TEHRAN, September 12 - The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) voted unanimously in favor of imposing new sanctions on North Korea at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, Monday, in reaction to the country's recent round of nuclear tests.
TEHRAN, August 22 - The US Treasury Department unveiled a fresh round of sanctions over North Korea’s nuclear program, this time targeting new Chinese and Russian entities.
TEHRAN, August 17 - North Korean economy is relying on internal potential as US and western countries have intensified sanctions against the country. North Korea is able to meet basic needs without foreign aid.
TEHRAN, August 10, YJC - The United States imposed new sanctions on Venezuela following the oil-rich nation’s election of a new assembly tasked with rewriting the constitution.
TEHRAN, August 6, YJC -China says the situation in the Korean Peninsula is now at a “critical juncture” after the UN Security Council on Saturday approved new US-drafted sanctions on North Korea.
TEHRAN, August 3, YJC - President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker warned the EU will retaliatory measures “within days” if the newly-signed US sanctions against Russia target businesses in the European Union (EU).
TEHRAN, August 3, YJC - Russia has said the fresh US sanctions imposed against Moscow are tantamount to a "full-scale trade war" and destroy prospects for better relations with Washington.
TEHRAN, July 31, YJC - Germany said the new sanctions proposed by US lawmakers against Russia are in breach of international law, asking the European Union to take countermeasures against the bans, which could also affect European businesses.
TEHRAN, July 30, YJC - A senior adviser to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the United States will certainly be the main loser after imposing sanctions on the Islamic Republic and Russia.
TEHRAN, July 29, YJC - The US Department of the Treasury has imposed sanctions on Iran over what it called Tehran's "continued provocative actions," including Thursday's successful test of a satellite-launch rocket.
TEHRAN, July 28, YJC - A senior Iranian lawmaker deplored the US Congress move to pass a bill to impose fresh sanctions on Iran, saying it proves Washington’s persistent animosity toward the Islamic Republic.
TEHRAN, July 27, YJC - A key Iranian parliamentary committee is to convene an extraordinary session later this week to discuss the measures to be taken in the face of possible US threats against the 2015 nuclear deal, a senior legislator said.
TEHRAN, July 27, YJC - Secretary of Iran’s Guardian Council condemned a recent US congressional bill on new sanctions against Tehran as an unwise move, saying it was yet another proof that normalization of ties with the “untrustworthy US government” is a nonstarter.
TEHRAN, July 27, YJC - The US House of Representatives’ decision to pass sanctions against Iran has been met with sharp criticism by the Iranian government. These sanctions come at a time when the US has re certified Iran’s compliance with the JCPOA. Here’s our correspondent Hamid Javani’s report.
TEHRAN, July 25, YJC - Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said the lawmakers are closely monitoring all moves by the United States, particularly the bid to slap new sanctions against the Islamic Republic and Russia, and will make swift decisions accordingly.
TEHRAN, July 24, YJC - Russian officials warned that a new round of sanctions by the United States against Russia will backfire as it harms the interests of both nations.
TEHRAN, July 23, YJC - Secretary of Iran’s Expediency Council Mohsen Rezaei said Tehran and Moscow, both facing Western sanctions , could use the embargoes as an opportunity to reap economic benefits.
TEHRAN, July 21, YJC - A senior Russian official denounced fresh US sanctions against Iran on "unfounded" grounds, saying they will only undermine the implementation of the 2015 nuclear agreement with Tehran.
TEHRAN, July 20, YJC - A top Iranian commander has warned against the repercussions of Washington’s possible designation of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization, saying the move would cost the US dear.