The 5 most sanctioned countries in the world
When countries start violating international agreements, get aggressive or start invading their neighbors, it’s not always a casus belli (a justification to go to war). While violence may not be…
This is how hard sanctions have hit the Russian economy
When Putin first declared a military invasion in Ukraine, the west retaliated with a slew of sanctions, including the blacklisting of some Russian institutions and the suspension of the Nord Stream…
Russia is resorting to putting computer chips from dishwashers and refrigerators in tanks due to US sanctions, official says
Written by Bill Bostock for Business Insider Originally published Thu, May 12, 2022, 9:56 PM Russia is having to use computer chips intended for home appliances to repair its military…
This is how sanctions work and why the government uses them
A sanction is a monetary duty imposed on another country or its residents. It is basically an international relations tool and an economic pressure technique to deal with international trade…
U.S. threatens to expand sanctions on Nord Stream 2 as Russia moves to complete pipeline
WASHINGTON — The United States has threatened to sanction any individual or company helping Russia build a controversial natural gas pipeline to Germany as the Kremlin moves to complete the last kilometers of the nearly $11 billion project.
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Explainer: Anger among Iranians over long-term deal with China
Iran is negotiating a controversial 25-year agreement with China that has led to accusations that parts of Iran are being sold to Beijing.
Some critics — including the U.S. State Department — are comparing the proposed deal to the 1828 Tre…
New U.S. sanctions hit firms linked to Iran’s metals sector
The United States has unveiled new sanctions against the Iranian metallurgical sector, blacklisting several companies, including domestic and foreign subsidiaries of the country’s main steel producer.
The Treasury Department said on June 25…
Russia probably can’t actually build its doomsday weapons
Russia and its President, Vladimir Putin, have made a lot of waves and headlines in recent days with their claims of magnificent weapons that can fly faster than the speed of sound, hit targets with untold destructive capability, and deliver a stunn…
Economic warfare is taking its toll on the Iranian people
Iranians got accustomed to the miniscule increases in their every day quality of life since U.S. and UN sanctions lifted. In 2016, the first year after the Iran Nuclear Deal was signed, the Islamic Republic’s economy experienced more than 12 percen…
Tehran warns the US about waging ‘economic war’ against Iran
Iranian President Hassan Rohani has said during a meeting in Tehran with Germany’s foreign minister that Iran thinks the nuclear deal it struck with world powers in 2015 is worth saving despite current tensions.
“We still believe in saving t…