Biden Calls for Iran Sanctions Relief Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

U.S. sanctions do not prevent Iran from importing medicine, humanitarian aid

Adam Kredo
April 2, 2020 5:00 PM

Former vice president Joe Biden is calling on the Trump administration to provide economic sanctions relief to Iran, falsely claiming the administration's measures are preventing Iran from importing medicine and humanitarian aid to combat the coronavirus.

U.S. Prepared to Retaliate Against Iranian Terror Attacks in Iraq

Coronavirus will not stop U.S. military action, Pompeo vows

Adam Kredo
March 31, 2020 4:30 PM

The coronavirus pandemic will not stop the United States from waging retaliatory attacks against Iranian-backed militia groups that continue to launch strikes on American outposts in Iraq, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday.

Trump Admin Extends Sanctions Waivers Permitting Iranian Nuclear Work

Controversial waivers extended for another 60 days, sources confirm

Adam Kredo
March 30, 2020 4:21 PM

The Trump administration is renewing a set of sanctions waivers that have permitted Iran to continue engaging in controversial nuclear work, a move likely to irritate congressional hawks who have been pressuring the administration to nix the waivers for months, senior State Department officials confirmed to the Washington Free Beacon.

Iranian Health Minister Says U.S. Sanctions Have Not Hindered Coronavirus Response

Health minister: No shortage of medicine to fight coronavirus

Iranian workers set up a makeshift hospital inside the Iran Mall

Adam Kredo
March 30, 2020 3:45 PM

Iran's health minister is disputing claims disseminated by top regime figures claiming that American economic sanctions are preventing Iran from fighting the coronavirus.

Trump Admin Sanctions Vast Iranian Terror Network in Iraq

Destruction at Karbala airport in the Iraqi shrine city, targeted by US military air strikes against a pro-Iranian group in Iraq following the deaths of two Americans and a Briton

Adam Kredo
March 26, 2020 2:00 PM

The Trump administration on Thursday designated a vast network of front companies and entities tied to Iran's terrorism operations in Iraq, where U.S. personnel have been under near-constant attack by militia groups armed and funded by Tehran.

Former FBI Agent Levinson Dies in Iran Custody, Family Says

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gestures as he delivers Friday prayers sermon

Reuters
March 25, 2020 8:29 PM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The family of Robert Levinson, the former FBI agent who disappeared in March 2007 after traveling to an island controlled by Iran, said on Wednesday it now believes Levinson died in Iranian custody, based on information from U.S. officials.

Exclusive: Iran Imprisoning Coronavirus Whistleblowers, State Department Says

Regime leaders lying about coronavirus statistics, according to Foggy Bottom

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani walks past a portrait of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Adam Kredo
March 25, 2020 12:30 PM

Tehran is lying to the international community about the number of citizens infected and killed by coronavirus and imprisoning dissenters for speaking out, the U.S. State Department tells the Washington Free Beacon.

Iranian Officials Stole More Than $1 Billion in Humanitarian Coronavirus Funds, Pompeo Says

Tehran uses pandemic to spread anti-U.S. propaganda

Adam Kredo
March 23, 2020 2:00 PM

Iranian regime officials stole more than $1 billion in humanitarian funds meant to be used to help the country's people fight the spread of coronavirus, according to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

Ayatollah’s American Allies Seize on Pandemic in Fresh Push for Sanctions Relief

In echo of regime propaganda, critics falsely claim U.S. sanctions target food and medicine

Adam Kredo
March 19, 2020 5:00 PM

The architects of the Obama administration's self-described pro-Iran echo chamber have used the coronavirus outbreak to argue that U.S. sanctions are to blame for the virus's aggressive spread across the Islamic Republic—a line the Iranian government is also peddling.

Iran on ‘Warlike’ Footing as Senior Leader Admits He Has Coronavirus

Iranian Firefighters disinfect streets in the capital Tehran in a bid to halt the wild spread of coronavirus

Adam Kredo
March 16, 2020 12:45 PM

Iranian forces have taken a "warlike" posture across the Islamic Republic as another of Tehran's top political figures admits he has contracted the coronavirus, according to reports in Iran's state-controlled media.