US said last week it has started restricting visas for government and military officials of Ethiopia

White House calls for a credible international investigation into the events of May 23'

Announcement coincides with State Department release of annual report on religious freedom

Despite major differences, especially on human rights and democracy, all three said they were ready

Trump-era sanctions ostensibly imposed for terrorism reasons are on the block

Pentagon says 'it's too soon to tell' whether Moscow's assurance can be taken at face value 

Actions, foreshadowed for weeks by the administration, represent the first retaliatory measures anno

Some 30 entities are expected to face sanctions

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

The Biden administration has been seeking to engage Iran in talks about both sides resuming complian

China promptly retaliates with sanctions on European officials

The websites played up risks of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines in an apparent bid to boost

US President Joe Biden has signaled his readiness to revive the nuclear deal with Tehran, but insist

Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said if US truly wants to begin renegotiating nuclear d

The move freezes any US assets of those blacklisted and generally bars Americans from dealing with t

Iran reacted coolly to the idea of both nations returning to a 2015 agreement that aimed to prevent

Iran calling on US to ease sanctions by Feb. 21

Former top US official on Iran Elliott Abrams, who served under President Donald Trump, tells VOA Pe

Former top US official on Iran Elliott Abrams, who served under President Donald Trump, tells VOA Pe

Earlier this month over 50 pro-democracy politicians and activists were arrested in Hong Kong

Those sanctioned are associated with a Ukrainian politician accused of close ties to Russia 

Move is seen as latest in President Donald Trump's efforts to burnish his tough-on-China image as pa

The United States accuses companies of supporting the sale of Iranian petrochemicals as Washington i

Ankara confined to rhetoric over US sanctions as Turkish president looks to Biden presidency

US officials name, sanction Iranian intelligence agents Mohammad/Baseri, Ahmad/Khazai as responsible

The move comes at a delicate time in relations between Washington and Ankara, which have been at odd

President Rouhani said authorities are nevertheless doing what they can to buy vaccines from abroad,

US sanctions aimed at pressuring Tehran to negotiate stricter curbs on nuclear program

Trump administration accuses state-owned Xinjiang Protection and Construction Corps of using forced

Trump expected to sign it into law

Also, intelligence official says Chinese agents already have been targeting personnel of incoming Bi

Four firms will be subject to restrictions on US government aid and on their exports for two years

Treasury Department sees Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act as effective and appropri

Treasury Department says workers sent abroad to support Pyongyang's missile program

US says charity is used by Iran's supreme leader to enrich his office, reward his political allies a

The move is designed to deter US investment firms, pension funds and others from buying and selling

The four hold positions in national security or Hong Kong police force

In addition to announcement by State, Treasury departments, DOJ unseals forfeiture filings for refin

Judgment this month comes after Robert Levinson's family and US government now believe he died in Ir

The lawsuits challenge what the companies call the unlawful escalation of the US trade war with Chin

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo imposed sanctions on two judges with Branch 1 of Revolutionary Court

Lawsuits were filed in Court of International Trade and concern tariffs imposed by the US Trade Repr

President Rouhani insists his nation does not deserve sanctions

Trump administration' sanctions and export control measures affect 27 entities and individuals conne

Unnamed US official says Iran could have enough material for a nuclear weapon by the end of the year

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says action was necessary to extend arms embargo

Union Development Group cited for seizing land, displacing families for Dara Sakor Seashore Resort.

Secretary of State Pompeo calls for snapback,' but British, EU support unclear

US Department of Commerce adds 24 Chinese firms to a list subject to export restrictions

24 state-owned businesses targeted, along with individuals   

The US notified the UN last Thursday that Iran is not in compliance with the 2015 nuclear agreement

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo notified the UN Security Council president and secretary-general of I

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to New York Thursday to notify the UN Security Council an

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is traveling to the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Austria and Poland

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is traveling to the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Austria and Poland

Tondar did not confirm the detention

The move, the latest blow to US-China relations, came a week after President Donald Trump closed the