Tag: Sanctions

An oil tanker is on fire in the sea of Oman, Thursday, June 13, 2019. Two oil tankers near the strategic Strait of Hormuz were reportedly attacked on Thursday, an assault that left one ablaze and adrift as sailors were evacuated from both vessels and the U.S. Navy rushed to assist amid heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran.

Iran fired missile at US drone hours before tanker attacks: Report

Zach Halaschak · June 14, 2019 10:17 pm

Magazine - Features

Red flags

Zack Cooper and Eric Lorber · June 14, 2019 3:00 am

This photograph released by the state-run Saudi Press Agency shows debris on the tarmac of Abha Regional Airport after an attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels in Abha, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, June 12, 2019. Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels said they attacked the airport with a cruise missile. Saudi officials said the attack wounded more than 20 people.

WATCH: Moment Houthi missile hits civilian airport in Saudi Arabia

Zach Halaschak · June 13, 2019 7:17 pm

On Oct. 22, Iran Foreign Minister Javad Zarif claimed that the U.S. is stealing Iraq from its people. The next day, Zarif claimed that U.S. policy is driven by the arms trade and Iran's policy by the pursuit of mutual understanding. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Iran cautions US ‘cannot expect to stay safe’ amid ‘economic war’

Diana Stancy Correll · June 10, 2019 10:55 pm

A demonstrator holds an anti-U.S. placard during the annual Quds, or Jerusalem Day rally in Tehran, Iran, Friday, May 31, 2019. Thousands of Iranians rallied Friday to mark Quds, or Jerusalem Day, which will see demonstrations across the Mideast as the Trump administration tries to offer an Israeli-Palestinian peace plan.

Iran cites new sanctions to spurn talks with Trump

Joel Gehrke · June 8, 2019 8:23 pm

In this Dec. 22, 2014 file photo, Iranian oil workers gather at the Tehran's oil refinery south of the capital Tehran, Iran. Across a Mideast fueled by oil production, low global prices have some countries running on empty and scrambling to cover shortfalls, even as more regional crude is on tap to enter the market.

Energy and Environment

Treasury targets Iran’s most profitable oil refiners with new sanctions

John Siciliano · June 8, 2019 12:00 am

Don’t give up on Venezuela

Washington Examiner · June 4, 2019 3:24 pm

In this Friday, April 6, 2016, file photo, Chinese Ministry of Commerce spokesman Gao Feng speaks during a press conference at the Ministry of Commerce in Beijing.

China says it will blacklist US companies as trade fight heats up

Sean Higgins · May 31, 2019 10:36 pm

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, left, welcomes United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, second from left, at the foreign ministry's guest house Villa Borsig for talks in Berlin, Germany, Friday, May 31, 2019. Mike Pompeo is making his first visit to Germany as secretary of state at the start of a four-nation European trip as tensions rise between the U.S. and Iran.

US and European allies may have avoided sanctions clash over Iran trade vehicle

Joel Gehrke · May 31, 2019 9:41 pm

Ali Khamenei, Donald Trump.

Beltway Confidential

Trump doesn’t want to negotiate with Iran, he just wants Iran’s surrender

Daniel DePetris · May 31, 2019 6:26 pm

President Donald Trump talks with reporters before departing on Marine One for the Air Force Academy graduation ceremony, Thursday, May 30, 2019, in Washington.

Trump could threaten Mexico with tariffs over immigration

Zach Halaschak · May 30, 2019 10:33 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin appears at a meeting.

How to stop Russian meddling

Washington Examiner · May 30, 2019 4:00 am