Sanctions

U.S. limits amount of money Americans can send to Cuba

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

Changes announced by the Treasury Department will limit remittances to $1,000 per person per quarter when they take effect on Oct. 9.

U.S. adds new sanctions and reward to further pressure Iran

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

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 proposes striking 4 zeros from its currency

By Amir Vahdat, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

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.

Trump levies more sanctions on Russia in spy poisoning case

By Deb Reichmann, Associated Press

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.

U.S. sanctions Venezuela President Maduro's stepsons

By Joshua Goodman, Luis Alonso Lugo, Associated Press

The U.S. accused them of forming part of a sophisticated scheme that stole hundreds of millions in dollars from food import contracts.

Amid elevated tensions, Trump announces new sanctions on Iran

After tensions with Iran nearly resulted in U.S. airstrikes last week, President Trump has fired a different type of weapon, levying new economic sanctions specifically targeting the Islamic Republic’s supreme leader. At the same time, top U.S. officials pursued diplomatic…

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WATCH: Trump signs sanctions targeting Iran

By Associated Press

President Donald Trump signed an executive order that targets Iran's supreme leader and his associates with financial sanctions.

U.S. seizes North Korean cargo ship for violating sanctions

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

The seizure was announced hours after the North Koreans fired two suspected short-range missiles in an apparent sign of trouble for nuclear disarmament talks.

EU urges Iran to respect nuclear deal despite U.S. sanctions

By Lorne Cook, Associated Press

The EU statement comes a day after a new deadline from Tehran on finding a solution to make up for last year's unilateral U.S. withdrawal from the accord and re-imposed U.S. sanctions on Iran.

U.S. imposes new sanctions on Iran as tensions escalate

By Deb Riechmann, Ben Fox, Associated Press

President Donald Trump ordered new sanctions on Iran Wednesday, just days after the U.S. dispatched an aircraft carrier and B-52 bombers to the Persian Gulf over what it described as a new threat from Tehran.