WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- An international financial task force Thursday closed the last entry point for Iranian banks to the U.S. financial system, the U.S. Treasury Department said.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- The U.S. Treasury Department said it froze assets Tuesday of five people and two entities for threatening the peace and stability of Iraq and its government.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- The United Arab Emirates is cracking down on Iranians seeking to do business in Dubai in the wake of pressure from U.S. officials, record show.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- A groundswell of opposition to Iran is pushing U.S. states to divest their pension funds from companies that do business in Iran, and behind-the-scenes political efforts by the administration are paying off with increased European support of government sanctions.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- Faced with U.S. economic sanctions and a weak dollar, Tehran is demanding foreign energy companies do business in yen and euros, despite increasingly desperate need for investment.

WASHINGTON, March 15 (UPI) -- The U.S. Treasury Department is moving closer to unfreezing millions of dollars of North Korean funds in a bank of Macao. U.S. negotiators had said they would work to unfreeze the $24 million in North Korean funds in Banco Delta Asia as part of North Kore

JERUSALEM, March 4 (UPI) -- U.S. and Israeli officials met in Jerusalem Sunday to discuss how to increase economic pressure on Iran over its nuclear program.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- Iran's oldest bank has been barred from conducting business in the United States by the U.S. Treasury Department over alleged links to North Korea.

WASHINGTON, June 19 (UPI) -- Increased restrictions on international banking have forced terrorists to rely on human couriers to smuggle cash across borders, USA Today reported Monday.