Us sanctions on iran

US sanctions are hurting Iran, but economic collapse alone may not topple regime, expert says

Tel Aviv University researcher Prof. Uzi Rabi said US pressure is weakening Iran’s economy but warned that sanctions do not guarantee the regime’s downfall.

US forces operating in the Strait of Hormuz, July 17, 2026.
US President Donald Trump reacts as he speaks to the media with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent behind him, on the day of a NATO leaders' summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026.

Trump says Iran is 'in deep trouble' as US maintains blockade of Strait of Hormuz

US President Donald Trump delivers remarks with cryptocurrency executives in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington DC, US, August 19, 2026.

How will Trump's economic 'D-Day' plan impact Iran's nuclear, ballistic missile threat? - analysis

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivers remarks at the start of a ministerial meeting on political violence, at the State Department in Washington, DC, US, July 16, 2026.

US State Dept. sanctions Iranian military activities, fuel export in Operation Economic Outcast


Deal or not, many US states will keep sanctions grip on Iran

Nearly 2 dozen states have enacted sanctions against Iran and plan on lifting them only if Iran is no longer designated to be supporting terrorism or if all federal sanctions are lifted.

AN IRANIAN flag flutters in the breeze

Iran insists on full sanctions lift

US Senate leader vows renewed penalties if no deal by March 31.

Iranian military parade showcasing missiles

Despite Netanyahu claim, cheap oil not seen swaying Iran behavior

"I think it hurts their economy, there's no doubt about that. But I don't think it's decisive," Senator John McCain says.

A view of a petrochemical complex in Assaluyeh seaport on Iran's Persian Gulf coast

Hezbollah’s operations in west Africa

The Jerusalem Post

Iran smuggled $1 billion in cash to bypass internatioanl sanctions

Diplomatic sources say cash was hand-carried by couriers on flights from Dubai or Turkey, or brought across the Iraq-Iran border.

Afghan money lenders trade Iranian rial for dollars

Gallup poll: US public support for Israel not hurt by Iran flap

Reflecting, perhaps, the tension between Netanyahu and Obama, the number of Democrats with a favorable view of Israel dropped from 74% last year to 60% today.

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani (L) with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, February 2, 2015

Back diplomacy with pressure

The Jerusalem Post

Meet David Cohen: The Jewish ‘sanctions guru’ appointed deputy chief of the CIA

Cohen is the first Jew to be appointed to such a senior position in the US intelligence agency; one of his key tasks will be to “follow the money” of ISIS terrorists.

David Cohen