatar pays Gaza salaries to ease tensions; Israel says money’s not for Hamas
GAZA (Reuters) – A $15 million Qatari cash infusion was paid out to impoverished Palestinian civil servants in Gaza…
Mnuchin says Iran’s Central Bank to be cut off from global system
Middle East
November 9, 2018
Mnuchin says Iran’s Central Bank to be cut off from global system
Washington (CNN) – Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday that the financial messaging service that moves money around the…
Oil prices fall on Iran sanction exemptions, economic concerns
Business
November 6, 2018
Oil prices fall on Iran sanction exemptions, economic concerns
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Tuesday, weighed down by sanction exemptions from Washington that will allow Iran’s…
Turkish envoy calls US sanctions on Iran unwise, dangerous
Middle East
November 6, 2018
Turkish envoy calls US sanctions on Iran unwise, dangerous
TOKYO (AP) — Turkey’s top diplomat on Tuesday criticized the US resumption of sanctions on Iran as unilateral, not…
Iran accuses Israel of failed cyber attack
Middle East
November 5, 2018
Iran accuses Israel of failed cyber attack
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s telecommunications minister accused Israel on Monday of a new cyber attack on its telecommunications infrastructure, and…
Iran vows to ‘proudly bypass’ US sanctions
Middle East
November 5, 2018
Iran vows to ‘proudly bypass’ US sanctions
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said the Islamic republic “will proudly bypass sanctions” by the United States that took effect on…
Iran’s Khamenei says the world opposes Trump’s decisions: TV
Middle East
November 4, 2018
Iran’s Khamenei says the world opposes Trump’s decisions: TV
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s top leader said on Saturday U.S. President Donald Trump’s policies face opposition across the world as…
Iranian marchers chant ‘Death to America’ on eve of U.S. oil sanctions
Middle East
November 4, 2018
Iranian marchers chant ‘Death to America’ on eve of U.S. oil sanctions
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranians chanting “Death to America” rallied on Sunday to mark both the anniversary of the seizure of…
Iran tankers go dark to keep selling oil
Middle East
November 4, 2018
Iran tankers go dark to keep selling oil
Working from their small offices in Stockholm, analysts at a new watchdog that monitors global oil shipments have been run…
US grants eight countries Iran sanctions waivers: Bloomberg
Middle East
November 2, 2018
US grants eight countries Iran sanctions waivers: Bloomberg
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The US government has agreed to let eight countries, including close allies South Korea and Japan,…