US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has announced that the steps ordered by Congress for sanctions against Russia will be imposed in coming weeks.

An analyst says US sanctions on Chinese firms over conducting deals with North Korea are economic warfare against China.

The new US sanctions against North Korea will likely backfire and lead Pyongyang to expand its nuclear and missile programs, says a political analyst.

Iran says Boeing is trying to obtain the authorization from the US Treasury Department to move ahead with sales of 30 737 MAX jets to its Aseman Airlines.  

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro condemns US sanctions on four former and current government officials.

Iran has played down recent US threats against its plane purchase campaigns from global aviation giants and says it expects the purchases to move ahead smoothly as a funding mechanism for purchases is being worked out.

The US treasury secretary visits Israel as part of his "anti-terror" tour to region.

The US Treasury Department adds Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) to its anti-terrorism sanctions list.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman says the US sanctions on more Iranian individuals and entities are in line with the White House's Iranophobia campaign.

The US has imposed new restrictions on Iran, but extended sanctions relief under the 2015 nuclear agreement.