US sanctions ex-Lebanese ministers for Hezbollah ties

The U.S. State Department released a statement announcing that “For too long, Lebanon’s political leaders have ignored their responsibility to address the needs of their people and instead built a…

U.S. brands Iranian proxy in Iraq as terrorist entity

The United States has announced a significant terrorist designation related to Iranian proxies in Iraq. During a special briefing at the State Department, the US Coordinator for Counterterrorism, Ambassador Nathan…

Netanyahu: ‘Iran lies’ to the world

The Trump Administration has imposed additional sanctions on the Islamic Republic in retaliation for the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) ballistic missile attack on U.S. and Coalition forces in Iraq…

U.S. to end waivers on Iranian oil exports by May 2nd

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the temporary waivers vis-à-vis oil purchases from Iran, which were granted to eight countries and jurisdictions that relied heavily on Iranian oil…