US Sanctions Iranian Energy Tycoon Over Nuclear, Terror Financing

The aim is to choke off revenue streams backing Iran’s nuclear ambitions and its network of terror proxies, according to the Treasury Department. The U.S. government has imposed sweeping sanctions on an Iranian liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) magnate and his sprawling international network of companies and affiliates, and accused them of facilitating hundreds of millions

White House Responds to Harvard Lawsuit Over Federal Funding

Harvard University on April 21 sued the Trump administration over its halting of more than $2 billion in federal contracts and grants. The Trump administration remains steadfast in its commitment to withhold grant money from Harvard University and any other higher education institutions that violate federal law, the White House said during a press briefing

Trump Admin Sanctions Iranian Shipping Magnate Offloading Illicit Oil and Gas for Tehran

US ‘committed to holding accountable those who seek to provide the Iranian regime with the funding it needs,’ Bessent says Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy’s speedboats move during an exercise in Abu Musa Island, in this picture obtained on August 2, 2023. IRGC/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS The Trump administration slapped sanctions