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US seizes N Korean ship for violating sanctions
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 10 (ANI): The US on Thursday said that it seized a North Korean cargo vessel for violating international sanctions, including those slapped by Washington.
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US threatens 'swift, decisive' response to any Iran attack
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 10 (ANI): The US on Thursday warned of giving a "swift and decisive" response to Iran's "threatening actions", amid mounting tensions between the two countries.
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1 year after exiting from nuke deal, US says will continue its pressure ca
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 9 (ANI): On the first anniversary of the US' withdrawal from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, Washington on Wednesday said it will continue to "impose maximum pressure" against Tehran till the regime gives up its "destabilising ambitions" of expanding its nuclear progr
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Amid escalating tensions, US slaps new sanctions on Iran
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 9 (ANI): The US on Wednesday imposed fresh sanctions on Iran targetting its steel and mining industries, amid rising tensions between the two nations.
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US lifts sanctions on Venezuelan general who turned against Maduro
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 8 (ANI): The US on Tuesday announced that it was lifting sanctions imposed on Venezuela's former intelligence chief General Manuel Cristopher Figuera, who broke ranks with President Nicolas Maduro's regime and pledged his support to the country's opposition leader
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'Had a very good conversation': Trump, Abe discuss N Korea, trade
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 7 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Monday said that he had a "very good conversation" with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on North Korea and trade.
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'Approved US carrier strike group, bomber strike force to Middle East due
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 7 (ANI): The United States approved a carrier strike group and a bomber strike force to the Middle East due to "indications of a credible threat" by Iran, said acting Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan on Monday.
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US to ensure oil supplies to India
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi, May 6 (ANI) The US on Monday assured India that it was working with countries like Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates to ensure oil supplies in the wake of imports drying up in the wake of US sanctions impacting New Delhi.
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US to announce new sanctions on Iran
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 06 (ANI): The United States is planning to announce a set of new sanctions on Iran in the coming week to further target the Iranian economy, reported Sputnik.
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US deploying its aircraft carrier, task force in Iran
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 6 (ANI): The United States is deploying a carrier strike group and a bomber task force in Iran to send a "clear and unmistakable " message that any action against Washington will be dealt with "unrelenting force", said US National Security Adviser John Bolton on Sunda
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Ship held in S Korea for alleged illegal oil transfer to N Korea
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Busan [South Korea], May 5 (ANI): Cracking down against UN sanctions violations, South Korea on Saturday held a Panamanian-flagged ship at the port city of Busan for allegedly illegally transferring oil to North Korea.
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Russia vows to continue relations with Iran despite US' sanctions
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 5 (ANI): Russia on Sunday pledged to continue its bilateral relations with Iran, saying "no threat" of new sanctions by the US can stop their "legitimate and mutually beneficial cooperation".
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