United States sanctions against Iran

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Since the 1979 Iranian Revolution, the United States has imposed a series of economic, trade, scientific and military sanctions against Iran. United States economic sanctions are administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), an agency of the United States Department of the Treasury. As of 2025, United States sanctions against Iran include a comprehensive global trade embargo and a prohibition on the sale of aircraft or repair parts to Iranian aviation companies. The U.S. government expanded these sanctions in response to Iran's nuclear program and its support for groups designated by the United States as terrorist organizations, including Hezbollah, Hamas, and Palestine Islamic Jihad. Iranian involvement with Shia militias in Iraq and the Houthi movement in the Yemen civil war are also in contention. In December 2025, US treasury secretary Scott Bessent labelled the collapse of the Iranian currency as the "grand culmination" of the U.S. strategy. In August 2026, amidst the...

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