Iran–United States relations

BELGRADE - US Ambassador to Belgrade Christopher Hill said on Monday he was unable to confirm whether the US would impose sanctions on Serbia's majority-Russian owned oil company NIS, and noted that, if imposed, the sanctions should not harm the Serbian economy in any way.

BELGRADE - Serbian Finance Minister Sinisa Mali said on Monday potential US sanctions on Serbia's majority Russian-owned oil company NIS from January 1 would be extremely bad for Serbia but noted that the arrival of a new US administration might be a light at the end of the tunnel.

Amid growing concerns over Iran's nuclear ambitions, Israel has reportedly drawn up plans to strike Iranian nuclear facilities, with its military continuing preparations for potential airstrikes. The backdrop of this development is Iran's increasingly volatile position in the region, following the collapse of Syria's Assad regime and significant setbacks for Iran's proxy Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Turkey is in talks with the United States and Russia in an attempt to secure a US sanctions waiver so it can continue paying Gazprombank for Russian natural gas imports, Turkish authorities said.

Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar emphasized the potential impact of U.S. sanctions on Russian energy company Gazprom, stating that Türkiye could be significantly affected if not granted an exemption.

The flag of Iran flutters in the wind outside of the IAEA headquarters during the International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA's Board of Governors meeting at the agency's headquarters in Vienna, Austria, on Nov. 20, 2024.

Iran's foreign ministry on Tuesday slammed the new sanctions by the European Union and Britain against Tehran over its support for Russia's war on Ukraine as unjustified.

U.S. prosecutors announced charges on Friday in an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate former president Donald Trump and a prominent dissident Iranian-American journalist.

The Iranian people will not be affected by the US election, government spokeswoman Fathemeh Mohajerani said today, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency, after Donald Trump declared victory in the US presidential election.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a warning on Tuesday regarding foreign adversaries, particularly Russia, who are intensifying efforts to undermine confidence in the upcoming presidential election and exacerbate divisions among American citizens. The U.S.