Millions of barrels of Iranian oil sit beyond Trump blockade as he vows ‘zero leakage’
Nearly 40 million barrels of Iranian crude sit on tankers near Malaysia, posing a test for Trump's "zero-leakage" sanctions campaign against Tehran.
Sanctions News, Live and Structured
Real-time sanctions news, structured for developers. NewsMesh surfaces sanctions coverage from outlets across 35 countries and serves it as clean JSON, each story tagged with its category, the countries it's relevant to, and the named people detected in the body. Pull it with full-text search (GET /v1/search?q=) and layer category, country, or date filters on top, no scraping required.
The U.S. declared an ‘onslaught’ on Iran. China’s banks got a pass
China buys 80% of Iran's oil exports. Treasury sanctioned a tanker and a Hong Kong shipper — not the banks tied to the U.S. financial system.
Sanctioned international court president says she asked Japan to help de-escalate tensions with U.S.
The president of the International Criminal Court said Wednesday there is no reason she has to face U.S. sanctions, adding that she is asking Japan's government to work with Was...
Marco Rubio Reportedly Tells Allies That U.S. Won't Strike Iran 'For The Time Being' And Focus On Economic Pressure
The Trump administration this week unveiled a plan to impose secondary sanctions on those "enabling" Iran to maintain its economic activity.
Sanctioned ICC chief urges Japan to counter U.S. campaign
"I can state categorically that there is absolutely no reason for me to be sanctioned," the Japanese ICC chief said.
US pulls China punches in Iran ‘economic D-Day’ sanctions
China warned of reprisals against possible United States sanctions as the Trump administration launched “economic D-Day” in a bid to isolate Iran following six months of militar...
Trump’s Economic D-Day can hammer Iran, but will Tehran ever surrender?
Scott Bessent's "Economic D-Day" Iran sanctions echo World War II's D-Day, but history shows punishing Tehran and forcing surrender are vastly different.
Beijing threatens Trump over Iran sanctions and says it will strike back at US if China suffers
The latest American sanctions promised 'the toughest sanctions in history' on 60 individuals, entities and vessels, including those based in Hong Kong and mainland China.
Iran and Oman prepare Hormuz deal as U.S. holds back on secondary sanctions
Iran and Oman are approaching a deal to secure safe transit through the Strait of Hormuz and future administration of the vital economic artery.
Takaichi rejects ‘weak-kneed’ criticism over ICC sanctions response
Criticism mounted after Tokyo's initial response to the U.S. sanctioning International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane was to describe the move as "very unfortunate."
Iran : Les Etats-Unis ont-ils encore quelque chose à « asphyxier » après des décennies de sanctions ?
Donald Trump promet un « D-Day économique » à l’Iran. Mais Téhéran subit déjà un blocus économique depuis des décennies
US Treasury sanctions on Iran’s trade partners
The US Department of the Treasury launched targeted sanctions against some 24 entities based in mainland China or Hong Kong as part of its “Operation Economic Outcast” campaign ...
U.S. ‘Economic D-Day’ Targets More Than Just Iranian Oil
The United States threatened sanctions for any country or entity that engages with Iran’s gold, digital assets, aviation, shipping and tech industries. Here’s why that matters.
Xi signals defiance as U.S. threatens sanctions for Iran support
Beijing said its relationship with Iran "should not be disrupted or undermined" and that China will take "all necessary measures" to safeguard its interests.
Tanker attacked as it tried to sneak through Hormuz via US-protected route hit — after Iran vowed retaliation for sanctions
An oil tanker was struck near the Strait of Hormuz overnight as Iran vowed to retaliate against the US over the latest sanctions and economic threats slapped against the regime.
China warns US of retaliation if it’s affected by Iran sanctions: ‘All necessary measures’
China warned that it would retaliated against the US if any of its companies are included in the Trump administration's new secondary sanctions targeting Iran.
What’s More Than ‘Maximum’? Trump Faces Limits on Iran Sanctions.
President Trump’s “Economic D-Day” is intended to break the stalemate with Iran. But decades of sanctions have done little to change the country’s behavior.
China Warns US Over Iran Sanctions, Pledges To Protect Economic Interests
New Iran Sanctions Part of 'Piecemeal Strategy,' Says Rep. Gabe Amo
Representative Gabe Amo, a Rhode Island Democrat, called the US threat of sanctions against countries doing business with Iran more of the president's "piecemeal strategy" that'...
Files d’attente à Téhéran devant des stations-service après l’annonce de sanctions américaines
Les Iraniens s’inquiètent des conséquences de ces nouvelles sanctions.
Sanctions News coverage
NewsMesh surfaces sanctions coverage from sources across 35 countries, normalised into one structured feed you can query by keyword, category, country, and date.
Pull Sanctions News into your app
Authenticate with your apiKey and call one endpoint (GET api.newsmesh.co/v1/search?q=sanctions). The examples below are ready to copy.
curl "https://api.newsmesh.co/v1/search?apiKey=nm_xxx&q=sanctions&limit=20"Endpoints
GET /v1/latest: Most-recent articles, filterable by category, country, and date range.GET /v1/search: Full-text search across the archive with boolean operators and source filters.GET /v1/trending: Cached trending headlines, the fastest endpoint for homepage feeds.GET /v1/article/{id}: Fetch a single article and its full metadata by ID.
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Frequently asked questions about Sanctions News
How do I pull sanctions news from the API?
Call GET /v1/search?q=sanctions with your apiKey to return recent sanctions stories as structured JSON. Add &category= or &country= to narrow the results.
What does NewsMesh tag on each sanctions story?
Every sanctions article carries its category, the countries it's relevant to, and the named people detected in the body, so you can route and filter without your own NLP layer.
Can I combine sanctions with category or country filters?
Yes. Add &category=technology (or business, politics, and more) and &country=us (or any ISO country code) to the search query to focus the feed.
Is sanctions news available in real time?
Yes. NewsMesh is a real-time news API: sanctions stories are served through the live /v1/latest and /v1/trending endpoints alongside a searchable archive, each tagged with its category, the countries it's relevant to, and the named people detected in the body, so you can build a live feed without scraping HTML.
How do I access the sanctions news feed?
Create a NewsMesh account, generate an API key, and call the endpoint above with your apiKey parameter. See the pricing page for current plans and rate limits.
Need more sanctions articles?
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