Tag: Iran
Sanctioning Russian Federation and Iranian State Actors Responsible for the Wrongful Detention of U.S....
Sanctioning Russian Federation and Iranian State Actors Responsible for the Wrongful Detention of U.S. Nationals27 April 2023
Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State
The United States has no higher commitment than bringing home wrongfully detained Americans....
The United Nations Human Rights Council Holds Special Session on Iran
The United States State Department informed in a press release that The United Nations Human Rights Council Holds Special Session on Iran
United States of America Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken shared this information...
Designating Iranian Proliferators of Shipping Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Technology to Russia for Use in...
Designating Iranian Proliferators of Shipping Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Technology to Russia for Use in UkraineThe USA, 08 September 2022
Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State
The United States is designating a person involved in the shipment...
President Putin will visit Iran
Vladimir Putin will make a working visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran on July 19 to attend a trilateral meeting between the leaders of the guarantor states of the Astana process to facilitate settlement in Syria.
The talks with President of Iran Sayyid Ebrahim Raisi and President of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan will focus on further joint steps...
U.S. Navy Seizes 1400 Assault Rifles During Illicit Weapons Interdiction in Yemen by Iran
Illegal Iranian Flow of Weapons to Yemen
Ned Price, Department Spokesperson
On December 20, the United States Navy 5th Fleet seized upwards of 1,400 AK-47 assault rifles and 226,600 rounds of ammunition from a vessel originating from Iran. This ship was on a route historically used to illegally smuggle weapons to the Houthis in Yemen. The smuggling of arms from Iran to...
Sanctioning Iranian Intelligence Affiliates for Targeting Dissidents Abroad
Sanctioning Iranian Intelligence Affiliates for Targeting Dissidents Abroad
The USA, 03 September 2021
Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State
Iran's attempt to kidnap a U.S. citizen on U.S. soil because she used her freedom of speech to...
Division of Balochistan not accepted by most influential pro-independence leader Hyrbyair Marri and opposes...
Balochistan's most influential pro independence leader Hyrbyair Marri wrote:
China and Iran have signed a 25-year strategic cooperation agreement on 27 March 2021 that China will invest 400 billion dollars in Iran. Chinese state will...
Briefing with Senior State Department Officials on Diplomacy to Constrain Iran’s Nuclear Program
Briefing with Senior State Department Officials on Diplomacy to Constrain Iran's Nuclear ProgramUSA 18 February 2021Office of the SpokespersonVia TeleconferenceMODERATOR: Thanks very much, and thanks to everyone for joining the call on fairly short notice....
Iran Threatening to Expel UN Investigators
Iran Threatening to Expel UN InvestigatorsUSA, 09 January 2021Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of StateIn December Iran's parliament passed a law requiring expulsion of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) nuclear inspectors unless all sanctions are...
The USA’s stand on This Week in Iran Policy
This Week in Iran Policy12/18/2020 08:15 PM ESTOffice of the Spokesperson"I think we have demonstrated the right foreign policy with respect to Iran, and I am hopeful that the world will continue the policies...
The United States Takes Action Against Violators of Religious Freedom – Pakistan and China...
The United States Takes Action Against Violators of Religious Freedom
PRESS STATEMENT
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE
DECEMBER 7, 2020
Religious freedom is an unalienable right, and the bedrock upon which free societies are built and flourish....
Designation of Iranian Procurement Networks
Designation of Iranian Procurement Networks
PRESS STATEMENT
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE
NOVEMBER 11, 2020
On November 10, 2020 the Department of the Treasury designated an international network of six companies and four individuals for facilitating the...
United States Sanctions Entities Related to Iran’s Petroleum Industry
United States Sanctions Entities Related to Iran’s Petroleum Industry
PRESS STATEMENT
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE
OCTOBER 30, 2020
The United States will continue to prevent the Iranian regime from using the Iranian people’s natural resources to...
A US view on the Status of UN Arms Embargo on Iran
Status of UN Arms Embargo on Iran
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE
OCTOBER 18, 2020
On September 19, virtually all UN sanctions on Iran returned, including re-imposition of the UN arms embargo. Accordingly, the export of certain conventional...
FACT SHEET on US sanctions imposed on Iran
This Week in Iran Policy
FACT SHEET
OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON
SEPTEMBER 26, 2020
“The world needs to unite around the central idea that the Islamic Republic of Iran is the greatest threat, and when that regime changes...
Major New Human Rights-Related Listings and Accompanying Sanctions on Iran
Major New Human Rights-Related Listings and Accompanying Sanctions on Iran
PRESS STATEMENT
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE
SEPTEMBER 24, 2020
The Iranian regime must respect the human rights of the Iranian people. Despite its obligations and commitments,...
The Return of UN Sanctions on the Islamic Republic of Iran
The Return of UN Sanctions on the Islamic Republic of Iran
PRESS STATEMENT
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE
SEPTEMBER 19, 2020
The Trump Administration has always understood that the greatest threat to peace in the Middle East...
The United States of America makes strong remarks about UN Security Council’s Failure to...
On the Security Council’s Failure to Hold Iran Accountable
PRESS STATEMENT
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE
AUGUST 14, 2020
The United Nations Security Council is charged with the responsibility of maintaining international peace and security. It failed...
HIL( INDIA) geared to provide locust control Pesticide to Iran
Credit rating of Central PSU upgraded to BBB- from BB
Despite logistics and other challenges posed by Covid 19 lockdown HIL (india) Limited a PSU under Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, Ministry of Chemicals and...
Leonar Mardirosian – The magical musician
So we
recently got in touch with Leonar Mardirosian and what a gem of a person he is.
He is the
best musician we have come across recently. We had a detailed conversation
about his life and music...