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  Rawa Majid, leader of the 'Foxtrot Network' in an Interpol Red Notice arrest warrant.

UK sanctions Iranian-backed, Swedish-based criminal gang 'Foxtrot,' leader

The UK announced that they have imposed sanctions on the Iranian-backed, Swedish-based criminal gang 'Foxtrot Network' and its leader, Rawa Majid

 Crude oil tanker Nevskiy Prospect, owned by Russia's leading tanker group Sovcomflot, transits the

US bill creates fund to enforce oil sanctions on Russia's ghost fleet

A new bipartisan bill would fund enforcement against Russia’s ghost fleet of oil tankers, aiming to curb sanctions evasion by Moscow and Tehran.

By REUTERS
09/04/2025

US Treasury sanctions Houthi pipeline for Russian arms and stolen Ukrainian grain

The US sanctioned a Houthi network tied to Iran and Russia for smuggling "tens of millions of dollars worth" of weapons and stolen Ukrainian grain, from Crimea to Yemen.

Robert Levinson

US sanctions three Iranian spies over role in FBI agent's 2007 disappearance

The US sanctioned the officials for involvement in the "abduction, detention, and probable death of former FBI Special Agent Robert A. Levinson."

US lawmakers push to sanction Gaza terror group involved in Oct. 7 attacks

The Popular Resistance Committees is Gaza's third-largest terror group, after Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

US slaps Iran-related sanctions on oil tankers, China 'teapot' refinery

It was Washington's fourth round of sanctions on Iran's oil sales since President Donald Trump said in February he was re-imposing a "maximum pressure" campaign.

By REUTERS
20/03/2025
  Rawa Majid, leader of the 'Foxtrot Network' in an Interpol Red Notice arrest warrant.

US sanctions Iran-backed Swedish criminal gang with Iran ties

The gang was responsible for the January 2024 Israel Stockholm embassy attack, and its leader, Rawa Majid, maintains links with Iran's global terror network, according to both Mossad and Washington.

 US President Donald Trump speaks to journalists in the Oval Office on January 20, 2025.

Trump threatens Russia with sanctions until Ukraine peace agreed

Russia holds around a fifth of Ukraine's territory and its forces are steadily advancing in the eastern Donetsk region.

By REUTERS
07/03/2025

State Dept. says all waivers providing Iran economic relief are under review

"We are reviewing all existing sanctions waivers that provide Iran any degree of economic or financial relief," State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said.

By REUTERS
06/03/2025
 Valve on an Iranian gas pipeline (illustrative)

Trump considering plan to disrupt Iranian oil supply, stop ships at sea

John Bolton, the lead negotiator for the initiative when it was formed, told Reuters "it would be fully justified" to use the initiative to slow down Iran oil exports.

By REUTERS
06/03/2025
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