US Sanctions Chinese Official for Role in Religious Persecution
Announcement coincides with State Department release of annual report on religious freedom
Announcement coincides with State Department release of annual report on religious freedom
The Pentagon called the incident 'significant,' saying two rounds of warning shots were fired before
The so-called Citgo 6 were jailed more than 3 years ago on corruption charges
Trump-era sanctions ostensibly imposed for terrorism reasons are on the block
Senior State Department official told reporters Friday that second round of indirect talks with Iran
Biden administration took no apparent sanctions enforcement action as 3 Iranian tankers delivered ga
Two members of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom, a Canadian MP and a Canadian pa
President Ghani made remarks after inaugurating new dam near Iranian border
/In VOA Persian interview, Robert Malley suggested Iran-backed militants' recent rocket strikes on U
Navalny was poisoned last year in an attack he blames on Moscow, which denies any involvement
It was an apparent response to rocket attacks against US targets in Iraq
Some activists say foreign firms operating and investing in the country's multibillion dollar gas fi
Treasury says sanctions not directed at citizens
Iran calling on US to ease sanctions by Feb. 21
US officials said the transfer scheme involved several entities affiliated with Iran's powerful Isla
US Treasury Department extends sanctions to Mexico-based network involved in sale of Venezuelan oil
Chinese officials and their families face US travel restrictions, while 60 Chinese companies are cur
Chinese officials and their families face US travel restrictions, while 60 Chinese companies are cur
More than 50 people were arrested
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump also put curbs on PDVSA's main trading partners, t
China National Offshore Oil Corp. landed last week on a list of 35 firms believed to be aligned with
Treasury Department sees Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act as effective and appropri
At least five firms have pledged more than $60 million to reimburse migrant workers for steep recrui
US says charity is used by Iran's supreme leader to enrich his office, reward his political allies a
The target of protests that erupted last year against a political class accused of pillaging the sta
Pro-government legislative group approves anti-blockade law
Additional restrictions intended to further stymie Iran's nuclear weapons program
Union Development Group cited for seizing land, displacing families for Dara Sakor Seashore Resort.
US accuses Iran of using ministry to advance its global agenda
Using phishing scheme, two Russians allegedly stole nearly $17 million in virtual currency
Venezuela president describes man as a Marine, who was serving as a Marine on CIA bases in Iraq'
Trump administration targets a Ukrainian lawmaker who met with president's lawyer, Rudy Giuliani
Six companies headquartered in Iran, China and United Arab Emirates were sanctioned for supporting T
Iranian airline Mahan Air is blacklisted under US sanctions
An American company has reportedly reached a deal with Kurdish forces in northeast Syria to develop
Acting Assistant Secretary for US Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs told jo
US Treasury Department imposed far-reaching sanctions on businesses tied to Yevgeniy Prigozhin
Experts say new US sanctions enacted last month leave Lebanese parties less willing to back Hezbolla
US sanctions have driven Venezuela's oil exports to their lowest levels in nearly 80 years
The Chinese embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Pompeo is leading a US drive to persuade the Security Council to extend the embargo due to expire in
US leader declares national emergency, calling International Criminal Court investigation an unusua
Iranian media showed images of Sirous Asgari arriving Wednesday in Tehran, four years after he was p
More than two dozen North Korean individuals are accused of making at least $2.5 billion in illicit
Collapse of economy has led to severe fuel shortages in Venezuela/
Five Iranian tankers expected to start arriving in Venezuela in coming days are carrying gasoline to
Officials say Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli led security forces in killing hundreds of p
The Dallas-based company said its decision is effective immediately
Chinese, Iraqi, Russian and Turkish entities and individuals targeted
Measure means any US assets of officials will be frozen and that transactions with them will be a cr
Les restrictions imposées par Washington à Rosneft Trading, filiale du géant pétrolier russe Rosneft
The Trump administration is imposing sanctions on the trading unit of Russian state-controlled oil c
Ahmad Khalili flew home with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who had been in Germany
The six Citgo executives had been under house arrest for alleged corruption; State Department demand
US Ambassador to the UN in Geneva Andrew Bremberg says for elections to be credible, they must be op
The service members are in hospitals in Germany and Kuwait
Tensions escalated recently after the the U.S. conducted a targeted killing of a top Iranian command
The U.S. Treasury Department said the latest action is to ramp up pressure on the government of Pres
US officials say the operation took place on the same day a US drone strike killed Qassem Soleimani
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