By VOA News WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump announced new sanctions against Iran’s national bank Friday, further escalating economic pressure on the Islamic Republic. «I think the sanctions work,» Trump said during a joint White House news conference with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Trump also said «the military would work, but that is a […]readmore
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VOA News/Jamie Dettmer New U.S. sanctions on Russia expected to be announced Wednesday, imposed under a chemical and biological warfare law following the poisoning of a former Russian agent and his daughter in Britain earlier this year, have taken effect – the latest chapter in what some are describing as a protracted war of attrition. […]readmore
VOA News January 07, 2016 The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned a key Hezbollah support network Thursday, targeting financier and member Ali Youssef Charara and his telecommunications company, Spectrum Investment Group. As a result, all the assets of Charara and Spectrum that are based in the United States or in the possession or control of U.S. […]readmore
VOA News The United States Treasury Department Tuesday imposed sanctions on 34 individuals and entities for previous sanctions evasion and other activities related to Russia’s involvement in Ukraine. The Treasury also announced that a number of majority-owned subsidiaries of Russian state banks, Sberbank and VTB, as well as defense company Rostec would be subject to […]readmore