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Protesters hold images of de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday in Yangon, Myanmar. As fallout from the Feb. 1 military coup continues, U.S. President Joe Biden announced plans to sanction the leaders who directed it.
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U.S. To Impose Sanctions On Myanmar Military Officials Over Coup

Feb 10, 2021
President Joe Biden announced a series of actions aimed at imposing consequences on the Myanmar military officials responsible for the country's coup, including sanctions and stronger export controls.
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National Security
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to reporters Thursday after meeting with members of the U.N. Security Council and calling for the restoration of sanctions against Iran.
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Pompeo Tries Starting 'Snapback' Clock To Restore Sanctions Against Iran By U.N.

Aug 20, 2020
A U.N. Security Council vote on a U.S. bid to extend an arms embargo against Iran failed last week. Now the U.S. secretary of state wants to bring back all sanctions lifted by the Iran nuclear deal.
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World
Attendants refill teacups as Chen Quanguo (center), Communist Party secretary of China's Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, listens to a speaker during a group discussion meeting on the sidelines of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the
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U.S. Sanctions Chinese Officials, Including Politburo Member, For Xinjiang Abuses

Jul 09, 2020
The Trump administration's penalties are meant to punish China for its treatment of Uighurs and Muslim minorities in the region, and target a Politburo member for the first time.
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World
Certain goods, such as food products, are not affected by secondary sanctions on Iran.
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Why Iran's Economy Has Not Collapsed Amid U.S. Sanctions And 'Maximum Pressure'

Jan 16, 2020
Although the country has been hit hard, Iranians have managed to live under sanctions for four decades.
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National Security
President Trump and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan take part in a joint news conference during Erdogan's visit to the White House on Wednesday.
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Trump Sweet, Congress Sour On Turkey

Nov 13, 2019
President Trump welcomed President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the Oval Office just weeks after Turkish forces stormed into Syria. But in Congress, there's a bipartisan push to punish Turkey.
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Opinion
Young women walk past a mural showing the Iranian flag in Tehran on April 23. The White House announced Monday it was ending waivers exempting several countries from U.S. sanctions on Iranian oil exports.
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Opinion: Here's Why The Trump Administration's Iran Sanctions Strategy Won't Work

Apr 24, 2019
The Trump administration can cause Iran severe pain, but it cannot trigger the collapse of the regime, argue Aaron David Miller of the Wilson Center and Richard Sokolsky of the Carnegie Endowment.
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Latin America
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin (right) and National Security Adviser John Bolton announce sanctions against Venezuela, which are meant to put pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
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Oil Prices Edge Upward After U.S. Imposes Sanctions On Venezuela

Jan 30, 2019
The sanctions are meant to put pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who allegedly diverts billions in oil profits to pay off military officers and help prop up his government.
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Latin America
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro touches a gold bar as he speaks with economic officials at Miraflores Palace in Caracas in March.
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Venezuela Pushes For 'Gold Rush' Despite Sanctions

Nov 27, 2018
President Nicolás Maduro sets his eyes on the country's golden Orinoco flow. His ally Turkey is a major buyer.
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World
Sirota shows off a wheel of cheese with Vladimir Putin's name. He's been saving it especially for the Russian president, but so far has had no luck delivering it.
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In Russia, A Dairy Owner Dreams Of Delivering Cheese To Vladimir Putin

Nov 22, 2018
"Normal people collect stamps and I try to give my cheese to Putin," says cheesemaker David Sirota. "I know 100 ways to get into an event with Putin but every time, his security takes away my cheese."
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World
An exchange shop displays rates for various currencies in downtown Tehran last month. Iran is bracing for the restoration of U.S. sanctions on its vital oil industry set to take effect on Monday, as it grapples with an economic crisis that has sparked sp
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Reimposing Sanctions Will Hasten End Of Iran Nuclear Deal, Some Experts Warn

Nov 03, 2018
The Trump administration is poised to reimpose sanctions on Iran this Monday. Tehran has been abiding by the nuclear deal, but some warn that it could fall apart in the face of renewed sanctions.
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World
The U.S. is sanctioning China's military for buying equipment from Russia that included fighter jets and surface-to-air missiles. Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) is show with Chinese President Xi Jinping, in Russia earlier this month.
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China Fires Back Against U.S. Sanctions For Purchases Of Russian Weapons

Sep 21, 2018
The U.S. imposed sanctions after China's military bought new fighter jets and a surface-to-air missile system. Trade and military ties are increasing between Russia and China.
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Asia
A member of the Myanmar security forces stands guard near a military transport helicopter in Rakhine state last September, about a month into the bloody crackdown on the country's Rohingya Muslim population.
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'There Must Be Justice': U.S. Sanctions Myanmar Soldiers For Rohingya Killings

Aug 17, 2018
The sanctions target four mid-level commanders and two units — but they failed to satisfy senators and activists alike, who say the U.S. has a ways to go to hold Myanmar accountable for its crimes.
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World
The U.S. Treasury Department building in Washington announced Friday that is imposing sanctions on Russia's Agrosoyuz Commercial Bank.
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Russian Bank Hit With Sanctions For Helping North Korea

