US Treasury sanctions Hong Kong-based firm over Iran money laundering ties
The United States announced sanctions on a Hong Kong company on Friday for allegedly helping launder funds for…
FTSE 100 Live: Stocks to jump; oil rises as US says ‘no Iran talks’
Friday 28 August 2026 6:30 am | Updated: Thursday 27 August 2026 10:31 pm Welcome back to the City…
China’s help critical, but unlikely, for US to choke off Iran
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent laid out plans this week to strangle Iran’s economy (Kent NISHIMURA) The United…
FTSE 100 Live: Shell and BP drag on blue-chips as oil slides
Wednesday 26 August 2026 6:30 am | Updated: Wednesday 26 August 2026 8:51 am Welcome back to City AM’s…
FTSE 100 Live: Stocks rise after US threatens Iran ‘onslaught’
Tuesday 25 August 2026 6:30 am | Updated: Tuesday 25 August 2026 8:08 am Welcome to City AM’s FTSE…
US officially removes Syria from its State Sponsors of Terrorism list
The U.S. State Department on Monday officially removed Syria from its State Sponsors of Terrorism list, fulfilling President…
US pushes allies, China to back Trump’s economic war on Iran
The aircraft carrier USS George Washington has arrived in the Middle East (Nhac NGUYEN) The United States on…
Stocks retreat as bond yield fears persist, oil rises
The surge in South Korean chip giant SK hynix helped Seoul’s Kospi rise more than six percent (Jung…
Syrian court sentences detained Assad cousin to death for crimes against humanity
A Syrian court on Tuesday handed a death sentence to Wassim al-Assad who appeared in the dock, a…
Trump Threatens To Hit Iran’s Economy Hard. How He Can Follow Up
Washington: US President Donald Trump on Friday vowed to hit Iran hard economically, a day after Treasury Secretary…
US lifts sanctions on Iraq’s Fly Baghdad Airlines, says carrier changed its conduct
The US Treasury has lifted counter-terrorism sanctions on Iraq’s Fly Baghdad Airlines and two aircraft, saying the carrier…
New US sanctions target Iran, with Strait of Hormuz in focus
The US Treasury on Wednesday announced sanctions on two companies linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)…