Tag: Sanctions
US indicts two Iranians over cyber-theft campaign
Two Iranian nationals have been federally charged in connection with a coordinated cyber-intrusion campaign—sometimes at the behest of the Iranian government—allegedly targeting computers in New Jersey, elsewhere in the United States, Europe and the...
US sanctions top officials on International Criminal Court
The United States sanctioned two top officials at the International Criminal Court, which U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, in announcing the move on Wednesday, called a “thoroughly broken and corrupt institution.”
ICC chief prosecutor...
US sanctions senior officials affiliated with Assad-led Syrian government
The United States sanctioned Syrian President Bashar Assad’s top press officer and a prominent member of the Syrian Ba’ath Party, in addition to three senior Syrian military officials. on Thursday.
Luna Al Shibl is a prominent member...
US sanctions Syrian leader’s oldest son, other individuals and entities
The United States imposed sanctions on Wednesday on Syrian President Bashar Assad’s oldest son, Hafez Assad, named after his grandfather. He was sanctioned along with three other individuals and 10 entities.
The sanctions were imposed under the Caesar...
US sanctions Syrian government, including President Bashar Assad
The United States imposed sanctions on 39 Syrian individuals and entities on Wednesday, including Syrian President Bashar Assad and his wife, Asma, in an attempt to choke off revenue for the regime.
The sanctions were imposed under...
Khamenei: Americans will be expelled from Iraq, Syria
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday that the Americans will be pushed out of Iraq and Syria, and that U.S. actions in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria led to it being hated...
Report: Venezuela apparently giving gold bars to Iran for oil
Amid economic collapse, Venezuela has been relying on Iran to prop up its oil industry by giving the Islamic Republic tons of gold bars, thereby depleting the South American country’s gold vaults, reported Bloomberg on Thursday, citing...
Report: Majority of US House wants Trump, allies to extend UN arms embargo on...
As many as 90 percent of members of the U.S. House of Representatives have signed a letter calling on the Trump administration to work with U.S. allies in extending the U.N. arms embargo on...
Erdoğan threatens to close key US bases over threat of sanctions
Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan said on Sunday that he might decide to close the Incirlik Air Base, which hosts U.S. nuclear warheads, in retaliation for U.S. sanctions threats and aa U.S. Senate resolution recognizing...
Report: Ahead of White House visit, Trump offers Erdoğan package aimed at easing US-Turkey...
U.S. President Trump has offered Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan a package aimed at easing tensions between Ankara and Washington ahead of the latter’s visit to the White House on Wednesday, reported The Washington Post on Tuesday.
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