Tag: US sanctions on Iran

• Friday, July 19th 2019 - 08:14 UTC

  Two Iranian vessels stranded in Brazil with no fuel because of US sanctions

  

  Two Iranian vessels have been stranded for weeks at Brazilian ports, unable to head back to Iran due to lack of fuel, which state-run oil firm Petrobras refuses to sell them due to sanctions imposed by the United States.

• Tuesday, April 9th 2019 - 05:06 UTC

  Trump designates Iran's Guards a terrorist organization; Teheran does the same with US troops in Middle East

  

  United States President Donald Trump has designated Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a foreign terrorist organization. It is the first time the US has labelled another nation's military as a terrorist organization. Iran retaliated by declaring US forces in the Middle East as a terrorist organization, Iran state news reported.