List of U.S. Economic Sanctions articles
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kremlin Kremlin Pleased With Trump Call, but Still No Deal on Sanctions
They did discuss economic ties, which, to at least one member of the Duma, is code.
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mccain-cardin Senate Pushes for More Russian Sanctions in Bipartisan Legislation
The legislation would codify Obama's most recent executive order sanctioning Russia.
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hofer-crop Austrian Far-Right Politicians Travel to Moscow to Grease Ties Between Trump, Putin
They reportedly met with Trump’s national security adviser Michael Flynn in New York last month.
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magnitsky-crop Congress Just Passed a Watershed Human Rights Provision — Tucked Inside Its Defense Spending Bill
The Senate adopted the Global Magnitsky Act. Here’s how it came to be, and what it means for human rights and anticorruption efforts worldwide.
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A S-200 surface-to-air missile is driven past Iranian military commanders during the annual military parade marking the anniversary of the start of Iran's 1980-1988 war with Iraq, on September 22, 2015, in the capital Tehran. AFP PHOTO / ATTA KENARE (Photo credit should read ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images) Congress Issues a Warning to Iran and a Rebuff to the Obama Administration
Senators unanimously extend sanctions on Iran in a symbolic message to Tehran, ending a tentative thaw in U.S relations.
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nk-un-crop On North Korea, Obama Sings His Nuclear Swan Song
The United States, with the help of China, secured tough new U.N. sanctions against North Korea. But that probably won’t make Pyongyang park its nuclear program.
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US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a rally organized by the Tea Party Patriots against the Iran nuclear deal in front of the Capitol in Washington, DC, on September 9, 2015. AFP PHOTO/NICHOLAS KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images) President Trump and the Iran Nuclear Deal
While scuttling the nuclear deal carries certain risks, the Trump administration will have many options to bring significant pressure to bear on Iran.
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iran-crop With the Trump Win, Will Iran’s First Post-Sanctions Energy Deal Be Its Last?
Tehran finally enticed foreign investment, but concern about a return of sanctions hangs over the energy sector’s future.
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This undated picture released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on June 23, 2016 shows a test launch of the surface-to-surface medium long-range strategic ballistic missile Hwasong-10 at an undisclosed location in North Korea. The Musudan -- also known as the Hwasong-10 -- has a theoretical range of anywhere between 2,500 and 4,000 kilometres (1,550 to 2,500 miles). / AFP / KCNA VIA KNS / KCNA / South Korea OUT / REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT ---EDITORS NOTE--- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO/KCNA VIA KNS" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS THIS PICTURE WAS MADE AVAILABLE BY A THIRD PARTY. AFP CAN NOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, LOCATION, DATE AND CONTENT OF THIS IMAGE. THIS PHOTO IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY AFP. / (Photo credit should read KCNA/AFP/Getty Images) U.S. Weighs Iran-Style Sanctions on North Korea, Risking a Rift With China
To stop Pyongyang's march to a nuclear arsenal, the White House is looking to target Chinese companies that bankroll Kim Jong Un’s banned weapons.
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TOPSHOT - Flares are launched by DRCongo Police forces during a demonstration in Goma on September 19, 2016. At least 17 people, mostly civilians, were killed on September 19, 2016 when clashes erupted ahead of a planned opposition rally in the Congolese capital Kinshasa, a minister said, warning the toll was "provisional". It was the worst violence in Kinshasa since January 2015 when a police crackdown on another opposition protest left several dozen people dead. Demonstrators were to demand the resignation of President Joseph Kabila, who has ruled the Democratic Republic of Congo since 2001. Opponents fear he is planning to extend his rule unconstitutionally. / AFP / Mustafa MULOPWE (Photo credit should read MUSTAFA MULOPWE/AFP/Getty Images) Top Congolese Official Blasts Washington for Pulling Embassy Staff’s Family Members
A top aide to President Joseph Kabila told FP there is no tension in Congo and that Americans should feel safe there.
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The picture illustrates euro and United States 100-dollar banknotes bearing the portrait of US statesman, inventor and diplomat Benjamin Franklin next to Iran's rial banknotes, bearing a portrait of Iran's late founder of Islamic Republic Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Tehran on September 30, 2012. Iran's currency, the rial, dived to a new low of around 29,600 to the dollar in open trading, losing over 60 percent of its value since the end of last year according to exchange tracking websites as draconian Western economic sanctions take effect that has spurred already high inflation to even greater heights, with food costs soaring more than 50 percent. AFP PHOTO/ATTA KENARE (Photo credit should read ATTA KENARE/AFP/GettyImages) The U.S. Is Helping Iran Fund Chaos in the Middle East
The White House refuses to acknowledge the obvious.
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Picture taken on January 18, 2012 in Tehran shows Iran's various Rial banknotes, bearing a portrait of Iran's late founder of Islamic Republic Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, next to the United States 100-dollar bills bearing the portrait of US statesman, inventor and diplomat Benjamin Franklin. The Rial's plunge, to 18,000 to the dollar hit a record low on January 18, based on rates in black market trading that the government has tried to ban. AFP PHOTO/ATTA KENARE (Photo credit should read ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images) Don’t Give Iran Cash
The Obama administration should not have risked inadvertently funding Iran's support for terrorism.
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U.S. President Barack Obama, right, and State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar at the White House on Sept. 14, 2016. (Alex Wong/Getty Images) Obama to Lift Myanmar Sanctions, Including Those on Dirty Jade, Sooner Than Human Rights Organizations Wanted
Some experts fear that the decision will hurt America's ability to influence Myanmar's most troubled sectors.
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A man walks past a television screen showing a news broadcast on North Korea's nuclear test at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, on Friday, Sept. 9, 2016. North Korea conducted its fifth nuclear test on Friday, the anniversary of the reclusive nation's founding, and said it was now able to produce miniaturized nuclear arms. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images Why Did Sanctions Fail Against North Korea?
The isolated regime conducted its fifth and most powerful nuclear test on Friday just months after the U.N. imposed new economic penalties. Are sanctions good for anything?
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GettyImages-466703266 U.S. Treasury Hits Russia With More Sanctions Over Ukraine
The new penalties come as Russian troops conduct military drills on the border with Ukraine.
