Aug 21 Greece says it won’t assist Iranian tanker sought by U.S. By Nicholas Paphitis, Associated Press Iran-flagged Adrian Darya 1, which is tied to a sanctioned organization, appears headed for a Greece port. Continue reading
Aug 21 Iran proposes striking 4 zeros from its currency By Amir Vahdat, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Iran's rial has been battered by escalating U.S. sanctions on the country since President Donald Trump's decision to pull out of Tehran's nuclear deal with world powers over a year ago. Continue reading
Aug 19 Iranian tanker the U.S. tried to seize heads toward Greece By Ciaran Giles, Associated Press The vessel left Gibraltar after having been detained for a month in the British overseas territory for allegedly attempting to breach European Union sanctions on Syria. Continue reading
Aug 15 Watch 6:20 News Wrap: Defying U.S., Gibraltar releases seized Iranian tanker In our news wrap Thursday, Gibraltar has released the Iranian tanker it seized in July under suspicion of transporting oil to Syria, a violation of international sanctions. Authorities allowed the tanker to leave despite a last-minute effort by the U.S. Continue watching
Aug 15 Gibraltar frees Iranian oil tanker that U.S. sought to seize By Aritz Parra, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The tanker's release could potentially defuse tensions between London and Tehran as a British-flagged tanker remains held by the Islamic Republic. Continue reading
Aug 01 Watch 6:23 News Wrap: Trump announces new tariffs on Chinese goods In our news wrap Thursday, the U.S. trade war with China has escalated further. President Trump announced that as of September 1, he will impose a new 10 percent tariff on about $300 billion of Chinese goods that hadn’t already… Continue watching
Jul 31 Watch 3:12 News Wrap: U.S.-China trade talks conclude with no visible progress In our news wrap Wednesday, U.S. and Chinese officials have concluded their latest trade talks without visible signs of progress. A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman called President Trump’s Tuesday accusations that China had reneged on trade promises “laughable.” Also, the… Continue watching
Jul 31 U.S. imposes financial sanctions on Iran’s foreign minister By Associated Press The highly unusual action of penalizing the top diplomat of another nation comes a month after President Donald Trump signed an executive order placing sanctions on Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Continue reading
Jul 29 Watch 9:51 Does Trump’s new pick for intelligence director have the background for the job? President Trump has long had a contentious relationship with the nation’s intelligence community, publicly disagreeing over threats to U.S. national security such as Russia, Iran and North Korea. With Dan Coats stepping down as director of national intelligence, Trump is… Continue watching
Jul 29 New video from Iran shows Revolutionary Guard warning UK warship By Amir Vahdat, Aya Batrawy, Associated Press An Iranian Revolutionary Guard officer is heard telling a British warship not to interfere as the paramilitary force seized a U.K.-flagged commercial vessel. Continue reading