On November 5, the Trump administration had imposed the 'toughest-ever' sanctions on Iran's banking, energy and shipping industries
The Iranian rial currency has hit 149,000 to the US dollar on the black market used for most transactions, down from around 43,000 at the start of 2018
The US will from tomorrow target buyers of Iranian oil in order to deprive Tehran of its main source of income
The US has told various countries, including India, to cut oil imports from the Persian Gulf nation to "zero" by November 4 or face sanctions
By threatening to penalize Swift, the financial messaging service, the US is alienating European allies and could undercut the dollar's dominance.
Conservative lawmakers and outside advisers have become worried that the administration may break a promise to exert "maximum pressure" on Iran
India has told the US that rising energy costs caused by a weak rupee and high oil prices mean zeroing out Iranian purchases will be impossible until at least March
United States plans to impose new sanctions targeting Iran's oil sector on November 4
Trump pulled out of an international nuclear deal with Iran in May and announced sanctions against the OPEC state
India had contracted to import about 25 million tonnes of crude oil from Iran in the fiscal year 2018-19, up from 22.6 million tonnes imported in 2017-18
Rouhani said that Washington has been isolated after its withdrawal from the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal
The US is due to complete the reimposition of sanctions on November 5, targeting Iran's oil sector and central bank
US reintroduced steps against Iran's currency trade, metals and auto sectors in August after the US withdrawal from a deal that lifted sanctions in return for limits on Iran's nuclear programme
The administration is 'prepared to work with countries that are reducing their imports on a case-by-case basis', an official said
The White House as it reiterated its warning to all purchaser of Iranian oil to bring it down to zero by November 4
Washington wants to cut Iran's oil exports to zero by November
China, Turkey and India will likely continue to buy Iranian oil after the resumption of sanctions on November 4
Last month, the Trump administration reimposed the first batch of Iran sanctions since Washington withdrew from the 2015 nuclear deal, with sanctions on oil sales coming into force from November
Iran is the third-largest oil producer in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries after Saudi Arabia and Iraq
Netanyahu, who has accused Iran of secretly attempting to develop nuclear weapons, also urged European countries to follow Trump's move