Posts Tagged: US sanctions
Trump Warns of Economic Consequences for Any Country That Supports Iran
US President Donald Trump warned of economic consequences for any country that provided "any type of lifeline to Iran" as the United States looks to resolve a war it began alongside Israel nearly six months...
US Targets Hezbollah With Fresh Sanctions, Emphasizes Ties to Iranian Government
The United States will on Thursday issue fresh sanctions targeting Lebanon's Hezbollah, including re-designating it under a terrorism authority, according to a statement seen by...
US Imposes Sanctions on Iran’s Interior Minister, Businessman
The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni and a businessman it said helped launder money for Tehran, as President Donald Trump's administration ramps up...
US Targets Iran’s ‘Shadow Fleet’ Over Crackdown on Protesters
The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on nine vessels of what is known as the shadow fleet and eight related firms, the US Treasury...
US Imposes Sanctions on Iran Over Crackdown on Protesters
The US on Thursday imposed sanctions on five Iranian officials it accused of being behind the crackdown on protests and said it was tracking Iranian leaders' funds being wired...
US Issues Sanctions Related to Iran and Venezuela Weapons Trade
The US Treasury said on Tuesday it has added 10 individuals and entities based in Iran and Venezuela to its sanctions list, citing their aggressive weapons program. The US Treasury has designated Venezuela-based...
US Imposes Sanctions on Network It Accuses of Fueling War in Sudan
The US on Tuesday imposed sanctions on actors it accused of fueling the war in Sudan, taking aim at what it said was a transnational network that recruits former Colombian military personnel and trains soldiers,...
US Congress Moves Toward Repeal of Tough ‘Caesar’ Sanctions on Syria
A set of tough US sanctions imposed on Syria under its former leader Bashar al-Assad could be lifted within weeks, after their repeal was included in a sweeping defense policy bill unveiled during...
Latest US Sanctions on Iranian Oil Deal Blow to China’s Sinopec
The latest US sanctions on Iranian petroleum exports deal a blow to Chinese refining giant Sinopec by targeting a terminal through which the state major handles one-fifth of its crude oil imports, industry executives and analysts said. The sanctions announced on Thursday...
US Targets Houthis With Fresh Sanctions Action
The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on what it said was a Houthi-linked petroleum smuggling and sanctions evasion network across Yemen and the United Arab Emirates in fresh...
US Issues Sanctions Against Charities Supporting Hamas, PFLP
The United States imposed sanctions on Tuesday targeting individuals and sham charities that it said were prominent financial supporters of the Palestinian terrorist groups Hamas and the Popular Front for the...
Trump Administration Imposes Sanctions on Four ICC Judges Over ‘Baseless Actions’ Targeting US, Israel
US President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday imposed sanctions on four judges at the International Criminal Court, an unprecedented retaliation over the war tribunal's issuance of an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
US Issues New Round of Iran-Related Sanctions
The US has issued a new round of Iran-related sanctions targeting 10 individuals and 27 entities, including at least two companies it said were linked to Iran's national tanker company, the US...
Iran Says It Could Survive if US Nuclear Talks End Without a Deal
Iran would be able to survive if negotiations with the US over its nuclear program fail to secure a deal, President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Monday, after President Donald Trump described...
