Sanctions and economy reporting on Iran — new designations and relief, oil exports and shipping, banking restrictions, and the effect on the rial and daily prices — collected from independent English-language outlets.
Britain said on Tuesday it was expanding sanctions on Iran, targeting key sectors including energy, metals, banking, insurance and shipping as part of efforts to restrict Tehran's nuclear program and other hostile activity.
US officials threaten retaliation against UK over Israeli settlements sanctions Submitted by Imran Mulla on Tue, 09/08/2026 - 10:45 Mike Huckabee calls UK policy 'discrimination', while Randy Fine warns British companies could be stopped from doing business in Florida US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee addresses the press in Ramallah on 5 September (AFP) Off US officials have attacked the UK over its new trade sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements, amid speculation that Washington could publicly rebuke the British government. On Tuesday morning, US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee suggested the Trump administration could retaliate against Britain over its new trade sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements. Meanwhile, Florida Republican Congressman Randy Fine warned that British companies could be stopped from doing business in Florida, accusing the UK of a "vanity project in support of Muslim terror".
New posts 08:47 CENTCOM Says US Has Diverted 94 Commercial Ships During Blockade The US Central Command, CENTCOM, announced on September 7 that US forces have so far diverted 94 commercial ships during the new round of naval blockade of Iranian ports. CENTCOM also added that during this period, the US military had decommissioned three ships and inspected and boarded two ships.
Trade tensions soar as Canada matches US tariffs 'dollar-for-dollar', impacting 700 products and multiple industries.
The UK sanctions should target activity 'supporting or maintaining' settlements, Tayab Ali says Tayab Ali, Director of the International Centre of Justice for Palestinians, tells MEE’s Imran Mulla that the upcoming ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements, expected to be announced on Tuesday by UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband, will have a ‘profound impact’ on Israel. The ban is expected to bring the UK into compliance with the International Court of Justice’s July 2024 advisory opinion, Whitehall sources told MEE. The ICJ opinion declared Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory unlawful and said states, including the UK, were obligated to take steps to oppose it.
Israeli ministers call for sanctions on Britain over Falkland Islands Israeli Ministers Itamar Ben Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich have called for Israel to sanction Britain over the Falkland Islands, as the UK government prepares to announce a ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territory. Smotrich, Israel's finance minister, called for the expulsion of the British ambassador to Israel and said: "We will not be a trampled doormat of an antisemitic government, in a country conquered by radical Islam, trying to save itself from economic and social decline by attacking Jews and the State of Israel. The British Mandate in the Land of Israel is over.
Israeli ministers call for sanctions on Britain over Falkland Islands Submitted by Imran Mulla on Mon, 09/07/2026 - 23:05 The remarks are understood to be a response to the British government's plan to sanction Israeli settlements Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham inside 10 Downing Street in central London on September 3, 2026. (AFP) Off Israeli Ministers Itamar Ben Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich have called for Israel to sanction Britain over the Falkland Islands, as the UK government prepares to announce a ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territory. Smotrich, Israel's finance minister, called for the expulsion of the British ambassador to Israel and said: "We will not be a trampled doormat of an antisemitic government, in a country conquered by radical Islam, trying to save itself from economic and social decline by attacking Jews and the State of Israel.
Washington DC [US], September 8 (ANI): US President Donald Trump signalled a sharp escalation in cross-border trade friction on Monday, declaring that Canadian aircraft manufacturer Bombardier should be banned from selling its jets in the United States unless the company shifts manufacturing operations to American soil.
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US threats to punish Iran’s trade partners could disrupt Spain’s saffron supply, pressuring paella chefs and exporters.
Tehran will slap sanctions on any vessel entering the area, the National Security Council secretary has said Iran will announce a new "restricted zone" for shipping outside the Strait of Hormuz in the coming days, high-ranking security official Mohsen Rezaei has said.
Canada backed efforts led by the United States, France and Britain to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and pledged further measures against Iran, the government said on Sunday.
Canada slams Iran for 'destabilizing actions', says it will maintain 'significant pressure' on Tehran Canada has slammed Iran for what it called "destabilizing actions in the Middle East", and vowed to maintain "significant pressure" on Tehran. Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said in a joint statement that Ottawa is "working closely with partners, including within G7, to maintain significant pressure on Iran". This includes support for efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and continued sanctions on Iran, such as the US-led Operation Economic Outcast, the statement indicated.
New Delhi [India], September 7 (ANI): Indian markets start the week in red as Brent Crude reaches fresh highs amid heightened geopolitical conflict in West Asia and concerns over US interest rates. The BSE Sensex stood at 76,408. 05 points, shedding 107.
Oil prices surge to $97 a barrel Brent crude futures have increased to $97. 07 a barrel by 05:12 GMT, according to Reuters.
Hormuz traffic drops to lowest since May An average of 10 commodity ships transited the Strait of Hormuz daily over the past 10 days, marking the lowest traffic in the waterway since May, shipping data by Kpler on Monday showed. The 10-day moving average was 10 on Sunday, down from more than nearly 13 on Saturday. Meanwhile, only two vessels passed through the strait on Saturday while six others went through on Sunday, mostly using the Iranian route.
TEHRAN, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Mohsen Rezaei has said that his country would announce a restricted zone outside the Strait of Hormuz in the coming days and place any ship attempting to transit the area on Tehran's sanctions list.
A deck cargo ship lies anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, September 6, 2026. /VCG Iran will announce a "restricted zone" outside the Strait of Hormuz in the coming days, and any vessel attempting to transit the area without coordination with Tehran will be placed on Iran's sanctions list, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Mohsen Rezaei said on Sunday.
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