Tag: Sanctions
US rejects suggestions of slapping sanctions on Pakistan
WASHINGTON: The US State Department has said that Pakistan’s denying that there are terrorist safe havens on its soil would not automatically lead to...
Tillerson to hold top-level talks in China as US presses N...
BEIJING: U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will hold top-level talks in China on Saturday as the United States looks to tighten an economic...
Iran’s Khamenei warns US against ‘wrong move’ on nuclear deal
DUBAI: Iran will not be bullied by the United States and will react strongly to any “wrong move” by Washington on Tehran’s nuclear deal,...
MEP Amjad Bashir calling for international sanctions against Myanmar
LONDON: Member of European Parliament (MEP) Amjad Bashir has been calling for comprehensive international sanctions against Myanmar in response to the persecution of the...
Trump sanctions seek to halt financing for Venezuela ‘dictatorship’
The order is Washington’s biggest sanctions blow to date against Maduro and is intended to punish his leftist government for what Trump has called an erosion of democracy in the oil-rich country, already reeling from an economic crisis.
Iran says can ramp up weapon-grade uranium enrichment in just five...
The comments made by the Head of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran, Ali Akbar Salehi, to Iranian state television come as US President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to renegotiate or walk away from the 2015 nuclear deal.
Iran imposes sanctions on 15 US firms citing human rights and...
Iran has imposed sanctions on 15 US companies for alleged human rights violations and cooperating with Israel, the state news agency IRNA reported on...
Afghanistan may seek sanctions on suspected terror networks
Afghanistan's foreign ministry spokesman Shekib Mustaghni on Thursday has said Afghanistan is ready to seek United Nations sanctions against suspected terrorist networks and their...
US slaps sanctions on Russia, expels 35 diplomats
US President Barack Obama has imposed sanctions on Russian officials and intelligence services in retaliation for Russia's interference in the US presidential election by...
Iran’s Khamenei says US lifted sanctions only on paper
Iran’s supreme leader and president accused the United States of hostility and bad faith on Wednesday saying the implementation of its nuclear deal with...
Biden says ‘watching Iran like a hawk’ on nuclear deal
Vice President Joe Biden warned Sunday that the United States is watching Iran “like a hawk” to ensure compliance with the controversial landmark nuclear...
US vows to push for UN action on Iran despite Russian...
The United States on Monday vowed to continue pushing for United Nations Security Council action on Iran's recent ballistic missile tests and accused Russia...
State Bank clears financial transactions with Iran
Pakistan's central bank has cleared all commercial banks and financial institutions for business with Iran, paving the way for the two countries to resume...
Pakistan eyeing Iranian markets for its agriculture goods
To boost its agriculture commodity exports, Pakistan has decided to invite Iranian agriculture minister to the country. The formal request for the visit is...
Iran’s Khamenei welcomes sanctions lift, warns of US ‘deceit’
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday welcomed the lifting of international sanctions against Iran, but warned that Tehran should remain wary of...
Rouhani expects sanctions to end by next month
President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday he expects sanctions on Iran to be lifted by mid-January after the UN nuclear watchdog closed its probe...
Rouhani says expects sanctions to be lifted by end-2015
President Hassan Rouhani reaffirmed on Tuesday he expected sanctions on Iran to be lifted by year-end, a week after its clerical supreme leader ordered...
