Latest Sanctions and embargoes News
Two years after Mahsa Amini death, Western allies sanction a dozen Iranian officials
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S., Canada and Australia hit a group of Iranian officials with sanctions Wednesday for their participation in suppressing protests and detaining people in relation to the death of Mahsa Amini, an Iranian woman who died in the custody of Iran's morality police two years ago...
US imposes sanctions on a spyware firm behind a tool used to spy on dissidents and journalists
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States announced new sanctions Monday against a commercial spyware company headed by a former Israeli military officer whose program allowed easy access to almost any information stored on a smartphone. U.S. officials and private researchers say...
Iran's president insists Tehran wants to negotiate over its nuclear program
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's new reformist president insisted Monday that Tehran didn't want to enrich uranium at near-weapons grade levels but had been forced to by the U.S. withdrawal from its nuclear deal with world powers. The comments by President Masoud Pezeshkian, in response...
US hits more Georgian officials with asset freezes and visa bans for ‘undermining democracy’
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is hitting more senior Georgian officials and others with sanctions for undermining the country’s democracy and violating basic human rights. The State and Treasury departments announced Monday that they had imposed asset freezes on two...
US hits Russian state media with sanctions for raising money for Moscow's troops in Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. State Department announced new sanctions on Russian state media Friday, accusing a Kremlin news outlet of working hand-in-hand with the Russian military and running fundraising campaigns to pay for sniper rifles, body armor and other equipment for soldiers fighting in...
US hits Russian state media with sanctions for raising money through crowdfunding to equip soldiers fighting in Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — US hits Russian state media with sanctions for raising money through crowdfunding to equip soldiers fighting in Ukraine.
US sanctions 16 allies of Venezuela's president over accusations of obstructing the election
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. government on Thursday responded to Venezuela’s disputed July presidential election by imposing sanctions against 16 allies of President Nicolás Maduro, accusing them of obstructing the vote and carrying out human rights abuses. Those targeted by the...
US sanctions 16 allies of Venezuela's president over accusations of obstructing July's election and repressing rights
WASHINGTON (AP) — US sanctions 16 allies of Venezuela's president over accusations of obstructing July's election and repressing rights.
Sudan accuses UAE of arming rivals and prolonging war, UAE accuses Sudan of refusing to talk peace
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Sudanese government accused the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday of providing weapons to its rival paramilitary force and prolonging the 17-month war. The UAE called the allegations “utterly false” and “baseless” and accused the government of refusing to...
The US sanctions a man it says leads a fuel theft ring for hyper-violent Mexican cartel
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Close to the leadership of Mexico’s hyper-violent Jalisco New Generation cartel is a man known as “the tank" who leads its fuel theft arm, supplying it with tens of millions of dollars a year by selling stolen gasoline through a network of seemingly legitimate businesses,...
