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US sanctions Chinese and Russian companies over dealings with Iran
Says more Iran sanctions related to arms coming
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US imposes sweeping sanctions on Iran, targets Khamenei-linked foundation
The department imposed sanctions on what it described as a key patronage network for Khamenei
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Hit by US sanctions, Huawei sells Honor smartphone business: Details here
Since its creation in 2013, the Honor brand has focused on the youth market by offering phones in the low- to mid-end price range
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US imposes sanctions on four Chinese officials over Hong Kong crackdown
Washington has called China's enactment of a new national security law in Hong Kong this year an unacceptable breach of China's 'one country, two systems' commitment
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Phantom buyers in Russia, advice from Iran help Venezuela skirt sanctions
Since the United States imposed sanctions on Venezuela in 2019, the state firm and some shipping agencies have been ignoring protocols for checking tanker identity, sources close to PDVSA said
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US imposes sanctions on four Chinese officials over Hong Kong crackdown
Washington has called China's enactment of a new national security law in Hong Kong this year an unacceptable breach of China's 'one country, two systems' commitment
Made in Iran thrives in economy Trump tried to cripple with sanctions
Small firms are filling the vacuum for consumer goods as Iranians struggle to buy foreign brands
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Venezuela's Maduro writes to 'peoples of the world' denouncing US sanctions
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has addressed a letter "to the peoples of the world" on his government's response to Washington's unilateral measures against his country
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Trump unveils new sanctions targeting Cuban rum, cigars and hotels
By Jeff Mason and Matt Spetalnick
China blasts US House bill, denies use of forced labour in Xinjiang
If enacted into law, it could force companies to avoid a region that products 80% of the cotton in China, one of the world's top producers of the fiber, as well as tomatoes and manufactured goods
Iran strikes defiant tone at United Nations under crushing US sanctions
Hassan Rouhani delivered a defiant and fiery speech to the UN General Assembly as his nation grapples with the Middle East's worst coronavirus outbreak and a weakened economy
Trump imposes new sanctions against Iran to restrict nuclear pursuit
Trump said that his administration is also imposing new sanctions and export control measures on 27 entities and individuals connected to Iran's proliferation networks
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US sanctions unlikely to hinder arms sales to Iran, says Javad Zarif
The UN Security Council arms embargo on Iran expires on October 18. Washington has said that it expects the sanctions to be reinstated
Syria blames US sanctions on Iran for severe fuel crisis paralysing country
The minister, Bassam Tomeh told state TV in an interview aired late Wednesday that oil supplies have been delayed because of the situation
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Hong Kong financial firms step up compliance hiring amid US sanctions
Demand for compliance staff has risen by as much as a third from a few months earlier, two headhunters said
ICC condemns 'unprecedented, serious' US sanctions on court's prosecutor
The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda and a senior staff member in her office for continuing to investigate war crimes allegations against Americans
US faces tough challenge at UN Security Council over Iran sanctions
The impasse sets the stage for a potential crisis in the Security Council next month
UN Security Council rejects US demand for 'snapback' sanctions on Iran
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo insisted last Thursday that the United States has the legal right to "snap back" UN sanctions
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China vows support for Hong Kong as financial hub amid US standoff
Tensions between the US and China over Hong Kong has sparked tit-for-tat sanctions
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UN nuclear chief's visit to Tehran no link to US push to impose sanctions
Iran said Sunday that an upcoming visit this week by the head of the UN's atomic watchdog agency to Tehran has nothing to do with a US push to impose so-called snapback sanctions on Iran. The Trump administration last week dismissed near-universal opposition to its demand to restore all UN sanctions on Iran, declaring that a 30-day countdown for the snapback of penalties eased under the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers had begun. US allies and foes have joined forces to declare the action illegal and doomed to failure. The US argues that Iran has violated the restrictions imposed on its nuclear programme under the 2015 deal, a charge Tehran has dismissed. Iran's official IRNA news agency quoted on Sunday Iran's envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA, Kazem Gharibadadi, as saying that the visit this week is neither related to the snapback mechanism nor the US demand. Gharibabadi said the visit by the IAEA chief Rafael Grossi comes within the framework