Us Sanctions

Iran Says It Can "Easily" Hit US Warships In Gulf, Works To Counter Sanctions

World News | Reuters | Saturday May 18, 2019

Iran said on Friday it could "easily" hit US warships in the Gulf, the latest in days of saber rattling between Washington and Tehran, while its top diplomat worked to counter US sanctions and salvage a nuclear deal denounced by US President Donald Trump.

India And China Seen As Europe's Last Hope To Save Iran Deal

World News | Reuters | Friday May 10, 2019

The European Union will defend the Iran nuclear accord despite Tehran's decision to backtrack on its commitments in response to U.S. sanctions, diplomats believe, but European powers expect it to collapse without a deal to sell Iranian oil to China or India.

US Imposes Sanctions On Iran Metals, Tehran Eases Nuclear Deal Compliance

World News | Reuters | Thursday May 9, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday imposed new sanctions on Iran, targeting revenue from its exports of industrial metals, the latest salvo in tensions between Washington and Tehran over a 2015 international accord curbing the Islamic Republic's nuclear program.

US Can't Ensure Cheaper Oil Supplies To India, Says Trade Secretary

India News | Agencies | Tuesday May 7, 2019

The US government will not ensure sale of its oil to India at cheaper rates as the commodity is controlled by private companies, US commerce secretary Wilbur Ross said on Monday.

Ready To Deal With Impact Of US Sanctions On Iran, Says India

India News | Reuters | Thursday May 2, 2019

India is ready to deal with the impact of US sanctions against Iran and will get extra supplies from other oil producing countries to compensate for loss of Iranian oil, foreign ministry spokesman Raveesh Kumar said today.

US Imposes Visa Sanctions On Pakistan For Refusing To Take Back Deportees

World News | Press Trust of India | Saturday April 27, 2019

The United States has imposed sanctions on Pakistan after it refused to take back its citizen deportees and visa over-stayers from America, warning that it might withhold visas of Pakistanis beginning from its senior officials.

With Iran And Trade Rifts, India Feels Brushed Aside By Trump

India News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday April 25, 2019

US President Donald Trump may count Prime Minister Narendra Modi among his international allies, but New Delhi is smarting over unexpected US decisions it sees as ignoring the interests of an increasingly close partner.

US Sanctions Over Iran Oil Will ''Intensify Mideast Turmoil'': China

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday April 23, 2019

China warned Tuesday that the US decision to impose sanctions on buyers of Iranian oil will "intensify turmoil" in the Middle East and in the international energy market.

India Ready To Deal With US Decision To End Iran Oil Waivers: Centre

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 23, 2019

India today said it is adequately prepared to deal with the impact of the US decision to end waivers that allowed it to buy Iranian oil without facing sanctions.

US To Slap Sanctions On Allies In Drive To Push Iranian Oil Sales To Zero

World News | Carol Morello, Karen DeYoung, The Washington Post | Tuesday April 23, 2019

The Trump administration said Monday that it will start imposing sanctions on a handful of countries, including key U.S. allies, unless they stop buying oil from Iran after waivers expire next month.

US Likely To End Sanctions Waiver For India, 7 Others On Iran Oil: Report

World News | Reuters | Monday April 22, 2019

The United States is expected to announce on Monday that all importers of Iranian oil will have to end their imports shortly or be subject to U.S sanctions, a source familiar with the situation told Reuters.

US Carves Out Exceptions For Foreigners Dealing With Iran's Revolutionary Guards

World News | Reuters | Monday April 22, 2019

The United States has largely carved out exceptions so that foreign governments, firms and NGOs do not automatically face US sanctions for dealing with Iran's Revolutionary Guards after the group's designation by Washington as a foreign terrorist group, according to three current and three former US officials.

Kim Jong Un Gains More Power In North Korea's Leadership Shuffle

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday April 13, 2019

North Korea has replaced its long-serving head of state with a close aide to leader Kim Jong Un, promoting a man who was placed on a US sanctions list last year for alleged human rights abuses, state media said Friday.

Mike Pompeo Says US Won't Quit Fight In Venezuela, Defends Sanctions

World News | Reuters | Saturday April 13, 2019

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday defended sanctions on Venezuela and said the United States would not "quit the fight" in the socialist-run Latin American nation which is spiralling into deepening economic and political crisis.

US "Heard, Understood" India On Russian Missile Deal: Nirmala Sitharaman

India News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday April 13, 2019

India is hopeful it will avoid US sanctions over its purchase of Russia's S-400 missile system, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday.