US sanctions

US sanctions

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, US, January 12, 2021. Andrew Harnik/Pool via REUTERS

US imposes fresh sanctions on Iran in final days of Trump presidency

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Washington had sanctioned seven companies, including Chinese-based Jiangyin Mascot Special Steel Co and UAE-based Accenture Building Materials, and two people...

The Cuban flag flies in Havana April 14, 2015. Reuters/Enrique de la Osa

Cuba slams ‘political opportunism’ of new US sanctions

Steven T. Mnuchin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury during the Senate's Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing examining the quarterly CARES Act report to Congress, in Washington, DC, US, September 24, 2020. Toni L. Sandys/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

US imposes sanctions on Ukrainians over election interference

The North Korea flag flutters next to concertina wire at the North Korean embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia March 9, 2017/ Reuters

North Korea's economy struggles as sanctions, Covid-19 weigh

Chinese and US flags flutter near The Bund, before US trade delegation meet their Chinese counterparts for talks in Shanghai, China July 30, 2019/ Reuters

US considering adding Alibaba, Tencent to China stock ban

FILE PHOTO: Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden points a finger at his election rally, after news media announced that Biden has won the 2020 U.S. presidential election, in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., November 7, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

Biden will keep using US sanctions weapon but with sharper aim

Chinese and US flags flutter near The Bund, before US trade delegation meet their Chinese counterparts for talks in Shanghai, China July 30, 2019/ Reuters

US sanctions 14 Chinese officials over Hong Kong; Beijing says it will retaliate

Steven T. Mnuchin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury during the Senate's Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing examining the quarterly CARES Act report to Congress, in Washington, DC, US, September 24, 2020. Toni L. Sandys/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

US imposes sanctions on Chinese firm accused of undermining democracy in Venezuela

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Photo: Reuters

HK's top leader piles up cash at home after US sanctions

Trump administration to add 4 more Chinese firms to Pentagon blacklist

Trump administration to add 4 more Chinese firms to Pentagon blacklist

An anti-government protester, who later identified himself as a university student, is chased by riot policemen after skirmishes at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, in Hong Kong, China November 12, 2019. Reuters has been awarded the 2020 Pulitzer Prize in Breaking News Photography for Hong Kong protests/ Reuters

US House passes bill to sanction Chinese banks over Hong Kong

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US pressures countries to reject Cuban aid during coronavirus pandemic

Attendees hold flags from Iran and the United States as Iranian Americans from across California converge in Los Angeles to participate in the California Convention for a Free Iran and to express support for nationwide protests in Iran from Los Angeles, California, US, January 11, 2020. Reuters/ Patrick T Fallon

US sanctions Iranian commander over Mahshahr killings