The move came after Washington expelled 35 Russian diplomats.

Donald Trump failed to live up to his promise to get rid of the Washington lobbyists and the Wall Street insiders.

The US has added several senior Syrian officials and the leadership of a Russian bank to its sanctions blacklist.

The US Treasury Department has loosened exports of authorized medical devices as well as agricultural goods to Iran as well as the training of Iranian health professionals by Americans.

Brazil's aviation giant Embraer says it hopes the US Treasury Department would give the same go-ahead it gave Airbus earlier this week to sell planes to Iran.

A top Iranian official says the country will receive the first Airbus plane in a major deal that it has signed with the French aviation giant before the end of 2016.

The US adds a Yemeni firm to its list of terror groups, citing support for al-Qaeda.

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi says Iran Air is negotiating with Airbus and Boeing to resolve the technical issues that are hindering the delivery of planes purchased from the two global aviation giants.

Iran has told its banks that the US Treasury has effectively cleared the way for doing dollar-dominated transactions with Iranian individuals and companies.

The US Treasury Department says its new update on guidance for foreign companies doing business with Iran does not lead to ease of remaining sanctions on Tehran.