U.S. hits Iran-backed Iraqi militia leaders with sanctions
The Trump administration on Friday slapped sanctions on three Iran-backed Iraqi militia leaders for violent suppression of protests that have wracked the country. The Treasury and the State Department also hit a wealthy Iraqi businessman with sanctions for bribery and…
Trump says new sanctions coming to pressure Turkey amid Syria offensive
Targeting Turkey's economy, President Donald Trump announced sanctions Monday aimed at restraining the Turks' assault against Kurdish fighters and civilians in Syria -- an assault Turkey began after Trump announced he was moving U.S. troops out of the way.
WATCH: White House says Turkey could face new sanctions
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said at the White House on Friday the U.S. hopes it will not have to use its new, expanded sanctions authority President Donald Trump has authorized.
WATCH: U.S. imposes sanctions against Iran national bank
President Donald Trump also signaled Friday that he's not inclined to authorize an immediate military strike on Iran in response to the attacks on the Saudi oil industry, saying he believes showing restraint "shows far more strength" and he wants…
Increasingly, gas stations are running out with people still waiting in line because of a fuel shortage blamed on the Trump administration.
Changes announced by the Treasury Department will limit remittances to $1,000 per person per quarter when they take effect on Oct. 9.
In announcing these new steps, U.S. officials appeared to dampen expectations for European-led efforts to salvage the remainder of the nuclear deal.
Iran's rial has been battered by escalating U.S. sanctions on the country since President Donald Trump's decision to pull out of Tehran's nuclear deal with world powers over a year ago.
In March 2018, Sergei Skripal and his daughter were found unconscious on a park bench in the British town of Salisbury after being exposed to the nerve agent Novichok.
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