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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

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

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

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

European allies attack Trump admin over bid to restore sanctions on Iran

How this dispute plays out in the weeks ahead remains to be seen, but Thursday's US move set the stage for a showdown in the United Nations

China accuses US of damaging global trade with sanctions on Huawei

US says Huawei is a security risk, which the company denies, and are lobbying European and other allies to avoid its technology

New US curbs threaten Huawei's smartphone crown, disrupt global tech supply

The tech giant's business has suffered since America first blacklisted it a year ago for alleged security breaches

China's counter-sanctions avoid top Trump aides; Ted Cruz, Rubio targeted

The US said Friday that it was placing sanctions on 11 Chinese officials and their allies in Hong Kong, including Chief Executive Carrie Lam, over their roles in curtailing political freedoms

US sanctions Hong Kong's Chief Carrie Lam over curtailing political freedom

Lam, who works closely with Chinese authorities, has scoffed at the prospect of being targeted by US sanctions

US sanctions Hong Kong's Carrie Lam over China crackdown: Report

"The United States stands with the people of Hong Kong and we will use our tools and authorities to target those undermining their autonomy," Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a statement

US imposes human rights sanctions on Chinese company, individuals

The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on a Chinese company and two officials related to the company for what it said were human rights abuses against Uighurs

US to restrict visas for Huawei, says it has 'business with rights abusers'

Mike Pompeo says telecommunications companies around the world 'should consider themselves on notice' if they do business with Huawei

Reliance to load Venezuelan oil cargo under fuel swap deal: Report

Washington has exempted some Venezuelan oil trade from sanctions, when transactions are in exchange for fuel and food or to repay debts rather than for cash

US lifts Venezuela-related sanctions imposed on shipping firms, tankers

A Treasury representative said the delisted entities had committed to cease involvement in the Venezuelan oil sector as long as Maduro, who is accused of rigging his 2018 re-election, remains in power

US Senate backs bill to impose sanctions on China over new Hong Kong law

The bill targets police units that have cracked down on Hong Kong protesters, as well as Chinese Communist Party officials responsible for imposing a strict national security law on Hong Kong

US warns nations, insurers against aiding Iran fuel shipments to Venezuela

Venezuelan navy on Thursday escorted a fourth tanker bringing Iranian fuel through its waters to the gasoline-starved country

Huawei global sales rise 19% despite 'US sanctions'; profit up 5.6%

Huawei Technologies Ltd. is embroiled in a series of disputes with Washington