Iran vows to retaliate after US widens sanctions
Iran promised to retaliate against expanded U.S. sanctions that the Americans said would cut Iran’s economic lifeline, with Tehran expressing…
Trump weighs easing Russia sanctions, other measures to cool oil prices
U.S. President Donald Trump is considering easing oil sanctions on Russia and releasing emergency crude stockpiles as part of a…
U.S. sanctions Russia’s two largest oil companies
The Treasury Department announced new sanctions targeting Russia’s oil sector Wednesday, the day after President Donald Trump confirmed that a…
Trump says US to lift Syria sanctions, secures $600 billion Saudi deal
President Donald Trump kicked off his trip to the Gulf on Tuesday with a surprise announcement that the United States…
Putin warns of intensification of sanctions against Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that he expects Western sanctions against Russia to be intensified, and that his…
Venezuela denounces U.S. sanctions as “extortion and blackmail” after UN resolution against unilateral coercive measures
Venezuela denounced U.S. sanctions as “extortion and blackmail” at an international forum Thursday, as the UN Human Rights Council (HRC)…
