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US grants South Korea an Iran sanctions exemption
The United States has granted South Korea a sanctions exemption, allowing the country to pay millions of dollars of overdue compensation to an Iranian ... Middle East -
US to blacklist 8 more Chinese companies over Uyghur surveillance: Report
The United States Treasury will place eight Chinese companies including DJI, the world’s largest commercial drone manufacturer, on an investment ... World News -
US slaps sanctions on Iran's drone program, will continue to hold Tehran accountable
The drones were also making their way to Ethiopia, “where the escalating crisis threatens to destabilize the broader region.” Middle East -
EU lawmakers call for Lebanon sanctions if Mikati’s government fails
The European Union should still consider imposing sanctions on Lebanese politicians who block the progress of the new government, the EU’s parliament ... Middle East -
Smugglers fake ship identities to evade North Korea sanctions: Report
Smugglers suspected of evading sanctions on North Korea have turned to schemes to create fraudulent identities for sanctioned ships, a US-based ... World News -
US has no plans to release billions in Afghan assets: Treasury
The Biden administration has no plans to release billions in Afghan gold, investments and foreign currency reserves parked in the US that it froze ... World News -
US drops sanctions on Iranian oil executives in ‘routine step’
The US said on Thursday it had removed sanctions on three former Iranian officials and two companies that previously traded Iranian petrochemicals, a ... Middle East -
Kazakhstan rebuffs talk of joint sanctions response with Russia
Kazakhstan on Saturday dismissed a senior Russian official’s idea of a joint response to Western sanctions against Moscow and its allies such as ... World News -
US Secretary says no sign yet Iran will comply with nuclear terms to lift sanctions
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday said the US has not seen yet whether Iran will do what it must to come into compliance with its nuclear ... Middle East -
Former US secretary says US should keep pressure on Iran with sanctions
Former US Secretary Mike Pompeo said lifting sanctions on Iran will not get the regime to “cease their malign activity” as the Biden administration ... World News -
EU court orders sanctions on Gaddafi’s daughter to be lifted
The EU’s top court on Wednesday ordered the lifting of the bloc’s sanctions imposed on the daughter of former Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi.For the ... North Africa -
Iranian official offers upbeat assessment of progress in nuclear talks
A senior Iranian official offered a cautiously upbeat assessment of progress in talks aimed at bringing the US back into world powers’ 2015 deal with ... Middle East -
EU sanctions eight Iranian security officials over protest crackdown
The European Union targeted eight Iranian militia commanders, police chiefs and three prisons over a deadly crackdown in November 2019 by Iranian ... Middle East -
EU set to sanction more Iranians for rights abuses, first since 2013: Diplomats
The European Union is set to agree to sanction several Iranian individuals on Wednesday for human rights abuses, the first such measures since 2013, ... Middle East -
China announces new sanctions on US, Canadian officials over Xinjiang
China on Saturday announced new sanctions against US and Canadian officials in a growing political and economic feud over its policies in the ... World News -
EU and China exchange sanctions over Xinjiang in rare escalation of tensions
The European Union imposed sanctions on Monday on four Chinese officials, including a top security director, for human rights abuses in Xinjiang, to ... World News -
Tactical problems and Iran’s politics hinder revival of nuclear talks, France says
France’s foreign minister said on Tuesday that efforts to revive nuclear talks with Iran were being held up by “tactical problems” and the domestic ... Middle East -
Iran prepared to revive nuclear deal when US lifts sanctions: President Rouhani
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Sunday his country was prepared to take steps to live up to measures in the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers ... Middle East -
Iran warns that UN nuclear watchdog censure will have ‘adverse effects’ on diplomacy
Iran warned Tuesday against a potential resolution at the UN nuclear watchdog condemning its suspension of some nuclear inspections, but stressed it ... Middle East -
Biden in no rush to lift Venezuela sanctions, seeks ‘serious steps’ by Maduro
President Joe Biden’s administration is in “no rush” to lift US sanctions on Venezuela but would consider easing them if President Nicolas Maduro ... World News -
Russian foreign ministry calls planned European Union sanctions over Navalny unlawful
Russia’s foreign ministry said on Monday that new sanctions planned by the European Union against Russia were unlawful and a cause for disappointment ... World News -
US ‘disappointed’ as UN International Court of Justice takes up Iran sanctions
The US on Wednesday said it was “disappointed” by the top UN court’s ruling that it can take up Iran’s bid to overturn US sanctions reimposed by ... World News -
Sanction Putin’s inner circle to trigger Kremlin infighting, says Navalny ally
A close ally of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on Monday urged the West to hit President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle with personal sanctions, ... World News -
US issues new sanctions on Iran organizations for arming military, IRGC
The US announced new sanctions Friday on Iran’s Marine, Aerospace and Aviation Industries organizations for their role in manufacturing lethal ... Middle East -
US Treasury imposes new Iran-related sanctions on two organizations
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned two organizations, along with their leaders and subsidiaries, ... Middle East -
US sanctions Ukrainians over US election interference -Treasury Department
The US has imposed sanctions against seven Ukrainians and four Ukrainian entities over US election interference, according to a statement posted to ... World News -
US hits Iran with fresh sanctions targeting steel sector
The US imposed fresh Iran-related sanctions targeting the steel sector on Tuesday, according to the Treasury Department’s website, continuing to ... World News -
Moscow expands list of UK officials banned from Russia in spat over Navalny poisoning
Moscow on Wednesday expanded a list of UK officials banned from entering Russia in a tit-for-tat response to British sanctions imposed over the ... World News -
Hackers allegedly leak account information, budget data of Hezbollah’s Qard al-Hasan
A group of hackers hit Al-Qard al-Hassan, the financial and banking arm of Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah group, leaking the names and information of ... Middle East -
Turkey’s Erdogan says US sanctions are an ‘attack on sovereignty’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday called US sanctions against Ankara over its purchase of Russian missile defenses an “open attack” ... Middle East