The Trump administration on Wednesday imposed sanctions against Iran targeting a foundation controlled by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Also Read: Biden wants to rejoin Iran nuclear deal, but it won’t be easy The US Treasury Department also targeted Iran's intelligence minister Mahmoud Alavi and blacklisted Bonyad Mostazafan from the Foundation of the Oppressed controlled by Khamenei.

Trump administration imposes fresh sanctions on Iran, targets Khamenei-linked foundation

The Trump administration imposed new sanctions against Iran for violating UN arms embargo and called its allies to support the move. Also Read: Iran says US faces 'maximum isolation' as world powers dismiss sanctions The US government said it was imposing sanctions on 27 individuals and entities under a UN resolution including Iran's defence ministry, Atomic Energy Organization including Venezuela's leader Nicolas Maduro.

US imposes sanctions against Iran, Venezuela's Maduro

Tensions between Iran and the West have escalated since US sanctions on Iranian oil exports took full effect in May and British naval forces seized an Iranian supertanker.

Timeline: Iran's recent clashes with the West over Gulf shipping, nuclear plans

By Natasha Lindstaedt After Iran shot down a US drone that allegedly entered Iran’s airspace, Donald Trump signed new sanctions against Iran on June 24, including against its supreme leader, Ali Khamenei.

Donald Trump’s decision has emboldened Iran to take on more risks

By David Cortright Many are worried about the risk of war between the US and Iran. But the truth is, the US has been fighting with Iran for decades in an economic war waged via sanctions – which is about to get a lot worse.

Risk of shooting war with Iran grows after decades of economic warfare by the US

Last week was tense as the US and Iran almost went at loggerheads with each other. The relationship between the two countries has deteriorated since the 1970s when Irani revolutionaries kicked out US-backed shah and took the US embassy hostage.

US-Iran tensions and why India needs to step up its game

The threat of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to withdraw partially from the landmark nuclear deal of 2015, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), comes as a reaction to the US’s attempts in recent weeks to reduce Iran’s oil exports to zero.

Curbs against Iran far removed from original aim of stalling the nuclear enrichment effort

By Tom Harper As the US begins to enforce what are possibly the strongest sanctions on Iran to date, headlines have been dominated by the bellicose rhetoric of the Trump administration and Tehran.

How US sanctions are strengthening China’s global power

US midterms: For Trump supporters, elections a battle to protect leader under siege For many Americans, Tuesday's congressional midterm elections are a referendum on Republican President Donald Trump’s divisive persona, hard-line policies and pugnacious politics.

News brief: Big stories of the day

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said the Islamic republic "will proudly bypass sanctions" by the United States that took effect on Monday targeting the country's oil and financial sectors.

As US sanctions kick in, Iran says it will 'proudly bypass' them

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday hailed US leader Donald Trump for reimposing sanctions against mutual foe Iran, ahead of a fresh round of penalties set to kick in Monday.

Israel's Netanyahu hails Trump for Iran sanctions

Iran's top leader said on Saturday US President Donald Trump's policies face opposition across the world as Washington prepared to reimpose sanctions on Iran's vital oil-exporting and financial sectors, state television reported.

Before US sanctions, Iran's Khameini says 'world opposes every decision made by Trump'

Iran has started mass-producing its locally designed Kowsar fighter plane, state television reported on Saturday. "Soon the needed number of this plane will be produced and put at the service of the Air Force," Defence Minister Amir Hatami said at a ceremony launching the plane's production, which was shown on television.

Iran starts mass-producing local fighter jet: State TV

If Saudi Arabia is under pressure to give chapter and verse on the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in its consulate in Istanbul, Iran risks straining relations with Europe at a time when it needs European support the most by targeting ethnic rights activists.

Saudi Arabia and Iran: When it comes to exiles, the pot calls the kettle black

US announced sanctions against three senior Al-Qaeda members, saying they were based in Iran and helping to move money and weapons

Iran denies sheltering Al-Qaeda operatives