Sanctions

U.S. promises new sanctions on Iran for its support of Russia's war in Ukraine, potential missile sale

By Zeke Miller, Associated Press

National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Thursday that the U.S. will be “imposing additional sanctions on Iran in the coming days" for its efforts to supply Russia with drones and other technology for the war against Ukraine.

Biden sanctions Israeli settlers accused of attacking Palestinians and peace activists

By Colleen Long, Zeke Miller, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

President Joe Biden on Thursday issued an executive order that targets Israeli settlers in the West Bank who have been accused of attacking Palestinians and Israeli peace activists in the occupied territory, imposing financial sanctions and visa bans in an…

U.S. considering more measures against Venezuelan President Maduro after pulling some sanctions relief

By Fatima Hussein, Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press

The U.S. is considering additional measures against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's government after the South American country's highest court blocked the presidential candidacy of an opposition leader.

U.S. sanctions Iraqi airline Fly Baghdad, its CEO and Hamas cryptocurrency financiers

By Fatima Hussein, Abby Sewell, Associated Press

The sanctions come as Israel's bombing campaign on the Gaza Strip continues and Iranian-backed militias in Iraq launch regular strikes against bases housing U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria.

U.S. pledges new sanctions over Houthi attacks to minimize harm to Yemen's hungry millions

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Matthew Lee, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

The United States has put Yemen’s Houthis rebels back on its list of specially designated global terrorists.

U.S. sanctions money network tied to the Yemen Houthi rebels blamed for shipping vessel attacks

By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press

The Houthis have sporadically targeted ships in the region previously, but the attacks have increased since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas, spiking after an Oct. 17 explosion at a hospital in Gaza killed and injured many.

China sanctions U.S. research firm, 2 individuals over reports on Xinjiang human rights abuses

By Associated Press

China says it is banning a United States research company and two analysts who have reported extensively on claims of human rights abuses committed against Uyghurs and other Muslim minority groups native to the country’s far northwestern region of Xinjiang.

The European Union targets Russian diamond industry in latest round of Ukraine war sanctions

By Associated Press

The European Union is imposing sanctions on Russia over its war against Ukraine, targeting the lucrative diamonds industry as well as more than 140 officials, companies and organizations.

U.S. announces new sanctions on Russia's weapons suppliers

By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press

The Biden administration is hitting hundreds of people and firms around the globe with new economic and diplomatic sanctions as the U.S. targets third-country contributors that are equipping Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

U.S. sanctions money lending network to Yemen's Houthi rebels, aims to boost maritime protections

By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press

The White House is encouraging Mideast allies to join the Combined Maritime Forces, a partnership that exists to counter malign action by non-state actors in international waters.