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US Sanctions Are Harming Iran’s Regime Big Time

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10 Jul

By INU Staff

INU - US sanctions have so far successfully managed to cut off at least 2.5 million barrels of oil per day in exports from Iran. Better yet, due to the risks that buyers are taking by purchasing Iranian oil (i.e. being cut off from the US financial market), Iran is having to sell it at well below market value. And on top of all that, it is now costing Iran more to ship their oil as most shipping companies won’t take their business and tankers are having to take convoluted routes.

Maryam Rajavi on Need for Rouhani Sanctions

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04 Jul

By Poorang Novak

Recently, the US has increased its sanctions on Iran by specifically targeting the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, his Office, several commanders in the terrorist Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), and Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif. These sanctions have been welcomed by the leader of the Iranian Resistance Maryam Rajavi, but she argues that there is one important name missing from that list: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.

Maryam Rajavi Supports U.S. Sanctions Against Khamenei

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02 Jul

By Jazeh Miller

President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), Maryam Rajavi, wrote in a statement on her official website supporting the recent US blacklisting of the Iranian regime’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, his Office, and several commanders in the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC). Maryam Rajavi also called for the regime’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) to be blacklisted for its role in trying to bomb the Iranian Resistance.

Mnuchin Says Sanctions Working — Iran’s Leadership Is so Upset

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26 Jun

By Mahmoud Hakamian

Citing the recent backlash from Tehran’s leadership as proof that the latest round of US sanctions are working, US Treasury Secretary, Steven Mnuchin, believes we are winning the war on terror.

On Monday, President Trump announced fresh sanctions on the Islamic Republic, following following last week’s downing of an unmanned American drone. He also warned an Iranian attack on Americans would be met with “great and overwhelming force” and “obliteration. ”

Woman Facing Prison for Sending Parts to Iran in Defiance of U.S. Sanctions

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13 Jun

By Mahmoud Hakamian

The United States has been putting Iran under “maximum pressure” over the past few months. The Trump administration announced that the current campaign has the aim of making sure that the regime cannot continue funding terrorist proxy groups and militias across the region. President Donald Trump has also made it clear that he wants to bring Iran back to the negotiating table so that a more comprehensive deal can be carved – one that is a lot less one-sided than the current deal that the United States pulled out of last year.

U.S. imposes further sanctions

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12 Jun

By Jazeh Miller

The Trump administration, faced with Iran’s continued belligerence, is imposing further sanctions on the regime. Last week, the U.S. Treasury Department announced that these latest sanctions are targeting the Persian Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company (PGPIC).