Tag: Sanctions
Iranians say US sanctions hurt the people, not government
TEHRAN: While opinions differ across Tehran’s Grand Bazaar about the ongoing tensions between the U.S. and Iran over its unraveling nuclear deal, there’s one...
With a smile, Trump tells Putin ‘don’t meddle in the election’
MOSCOW: Much of Donald Trump's time in office has been overshadowed by allegations Moscow helped get him elected, but when it came to confronting Vladimir Putin...
Trade tensions will benefit none, says Lagarde
KUALA LUMPUR: Trade tensions between the United States and China will not benefit any party over the long term, Managing Director of the International...
Iran calls White House ‘afflicted by mental retardation’
TEHRAN: Iran on Tuesday sharply criticized new U.S. sanctions targeting the Islamic Republic’s supreme leader and other top officials, saying the measures spell the...
Trump imposes new economic sanctions on Iran
WASHINGTON: President Trump announced on Monday that he is imposing new sanctions on Iran, after saying for days that he preferred tightening the pressure...
Iranians say their ‘bones breaking’ under US sanctions
TEHRAN, IRAN: As the U.S. piles sanction after sanction on Iran, it’s the average person who feels it the most.
From a subway performer’s battered...
U.S. sanctions Iraq-based company, says it backs Iran’s IRGC
WASHINGTON: The United States on Wednesday sanctioned an Iraqi company and two of its associates, which it said had helped Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard...
Top Iran diplomat warns US it cannot ‘expect to stay safe’
Iran’s foreign minister warned the U.S. on Monday that it “cannot expect to stay safe” after launching what he described as an economic war...
Washington’s offer of talks is not genuine: Iran
GENEVA: Additional sanctions imposed on Iran by the United States show that Washington’s offer of talks is not genuine, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said...
Kremlin pledges a response to new US sanctions on Russian individuals
MOSCOW: The Kremlin said on Friday it would respond in kind to a new round of US sanctions on Russian nationals, saying its retaliation...
China asks US to act carefully on issue of blacklisting Masood...
BEIJING: China has urged the United States (US) to act watchfully on blacklisting of Masood Azhar issue and avoid bypassing the relevant committee of the...
Iran says it has many options to neutralise ‘illegal’ US sanctions:...
DUBAI: Iran said on Saturday it had many options to neutralize the reimposition of U.S. sanctions on its oil exports, the semi-official Tasnim news...
Sanctions blessings in disguise: Iran’s defence minister
TEHRAN: Iran's defence minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami on Tuesday said foreign sanctions on Iran were blessing in disguise to help the country become...
N Korea threatens to resume nuke development over sanctions
SEOUL: North Korea has warned it could revive a state policy aimed at strengthening its nuclear arsenal if the United States does not lift...
Sanctions against Russia an ‘absurdity’: Italy deputy PM
MONZA: Sanctions against Russia are a "social, cultural and economic absurdity", Italy's Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said on Monday, speaking to representatives of...
US envoy: Continue sanctions until Russia exits east Ukraine
MOSCOW: The United States' envoy for the conflict in eastern Ukraine says the West must remain firm with sanctions against Moscow because Russia is...
Forgo Russian S-400 missile system, US tells India
---Proposed deal from Russia could attract American sanctions, warns White House
The United States (US) on Wednesday urged India to forgo its proposed deal to...
