Belarus September 5, 2020 Belarusian student protesters targeted by masked men Students were dragged from the fourth week of protests against the contested re-election of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, by masked men who hauled them into vans, reported Reuters Saturday.
Iran September 1, 2020 Countries part of Iran nuclear deal claim US cannot force sanctions on Iran Signatories of the Iranian nuclear deal argued Tuesday the U.S. could not unilaterally enforce sanctions on Iran for allegedly breaking the terms of the 2015 agreement, because the U.S. broke from the deal in May 2018.
ӣƵ Flash August 20, 2020 Iran expert warns Tehran regime's provocations 'going to get worse,' show value of 'snapback' sanctions Recent provocations by Iran show that the United States should reimpose sanctions on the Middle Eastern theocracy, Hudson Institute senior fellow Michael Pregent told "Your World" Thursday.
Syria July 29, 2020 Pompeo: US ups Syria sanctions, this time targeting Assad's son The State Department and the Department of the Treasury announced Wednesday that 14 additional sanctions have been placed on the Assad regime in an attempt to end the nine-year long civil war in Syria.
Secretary of State June 25, 2020 Pompeo: US imposes 9 more sanctions on exports Iran uses to fund its Revolutionary Guard Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Thursday that the U.S. has imposed additional sanctions on Iran’s metal exports that supply revenue for the country’s Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Iran June 25, 2020 US hits Iranian metal industry with sanctions as tensions bubble The move comes a day after the U.S. also sanctioned the captains of five Iranian ships that delivered gasoline to the authoritarian Maduro regime in Venezuela and said it would seek "snap back" sanctions against Iran if the U.N. Security Council doesn't extend an arms embargo against the rogue Middle-Eastern state.
Syria June 17, 2020 Syrian elites face new State Department sanctions under Caesar Act, including Assad's wife Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Wednesday a new set of sanctions to be imposed on dozens of Syrian elites, including President Bashar al-Assad’s wife, under the Caesar Act.
State Department May 28, 2020 US disrupts Iranian fuel deliveries to Venezuela, official says The Trump administration halted scheduled Iranian fuel deliveries to Venezuela Wednesday by threatening sanctions on the ships carrying the cargo, according to U.S. officials.
Coronavirus March 21, 2020 Iran's leader points to coronavirus as reason for US to lift sanctions President Hassan Rouhani of Iran, in an open letter, urged Americans to call on their government to end the “dark chapter” of sanctions against his country as it fights the growing coronavirus pandemic.
Ted Cruz February 24, 2020 Sens. Cruz, Shaheen propose sanctions against Lebanese officials over American prisoner Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and Ted Cruz, R-Texas, have introduced a biting new sanctions bill aimed at senior Lebanese officials involved in the holding of U.S. citizens -- in response to the detention and torture of 57-year-old American citizen Amer Fakhoury.
Ilhan Omar January 9, 2020 Omar draws ire for condemning Iran sanctions as 'crippling' while backing anti-Israel BDS movement U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar is being accused of holding contradictory views on Iran and Israel.