Sanctions

U.S. sanctions Eritrea’s military, ruling party over Ethiopia

By Cara Anna, Associated Press

A Treasury Department statement cited the "continued role" the Eritreans play in the war that has killed thousands. Ethiopia's government allowed Eritrean soldiers to enter Ethiopia's Tigray region.

U.S. imposes new Cuba sanctions over human rights abuses

By Aamer Madhani, Matthew Lee, Associated Press

The Biden administration has unveiled new sanctions against a Cuban official and government entity it says was involved in human rights abuses during a government crackdown on protests on the island earlier this month.

EU slaps coup-related sanctions on top Myanmar officials

By Associated Press

Those targeted Monday include ministers, deputy ministers and the attorney general. The EU blames them for "undermining democracy and the rule of law and for serious human rights violations."…

EU, U.S., UK, Canada join forces to slap sanctions on Belarus

By Lorne Cook, Associated Press

The United States, the European Union, Britain and Canada have joined forces to impose sanctions on several officials in Belarus over the forced diversion of a Ryanair flight to Minsk last month.

Russia to expel 10 U.S. diplomats in response to Washington sanctions

By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov also said Moscow will add eight U.S. officials to its sanctions list and move to shut down the work of U.S. nongovernmental organizations to end what he called interfering in Russia's politics.

U.S. hits state-owned Myanmar gem firm with coup sanctions

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

The penalties freeze any assets the firm holds in the U.S. or in U.S. jurisdictions and bar American citizens from doing business with it. The company is a major exporter of gems and semi-precious stones like jade.

Yemen’s rebels say latest U.S. sanctions will prolong the war

By Samy Magdy, Associated Press

Yemen’s Iran-backed rebels Wednesday warned that the U.S. sanctions imposed the previous day on two of their military leaders would only prolong the conflict in the impoverished Arab country.

Countries curb diplomatic ties, weigh sanctions on Myanmar

By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press

A growing number of governments are curbing diplomatic ties with Myanmar and increasing economic pressure on its military over the coup last week that erased the fragile democratic progress in the long-oppressed Southeast Asian nation.

Iran says U.S. must lift sanctions before it lives up to nuke deal

By Amir Vahdat, Associated Press

Iran’s supreme leader on Sunday urged the United States to lift all sanctions if it wants Iran to live up to commitments under its nuclear deal with world powers, state TV reported, his first comments on the matter since U.S.

U.S. sanctions hit all of Iran’s financial sector

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

The Trump administration has blacklisted virtually all of Iran’s financial sector, dealing another blow to an economy that is already reeling under U.S. sanctions. The move will deepen tensions with European nations over Iran.