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Washington: The United States on Wednesday unveiled fresh sanctions against six people and 12 firms — including several Chinese nationals — for their support of Iran’s ballistic missile program. The Trump administration has in recent weeks imposed sanctions on a series of entities and individuals linked to Iran’s oil industry …

LONDON: US President Donald Trump has said he will lift long-standing sanctions on Syria that severed the country from the global financial system under toppled former President Bashar al-Assad.  The European Union and Britain have already lifted some of their sanctions, but if Washington now goes ahead with a wholesale …

Washington: The United States announced new sanctions Monday against Iran over its nuclear program, despite ongoing negotiations between the two countries over the sensitive issue. The latest sanctions target three Iranian citizens and an Iranian entity with links to Tehran’s Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research, also known by its …

Tehran: Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has strongly condemned fresh US sanctions on individuals and entities in Iran and other countries on the pretext of cooperating with Tehran in different areas, calling them a clear sign of US attempts at “economic terrorism”. The sanctions imposed over the past few …

Paris: French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said Thursday that the European Union is preparing to hit Russia with a 17th round of sanctions, describing President Vladimir Putin as the “sole obstacle” to peace in Ukraine. The 27-nation bloc has imposed unprecedented penalties on Russia in response to its invasion, and …

Washington: U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said all purchases of Iranian oil or petrochemicals products must stop and that any country or person buying any from the country would be immediately subject to secondary sanctions. “They will not be allowed to do business with the United States of America …

Moscow: Russia said on Tuesday the US had agreed to help it lift restrictions on food, fertiliser and shipping companies in exchange for agreeing to a maritime security deal in the Black Sea. The United States further said it had also agreed with Russia and Ukraine to implement a ban …