Tag: Sanctions
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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US Treasury sanctions bank with aiding Hezbollah, and suspects for moving millions between Iran...
The U.S. Treasury announced on Thursday that it has sanctioned Jammal Trust Bank SAL, which has allegedly been facilitating transactions on behalf of Hezbollah.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement that...
Report: Trump pushes back against Republican senators on Turkey sanctions
U.S. President Donald Trump pushed back against enacting sanctions on Turkey for purchasing the Russian S-400 missile-defense system, reported The Washington Post on Tuesday, citing people in the White House meeting between the president and Republican senators, led...
US sanctions Hezbollah operative, updates Iranian terrorist group designation
The United States sanctioned on Tuesday a top Hezbollah operative, updated a designation of an Iranian terrorist group and designated Pakistan’s Balochistan Liberation Army as a terrorist entity.
Husain Ali Hazzima is the chief of...