Sanctions

Iran uses bank in Germany to beat sanctions

Jul 20th, 2010

  BERLIN — Tehran has used a small Iranian-owned bank in Germany to circumvent sanctions slapped on firms blacklisted for involvement in the Islamic republic’s missile programmes, a newspaper report said Monday. Citing unnamed Western officials, the Wall Street Journal said the European-Iranian Trade Bank AG (EIH) had done more than a billion dollars of [...]



UAE airports ‘refuse fuel to Iran jets’

Jul 5th, 2010

Since last week, after the passing of the unilateral law by America and the sanctions against Iran, airports in England, Germany, the UAE have refused to give fuel to Iranian planes



E.U. Signals New Sanctions Against Iran Over Its Nuclear Program

Jun 14th, 2010

By STEPHEN CASTLE LUXEMBOURG — The European Union is likely to agree on tough new sanctions against Iran that cover further investment in the country’s oil and gas industry as well as its financial sector, Foreign Secretary William Hague of Britain said Monday. His comments came ahead of a meeting of the bloc’s 27 heads [...]



Iran will ditch fuel plan if new sanctions: speaker

May 23rd, 2010

TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran will abandon an offer to ship some of its uranium stockpile abroad if the United States imposes new sanctions, its parliament speaker said on Sunday. World |  Politics Iran is due to notify the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Monday of a deal struck last week with Brazil and Turkey which [...]



UN powers back new sanctions against Iraq

May 18th, 2010

By MATTHEW LEE The Associated Press UNITED NATIONS — The United States has introduced a resolution backed by all veto-wielding members of the U.N. Security Council that would impose new sanctions against Iran. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 18, 2010, before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee [...]



US Sends Iran Sanctions Draft to UN

May 18th, 2010

Photo: AP Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, 18 May 2010, before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the new START Treaty U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the United States, Russia and China have reached an agreement on a draft resolution that would impose a fourth round [...]



US: Iran sanctions negotiations making progress

May 13th, 2010

By EDITH M. LEDERER UNITED NATIONS — Negotiations on a U.S.-drafted resolution that would impose new sanctions against Iran for refusing to suspend its nuclear enrichment program are making “good progress,” U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice said Thursday. Diplomats familiar with the negotiations among six key powers said a draft resolution could be circulated to all [...]



US working on ‘tough’ Iran sanctions

Apr 27th, 2010

 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 23:56:49 GMT US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says Washington is holding talks with its partners to impose tough new sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program. Clinton also accused Iran of defying the international community. “Iran’s continued disregard for its international obligations underscores the [...]



Iran seeks to persuade Security Council not to back tough nuclear sanctions

Apr 20th, 2010

 By Thomas Erdbrink Washington Post Foreign Service Wednesday, April 21, 2010 TEHRAN — Facing increasing momentum behind a U.S.-backed bid for new sanctions against it, Iran is launching a broad diplomatic offensive aimed at persuading as many U.N. Security Council members as possible to oppose tougher punishment for its nuclear program. Iran wants to focus [...]



Big powers say Iran sanctions talks “constructive

Apr 14th, 2010

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Big power envoys said they held constructive talks on Wednesday over new U.N. sanctions to try to halt Iran’s nuclear program, but diplomats forecast weeks of haggling over a text the Security Council can pass. World  |  China  |  Russia “We got into the substance. We are moving forward and we’ll have, of course, other [...]