The United States is ratcheting up pressure on Iran with sanctions as the threat of an American attack against the regime looms large on the world stage.

The penalties are the latest by the United States and the European Union targeting high-ranking officials over the crackdown.

The US on Friday announced a new round of sanctions targeting Iran’s oil and petrochemical trade, including an India-based shipping management firm, hours after indirect talks between Tehran and Washi

The sanctions will target six officials who “oversee the Iranian security forces responsible for the violent crackdowns on protesters,” including Iran’s minister of the interior. The United States State Department and the Department of the Treasury launched new sanctions focused on Iranian officials involved in the regime’s “brutal crackdown” on anti-regime protestors,

The US State Department has said the economic penalties are necessary to 'stem the flow of revenue' to Tehran.

Cut off from dollar system, Iranians use blockchain to move money abroad; research firm says it found over 5,000 IRGC-linked addresses and that Guards moved $3 billion in crypto since 2023