Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo delivers remarks to the media on Iran Snapback Sanctions, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on September 21, 2020. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The decision by the Trump
Credit: twitter.comlanamarks / Lana Marks, a luxury handbag designer, is U.S. Ambassador to South Africa. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The Iranian government is reportedly plotting plotting an assassination attempt against the U.S. ambassador to South Africa Lana Marks, according to Politico. The Islamic
Credit: Wikipedia / China remains the world’s only major importer of Iranian oil despite US sanctions. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The U.S. on Thursday imposed sanctions on five entities for allegedly facilitating Iran’s exports of petrochemicals to support terrorist groups in the Middle
Credit: U.S. Department of Justice / Foreign-flagged oil tanker The M/T Bella with international maritime organization (IMO) number 9208124 carrying Iranian cargo bound for Venezuela. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The United States Justice Department announced Friday that federal agents seized a multimillion-dollar Iranian fuel
Credit: Wikipedia Commons / AlfvanBeem / Iranian oil tanker, Dena, seen approaching Port of Rotterdam, Holland on 15 December 2007 By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES United States prosecutors filed a Federal Court action Wednesday seeking seizure of all Iranian gasoline aboard four tankers headed
Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The U.S. Trump administration Monday triggered sanctions against the Islamic Republic Of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) for allegedly transporting cargoes carrying materials for weapons of mass destruction. The sanctions against the IRISL and its