Tag: US Sanctions

Categories Latin America

US Sanctions Cuba’s Interior Ministry Under Global Magnitsky Act for Jailing Dissident

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New economic sanctions on Cuba by the Trump administration and a decline in tourism due to the COVID-19 pandemic have forced financial reforms in the new year, including eliminating the dual currency system, in a bid to encourage national production over imports. … Read More >US Sanctions Cuba’s Interior Ministry Under Global Magnitsky Act for Jailing Dissident

Categories Middle East

Sanctions ‘snapback’ mechanism of Iran nuclear deal is ‘irrational’, must be abandoned in future talks – Khamenei’s adviser

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The principle of quickly restoring sanctions on Tehran must be dropped from any future nuclear talks, as the US has a bad record of keeping their commitments, an adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has said. … Read More >Sanctions ‘snapback’ mechanism of Iran nuclear deal is ‘irrational’, must be abandoned in future talks – Khamenei’s adviser

Categories Latin America

Cuba scolds US for ‘cynical & opportunistic’ inclusion into its list of state sponsors of terrorism days before Trump’s exit

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The Trump administration has put Cuba back on the US list of state sponsors of terrorism, the latest in a series of hawkish diplomatic steps taken just days before President-elect Joe Biden takes office. … Read More >Cuba scolds US for ‘cynical & opportunistic’ inclusion into its list of state sponsors of terrorism days before Trump’s exit

Categories Russia

German region approves creation of fund to bypass US sanctions designed to stop Gazprom’s vital Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline

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The parliament of the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern has voted to establish a fund to circumvent American sanctions preventing the construction of the Nord Stream 2, a gas pipeline that will connect Russia and Germany. … Read More >German region approves creation of fund to bypass US sanctions designed to stop Gazprom’s vital Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline

Categories Middle East

‘Lawless Bullying’: Iran’s Zarif Slams Trump Loyalists for Supporting Sanctions Against Iran

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US President Donald Trump’s administration this week imposed new sanctions on Iran’s metal industry, targeting Iranian companies as well as subsidiaries in China, Germany and the UK. The administration accused the Iranian metals sector of financing a “range of nefarious activities” including the “proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.” … Read More >‘Lawless Bullying’: Iran’s Zarif Slams Trump Loyalists for Supporting Sanctions Against Iran