Tag: Sanctions

Pompeo releases statement titled “The Importance of Sanctions on Iran,” arguing that Trump admin's moves against Iran shouldn't be reversed

US Justice Dep. accuses North Korea's state-owned bank of evading sanctions and charging 28 N. Koreans in largest crackdown on country's Sanction violations

The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on Taif Mining Services LLC and its owner over accusations he helped support Iran's elite Quds Force.

On Fox News Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) touted legislation to sanction officials in China who are “actively censoring and silencing” information on public health.

These new sanctions directly impact companies involved in constructing the new pipeline that runs directly from Russia to Germany; Russia views this pipeline as a massive economic boost; Reports indicate that Russian President Vladimir Putin is committed to taking drastic measures if necessary.

Iran warned its citizens, particularly scientists, on Tuesday not to visit America, saying Iranians there were subjected to arbitrary and lengthy detention in inhuman conditions.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu strongly condemned European governments trying to bypass US sanctions on Iran, saying that while the Iranians and their emissaries slaughter hundreds of people across the Middle East - in Tehran, Baghdad and the capital - European countries are rushing to grant further concessions to Iran.

The US has targeted Iran’s Information Minister with new sanctions after Iran’s government shut down the internet for 5 days amid nationwide protests; The US Treasury Department believes Mohammad Javad Azari-Jahromi is responsible for ‘repressive internet censorship’.

Iran has passed another milestone in violating the nuclear deal signed with world powers in 2015, the UN’s atomic watchdog said, according to a report.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani claims that Iran will now begin to inject uranium gas into over 1,000 centrifuges, stepping further away from the Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA); Injection process to begin Wednesday.