Aug 03, 2018
The U.S. Treasury Department announced Friday that it has put Agrosoyuz Commercial Bank on a blacklist, after it engaged in transactions that supported North Korea's arms program.
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Parallels
The sun sets behind an oil pump in the desert oil fields of Sakhir, Bahrain. OPEC nations agreed to reduce their production, but energy experts say that renewed U.S. sanctions on Iran could derail their supply cut deal.
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These Are The Potential Consequences Of Renewing Sanctions For Iran's Oil Importers

May 10, 2018
Many of Iran's top oil importers are in Asia. South Korea is among them, but U.S. pressure to decrease oil purchases puts Seoul in a tricky position ahead of President Trump's North Korea summit.
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The Two-Way
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, seen during a news conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday, is urging easing economic sanctions against Qatar.
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Pompeo Urges Unity Among Gulf Countries, Pressure Against Iran

Apr 29, 2018
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is urging easing economic tensions with Qatar amid efforts by the U.S. to apply new sanctions against Iran.
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Parallels

Why Putin's Pal, Germany's Ex-Chancellor Schroeder, Isn't On A Sanctions List

Apr 18, 2018
Gerhard Schroeder went from chancellor of Germany to chairman of key Russian energy corporations. But many Germans are in no mood for more sanctions against Kremlin interests.
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The Two-Way
United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks during a U.N. Security Council meeting on Syria on Saturday.
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U.S. Is Considering New Economic Sanctions On Russia

Apr 16, 2018
U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley told CBS that sanctions would target companies in Russia helping Syria in its chemical weapons production. Later, though, the White House said no decision has been made.
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National Security
Russian politician Alexander Torshin, with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, is one of a number of powerful Russians sanctioned by the United States on Friday.
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The Russia Sanctions Saga: Weapons Dealers, Mobsters And Suitcases Full Of Cash

Apr 06, 2018
The Treasury Department's announcement of new sanctions on powerful Russians describes a global soap opera about power and money at the highest levels.
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The Two-Way
In this photo released by the U.S. Treasury Department, the North Korean vessel KUM UN SAN 3 (left) conducts a ship-to-ship transfer with the Panama-flagged KOTI on Dec. 9. The Treasury Department, which announced new sanctions on Friday, says this trans
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Trump Declares New Shipping Sanctions On North Korea

Feb 23, 2018
The latest punitive measures are aimed at ships and shipping companies from several countries that are sending oil and other products to North Korea in violation of United Nations sanctions.
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The Two-Way
<em>Sozcu</em>, a Turkish daily newspaper seen in Ankara, runs Mehmet Hakan Atilla's conviction as front-page news on Thursday.
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'Scandalous Decision': How A Turkish Banker's Conviction In U.S. Is Roiling Ankara

Jan 04, 2018
A federal court in New York City convicted Mehmet Hakan Atilla of participating in a plot to evade U.S. sanctions on Iran — but Turkish leaders are decrying the decision as "unjust and unfortunate."
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Parallels
A South Korean news magazine shows cover photos of President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and a headline "Korean Peninsula Crisis" in Seoul in September.
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U.S. To Impose More Sanctions On North Korea, But How Effective Will They Be?

Nov 20, 2017
The Trump administration is increasingly using economic sanctions to try to influence behavior in North Korea, Venezuela and Russia. But the strategy doesn't always work — and can backfire.
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The Two-Way
Ten Chinese and Russian companies as well as six individuals are targeted by a new round of U.S. sanctions aimed at curbing Pyongyang's weapons program. This follows a round of U.N. sanctions.
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Trump Administration Unveils Sanctions To Curb North Korea's Weapons Program

Aug 22, 2017
Ten Chinese and Russian companies and six individuals are targeted. Many were tied to rogue nation's coal and resource trade and its efforts to send workers abroad.
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The Two-Way
South Korean army soldiers patrol on Monday along the barbed-wire fence in Paju, near the border with North Korea.
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North Korea Threatens 'Ultimate Measures' Over New U.N. Sanctions

Aug 07, 2017
North Korea is blaming the United States and threatening "something thousands of times worse" in response to a package of sanctions that the U.N. Security Council passed unanimously over the weekend.
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The Two-Way
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev attends a Cabinet meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow last month.
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Russian Prime Minister Slams Trump Administration 'Weakness' Over U.S. Sanctions

Aug 03, 2017
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said the U.S. sanctions package "ends hopes for improving our relations with the new administration." President Trump signed the bill but called it "seriously flawed."
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Politics
President Trump signs the Veterans Choice Program And Improvement Act at the White House in April. When they sign legislation, presidents can issue a "signing statement" to share their legal interpretation of the new law. Trump did so with the Russia san
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Like Presidents Past, Trump Adds A Signing Statement To A Bill He Doesn't Like

Aug 03, 2017
President Trump released a scathing signing statement about the Russia sanctions bill he signed into law on Wednesday. Legal and political experts weren't surprised.
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