Sanctions

The United States on Friday unveiled sanctions on two Cuban Interior Ministry officials and a military unit over alleged human rights abuses, the US Treasury Department announced. “Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of…

Russian authorities stated on Monday that any restrictions imposed by the US administration will trigger a response in kind from Moscow. “We are not the side that initiated this exchange of sanctions . You know this is the favorite…

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on Friday that US President Joe Biden revoked Trump-era Executive Order 13928 on “Blocking Property of Certain Person Associated with the International Criminal Court (ICC).” As a result,…

US President Joe Biden has indicated that Washington will not lift sanctions against Tehran as a means to resuming negotiations, saying that Iran needs to stop its uranium enrichment activities “first.” Speaking to CBS Evening News on…

Janet Yellen, US President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for Treasury Secretary, on Tuesday told lawmakers she expected to quickly launch a review of US sanctions policy if she and her top deputy were confirmed for their posts. Yellen told…

The United States imposed financial sanctions and a travel ban on 14 Chinese officials over their alleged role in Beijing’s disqualification last month of elected opposition legislators in Hong Kong, prompting China to say it will…

The United States has accused China of “flagrantly violating” its international commitments over a new law that disqualified four opposition lawmakers in Hong Kong, threatening Beijing with more sanctions. Hong Kong disqualified four…

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said that the US initiatives to renew the UN Security Council’s resolutions on sanctions against Iran lack legal basis and will inevitably fail. The United States’ push to reimpose…

The United States is putting pressure on the United Kingdom to get London’s support to reimpose sanctions against Iran, the Times newspaper reported on Thursday. US President Donald Trump told reporters on Wednesday that he had asked…

China imposed sanctions on 11 U.S. citizens including legislators on Monday in response to the U.S. imposition of sanctions on 11 Hong Kong and Chinese officials accused of curtailing political freedoms in the former British colony.…

The US administration has imposed sanctions on Hong Kong’s leader and a number of other key officials over a security law that China enacted for the semi-autonomous region in late June. The Treasury Department announced on Friday that…

The administration of US President Donald Trump has imposed sanctions on Venezuela as part of attempts to pressure the country’s legitimately-elected President Nicolas Maduro to resign. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said…

Iraq should brace for sanctions that will make the ones placed on Iran look weak in comparison if it kicks out the US troops without first covering the costs for an airbase, US President Donald Trump said. “We have a very…

The European Union and Russia have lashed out at the United States over its recent move to impose sanction on any firm working on a gas pipeline from Russia into Germany. The sanctions, signed off by US President…