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Syria June 17, 2020

Syrian elites face new State Department sanctions under Caesar Act, including Assad's wife

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Wednesday a new set of sanctions to be imposed on dozens of Syrian elites, including President Bashar al-Assad’s wife, under the Caesar Act.

State Department May 28, 2020

US disrupts Iranian fuel deliveries to Venezuela, official says

The Trump administration halted scheduled Iranian fuel deliveries to Venezuela Wednesday by threatening sanctions on the ships carrying the cargo, according to U.S. officials.

Coronavirus March 21, 2020

Iran's leader points to coronavirus as reason for US to lift sanctions

President Hassan Rouhani of Iran, in an open letter, urged Americans to call on their government to end the “dark chapter” of sanctions against his country as it fights the growing coronavirus pandemic.

Ted Cruz February 24, 2020

Sens. Cruz, Shaheen propose sanctions against Lebanese officials over American prisoner

Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and Ted Cruz, R-Texas, have introduced a biting new sanctions bill aimed at senior Lebanese officials involved in the holding of U.S. citizens -- in response to the detention and torture of 57-year-old American citizen Amer Fakhoury.

Ilhan Omar January 9, 2020

Omar draws ire for condemning Iran sanctions as 'crippling' while backing anti-Israel BDS movement

U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar is being accused of holding contradictory views on Iran and Israel.

Iran January 8, 2020

Ex-Obama official Joel Rubin on Trump's Iran policy: 'He made a speech full of platitudes'

Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Joel Rubin criticized President Trump’s address Wednesday following Iran's missile attack on U.S. troops in Iraq, calling it “a speech full of platitudes” that “gave us no clarity about the pathway off of this conflict.”

POLITICS December 20, 2019

US sanctions Iranian 'death' judges, but how much is left to target before the country crumbles?

The United States Government announced even more sanctions on Iran on Thursday, this time taking aim at two judges presiding over branches of the regime’s Revolutionary Court accused of “punishing Iranian citizens and dual-nationals for exercising their freedoms of expression or assembly” and in some cases “sentencing political prisoners to death.”

Asia December 10, 2019

US sanctions Burmese military leaders for 'serious' human rights abuse'

The U.S. on Tuesday imposed sanctions on four Burmese military leaders for long-alleged human rights abuses against Rohingya and other minorities. 

Africa December 4, 2019

US, Sudan to exchange ambassadors, ending 23-year pause, Pompeo says

The United States and Sudan have agreed to begin exchanging ambassadors again after more than two decades, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement Wednesday.

China December 3, 2019

House passes Uighur human rights bill to sanction Chinese officials

The House of Representatives Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a bill requiring the Trump administration to toughen its response to China’s persecution of its Muslim minority, demanding sanctions on Chinese officials and export bans.

Iran November 5, 2019

US sanctions 9 in Iran supreme leader's inner circle for 'repression, torture, terrorism'

The U.S. Treasury announced Monday that it had sanctioned nine Iranians who are among supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's inner circle for "advancing Iran's radical agenda," a move that seeks to block funds to those who "oppressed the Iranian people, exported terrorism and advanced destabilizing policies around the world."