List of U.S. Economic Sanctions articles
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U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley shows evidence intending to prove Iran provided Houthi rebels in Yemen with arms on Dec. 14, 2017. (Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images) Haley’s ‘Smoking Gun’ on Iran Met With Skepticism at U.N.
She claims 'undeniable evidence' that Iran is violating U.N. restrictions. But not everyone is on board yet.
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The U.S. capitol building on Sep. 27, 2013. (Getty Images) Warning to Congress: Bad Iran Legislation Is Worse Than No Iran Legislation
President Trump can’t let the House and Senate play politics with Iranian nuclear deal.
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Yemeni tribesmen supporting forces loyal to Saudi-backed President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi, launch a rocket in the Nehm region of Yemen, Feb. 4, 2016. (Abdullah al-Qadry/AFP/Getty Images) U.N. Panel Finds Evidence of Iranian Hardware in Yemeni Rebels’ Missile. And American.
Investigation into weapon’s origins yields clues, but no smoking gun.
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Reza Zarrab is surrounded by journalists as he arrives at a police station in Istanbul on Dec. 17, 2013. (OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images) Turkish Gold Dealer Pleads Guilty in Politically Explosive Sanctions Trial
Reza Zarrab may reveal a sprawling bribery scheme touching the highest levels of the Turkish government.
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Reza Zarrab is surrounded by journalists as he arrives at a police station in Istanbul on Dec. 17, 2013. (OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images) Is a Deal in the Works for Turkish Businessman Implicated in Iran Sanctions Case?
With jury selection scheduled for Monday, Reza Zarrab is MIA.
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a joint press conference with South Korean President Moon Jae-in in Seoul on Nov. 7. (Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty Images) Ahead of Trump’s China Visit, ‘Real Teeth’ in New North Korea Sanctions Bill
The proposed bill targets major Chinese banks and could give Trump leverage in Beijing.
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An IRGC Raad air defense system on display in Tehran on Sept. 21, 2012. (Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images) Did Iran Sanctions Make the Revolutionary Guard Stronger?
Sanctions regimes aren't simple, and they only work when their negative secondary effects do not outweigh their primary achievements.
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U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson leaves a briefing on North Korea at the State Department on Aug. 22, 2017 (Brendan Smialowski /AFP/Getty Images) State Department Scraps Sanctions Office
The Trump administration was three weeks late on a Russia sanctions deadline. But it’s killed the office that coordinates them.
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President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Oct. 13. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images) The Slippery ‘Spirit’ of Nixing the Iran Deal
Obama's JCPOA terms actually give the White House sound legal footing for decertification. But now Trump owns the consequences.
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Souvenir glasses with an image of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut, Lebanon. (Patrick Baz/AFP/Getty Images) The Trump Administration Is Now Offering Cash Bounties for Hezbollah Leaders
The U.S. announced $12 million for two senior leaders, marking a shift in counterterrorism strategy.
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John McCain and Ben Cardin confer in Sept. 2013. (Win McNamee/Getty Images) Leading Lawmakers Wonder Why Trump Is Dragging Feet on Russia Sanctions
McCain and Cardin ask Trump what’s taking so long.
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A Chinese trader prepares goods headed to North Korea on Dec. 30, 2011. (Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images) How to Succeed in Business in North Korea
International sanctions can't compete against the ingenuity of North Korean entrepreneurs.
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Sudanese President and Commander in Chief Omar al-Bashir salutes during a ceremony to mark the 53rd anniversary of the creation of the Sudanese armed forces in the northern Sudanese city of Merowe, on August 14, 2007. Isam Al-Haj/AFP/Getty Images) U.S. Finally Lifts Sudan Sanctions, Citing Better Cooperation on Counterterrorism
Rights advocates, fearing loss of leverage over Khartoum, are dismayed
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The Suez Canal, Egypt, in 2015. The U.N. Can’t Enforce Its Sanctions on the North Korean Arms Trade
Fortunately, the United States can.
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Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya has emerged as a possible interlocutor between the Kremlin and Trump campaign operatives. GOP Congressman Met in Moscow With Kremlin-Linked Lawyer at Center of Russia Investigation
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher met in Moscow with Natalia Veselnitskaya two months before she met with Donald Trump Jr.
