Sanctions

U.S. hits Iran with new sanctions while Pompeo tours Middle East

By Associated Press

The sanctions target 31 Iranian scientists, technicians and companies involved in the country's nuclear and missile research and development programs.

U.S. imposes sanctions on Venezuelan officials for blocking aid

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

The Trump administration imposed sanctions Friday on six high-ranking members of the Venezuelan security forces and revoked the visas of other officials and their relatives.

House Democrats want records on decision to lift Russian sanctions

By Richard Lardner, Associated Press

Three senior House Democrats have demanded Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin turn over documents that would show how his department decided to lift financial sanctions on three companies connected to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska.

U.S. hits Venezuela state-owned oil company with sanctions

By Matthew Lee, Deb Riechmann, Associated Press

The potentially critical economic move is aimed at increasing pressure on President Nicolas Maduro to cede power to the opposition.

House votes overwhelmingly to maintain Russian sanctions

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

In the House, 136 Republicans voted with Democrats, sending a strong bipartisan message of disapproval to President Donald Trump's administration on Russia.

Treasury Secretary Mnuchin urges senators to ease Russia sanctions

By Maria Danilova, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

Senators plan to vote on a Democratic resolution that would maintain sanctions on companies linked to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska.

Koreas break ground on modern railways, but sanctions stall project

By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press

Without progress in nuclear negotiations, regular trains won't be crossing the border anytime soon.

Koreas gain UN sanctions exemption for joint rail survey

By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press

South Korea said Saturday that the United Nations Security Council granted an exemption to sanctions that will allow surveys on North Korean railroad sections the Koreas want to connect with the South.

U.S. blacklists firms in Iran, Russia for shipping oil to Syria

By Maria Danilova, Associated Press

Placement on the list prohibits American entities or citizens from dealing with the companies and blocks any of the companies' U.S. assets. In Moscow, officials dismissed the sanctions as illegal.

N. Korea threatens to resume nuke development over sanctions

By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press

North Korea has warned it could revive a state policy aimed at strengthening its nuclear arsenal if the United States does not lift economic sanctions against the country.