Posts Tagged: US sanctions
US Imposes Syria-Related Sanctions on Six Individuals
The United States on Thursday blacklisted senior Syrian government officials and leaders of several Syrian military units as Washington continues to impose sanctions aimed at...
US, Gulf Nations Issue Sanctions on 6 Targets for Ties to Islamic State
The United States and six Gulf countries on Wednesday imposed sanctions on six targets Washington has accused of supporting Islamic State operations, including by funneling hundreds of thousands of...
US Targets Individuals, Entities Linked to Lebanon’s Martyrs Foundation
The United States on Wednesday added a host of Lebanese individuals and entities it said were linked to the Martyrs Foundation to its designated "global...
On Eve of 9/11 Anniversary, New US Sanctions Target Hamas, Islamic State, Other Terror Groups
The United States on Tuesday announced sanctions on a "wide range of terrorists and their supporters," including the Palestinian group Hamas and Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps,...
US Sanctions Lebanon’s Jammal Trust Bank for Financial Ties to Hezbollah
The United States on Thursday sanctioned Lebanon-based Jammal Trust Bank SAL and its subsidiaries for allegedly facilitating the financial activities of Hezbollah, according to the...
Report: Trade Between Iran and Germany Collapses Under US Sanctions
JNS.org - Trade between Iran and Germany has collapsed due to US sanctions against Tehran, according to data published by Funke newspapers, Germany’s third largest newspaper...
US Will Sanction Any Countries That Import Iranian Oil: Special Envoy
The United States will sanction any country that imports Iranian oil and there are no exemptions in place, the US special envoy for Iran said...
Iran Sticking to Nuclear Deal, IAEA Claims, Amid New US Sanctions
Iran is implementing its side of its nuclear deal with major powers, the UN atomic watchdog policing the pact reaffirmed on Thursday, two weeks after...
Pompeo: Iranian Economy Will ‘Crumble’ Under Newly Imposed US Sanctions
JNS.org - The Iranian economy will “crumble” under the newly reimposed US sanctions that were lifted under the 2015 Iran nuclear deal that America withdrew from...
Daimler Abandons Iran Expansion Plans as Sanctions Bite
German car and truck manufacturer Daimler on Tuesday said it has dropped plans to expand its Iran business in reaction to renewed US sanctions, which...
Iran Woos Local Investors as US Sanctions Loom, Currency Falls
Iran plans to offer price and tax incentives to private investors to take over idle state projects and help boost the economy, state media reported...
New US Sanctions Hit at Hezbollah Financiers, Funding
The United States sought to further choke off funding sources for Iranian-backed Hezbollah on Thursday, sanctioning one of its financiers and its representative to Iran, as well...
US Sanctions Hezbollah Leader Nasrallah, Deputy Qassem
The United States and Gulf partners imposed additional sanctions on Lebanon's Hezbollah leadership on Wednesday, targeting its top two officials, Hassan Nasrallah and Naim Qassem. The...
Special Report: How a Secret Russian Airlift Helps Syria’s Assad
In a corner of the departures area at Rostov airport in southern Russia, a group of about 130 men, many of them carrying overstuffed military-style...
