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Young women walk past a mural showing the Iranian flag in Tehran on April 23. The White House announced Monday it was ending waivers exempting several countries from U.S. sanctions on Iranian oil exports.

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Opinion: Here's Why The Trump Administration's Iran Sanctions Strategy Won't Work

8:31am April 24, 2019

The Trump administration can cause Iran severe pain, but it cannot trigger the collapse of the regime, argue Aaron David Miller of the Wilson Center and Richard Sokolsky of the Carnegie Endowment.

U.S. Won't Renew Sanction Exemptions For Countries Buying Iran's Oil

2:53pm April 22, 2019

by Bill Chappell

Japan, China, India, Turkey and South Korea have been benefiting from temporary waivers since President Trump withdrew the U.S. from the Iran nuclear deal and reimposed sanctions on Iran last year.

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An exchange shop displays rates for various currencies in downtown Tehran last month. Iran is bracing for the restoration of U.S. sanctions on its vital oil industry set to take effect on Monday, as it grapples with an economic crisis that has sparked spo

Reimposing Sanctions Will Hasten End Of Iran Nuclear Deal, Some Experts Warn

10:46am November 03, 2018

by Geoff Brumfiel

The Trump administration is poised to reimpose sanctions on Iran this Monday. Tehran has been abiding by the nuclear deal, but some warn that it could fall apart in the face of renewed sanctions.

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An Iranian woman walks past the former U.S. Embassy in Tehran, which bears a mural depicting the Statue of Liberty with a dead face. With just days to go until the U.S. plans to snap more sanctions back into place, questions linger about what the move spe

U.S. Is About To Reinstate Iran Sanctions. Here's What That Means

8:33pm November 02, 2018

Come Monday, the Trump administration plans to restore the full measure of sanctions that were lifted with the Iran nuclear deal. You probably have questions about the situation. We have answers.

The unanimous ruling from the International Court of Justice orders the U.S. to allow Iran to import food, medical supplies and other products for humanitarian reasons. Here, people browse for goods in the Grand Bazaar in Tehran.

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U.S. Ends 1955 Treaty With Iran, After U.N. Court Orders A Partial Lift Of Sanctions

1:12pm October 03, 2018

by Bill Chappell

"This is a decision, frankly, that is 39 years overdue," Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said as he announced the U.S. is ending its Treaty of Amity with Iran.

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People walk at the old main bazaar in Tehran, Iran, last month. The strained Iranian economy is bracing for the impact of new U.S. sanctions that went into effect Tuesday.

Iran Braces For New U.S. Sanctions To Further Cripple Economy

4:35pm August 07, 2018

by Samantha Raphelson

The new sanctions, which were previously lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal, severely limit Iran's ability to buy U.S. currency and issue sovereign debt, and place restrictions on trade with Iran.

An Iranian woman walks past a wall mural last month in downtown Tehran, Iran.

U.S. On Verge Of Restoring Some Iran Sanctions After Leaving 'Horrible' Deal

3:51pm August 06, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

The Trump administration says penalties will snap back into place overnight against several sectors of the Iranian economy, embarking on a multistep return to U.S. policy before the 2015 nuclear deal.

Demonstrators filled the streets of Tehran on Monday to protest economic downtown in Iran.

In Tehran, Economic Protests Flare As Iran's Currency Plunges

4:51pm June 26, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

Demonstrators took to the streets in the capital this week, shutting down the capital city's sprawling Grand Bazaar and protesting outside the parliament.

The sun sets behind an oil pump in the desert oil fields of Sakhir, Bahrain. OPEC nations agreed to reduce their production, but energy experts say that renewed U.S. sanctions on Iran could derail their supply cut deal.

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These Are The Potential Consequences Of Renewing Sanctions For Iran's Oil Importers

2:01pm May 10, 2018

Many of Iran's top oil importers are in Asia. South Korea is among them, but U.S. pressure to decrease oil purchases puts Seoul in a tricky position ahead of President Trump's North Korea summit.