Sanctions

The European Union and Britain imposed further sanctions on Tehran on Tuesday for its support of Russia’s assault on Ukraine, which Iran’s foreign ministry denounced as unwarranted. Esmaeil Baghaei, the ministry spokesperson, said in a statement...

On Monday, the European Union levied penalties against well-known Iranian officials and organisations, including aviation companies, on the grounds that they were involved in the sale of missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles to Russia for use...

With Tehran’s missile attack on Israel earlier this month, Iran denounced on Sunday what it called a “illegal and unjustified” extension of US sanctions against its oil industry. Iran’s strike on Israel was legitimate, according to...

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Thursday he will urge the bloc’s 27 member states Thursday to back sanctions on Israeli ministers accused of fomenting “hatred” towards Palestinians. “I initiated the procedures in order to...

In response to Israeli settlers’ “extremist violence” against Palestinian people in the West Bank, Canada on Thursday announced the imposition of fresh penalties on them. This occurs barely one month after Canada, together with the United...

In a draft statement released on Saturday, the finance ministers of the G7 said they would oppose attempts at evasion and were “committed to further financial and economic sanctions” against Russia for its conflict against Ukraine....

On Tuesday, Poland will submit a plan of action to terminate EU sanctions on Warsaw for contentious judicial reforms implemented by the country’s former populist administration. It was alleged that the nationalist Law and Justice party...

Tuesday, the United States announced penalties on seven individuals and four organizations in Turkey, China, and Russia who officials claim are involved in the creation of Iran’s drone program. As the Kremlin continues its invasion of...

The US and its G7 partners imposed further sanctions on Russia’s “war machine” on Friday, focusing on Moscow’s rich diamond trade and other firms tied to the invasion of Ukraine. Leaders of the Group of Seven...

According to a top US envoy now in Bangladesh, sanctions against an elite Bangladeshi police unit accused of arbitrary killings won’t be lifted until the force is reformatted. This week, State Department Counselor Derek Chollet traveled...