Washington imposed fresh sanctions on Ali Ansari and other networks linked to Mojtaba Khamenei. The move deepens pressure on Tehran even as the latest measures test last month's US-Iran MoU.

The fresh sanctions were announced on a day of relative calm after a week of renewed conflict. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The United States imposed sweeping new sanctions targeting an Iranian businessman accused of managing a global financial network for Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei and several exchange houses that Washington says have helped Tehran evade sanctions and maintain access to foreign currency.

The United States imposed sweeping new sanctions targeting an Iranian businessman accused of managing a global financial network for Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei and several exchange houses that Washington says have helped Tehran evade sanctions and maintain access to foreign currency.

Iranian national Ali Ansari is described in a US Treasury statement as a "key financier" for the Islamic republic's supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei.