US sanctions Russia-based network for helping Yemen’s Houthis
The United States imposed sanctions on Russia-based people and entities working to help procure weapons and commodities — including stolen Ukrainian grain — for Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis, the Treasury Department said. The operatives, who included Russia-based Afghan businessman Hushang Ghairat and his brother, Russia-based Afghan businessman Sohrab Ghairat, helped senior Houthi official Sa’id Al-Jamal, procure […]
US issued Iran related sanctions against China
United States imposed sanctions on entities and individuals in Iran, the UAE and China. The US accuses these entities being part of an Iranian weapons procurement network. The U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions on six entities and two individuals in action taken in coordination with the Department of Justice, accusing them of responsibility for procurement […]
US removes sanctions on wife of Russian billionaire
A close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Karina Rotenberg, wife of oligarch Boris Rotenberg removed from US sanctions. The US has lifted sanctions imposed on the wife of a Russian billionaire considered to have close ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin. A statement by the US Office of Foreign Assets Control on Wednesday listed […]
China sanctions US defence companies
The Chinese Ministry of Commerce has placed two American companies on the sanctions list for arms sales to Taiwan. The companies included in the list were Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Technologies working with the US Department of Defence. In line with the sanctions decision, both companies and their subsidiaries Raytheon Missile and Defence Corporation will […]
US targets Iranian oil network
The US announced that it has placed some companies that purchase, process and transport Iranian oil on the sanctions list. According to the US Treasury Department, a China-based ‘teapot’ oil refinery that buys and processes hundreds of billions of dollars worth of crude oil from Iran and its top executive have been added to the […]
Trump announces tariffs on countries buying oil and gas from Venezuela
US President Donald Trump announced that a 25 per cent tariff will be imposed on countries buying oil or gas from Venezuela from 2 April. In his post on the Truth Social social media account, Trump claimed that Venezuela has deliberately and fraudulently sent tens of thousands of criminals to the United States secretly. Stating […]
Iranian Petroleum Minister is in sanctioned people list
The US Treasury Secretary, in announcing sanctions on Iran, said that Iran continues to use revenues from its vast oil resources to ‘advance its narrow and alarming interests’. The US Treasury Department on Thursday announced that it sanctioned the Iranian petroleum minister: “The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control is designating Iran’s […]
US sanctions Foxtrot Network
The United States announced they are sanctioning the Foxtrot Network, a transnational criminal organization, and its fugitive leader, Rawa Majid. The Foxtrot Network is a notorious criminal gang based in Sweden and a prominent drug trafficking organization in the region. The group is involved in arms trafficking and contributes to rising violence in Northern Europe, […]
Trump threatens to impose ‘large scale’ sanctions on Russia until a peace agreement with Ukraine is reached
After weeks of distancing the U.S. from Ukraine, President Donald Trump threatened to impose expanded ‘large scale’ sanctions and tariffs on Russia until it reaches a peace agreement with Ukraine. Trump’s statement in Truth Social is as follows: “Based on the fact that Russia is absolutely ‘pounding’ Ukraine on the battlefield right now, I am […]
US Sanctions China-Based Hacker and Data Broker
The Department of Justice unsealed indictments charging Zhou Shuai and Yin Kecheng, eight employees of i-Soon, a Chinese technology company, and two officers of China’s Ministry of Public Security (MPS) with a variety of hacking-related offenses. Further, the Diplomatic Security Service’s Rewards for Justice Program (RFJ) is offering up to $10 million for information on […]