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"Khamenei called Trump a criminal": Ex-Diplomat Fabian links US' sanctions
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Former diplomat KP Fabian said on Sunday that Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei openly described US President Donald Trump as a criminal, linking his remarks to widespread protests that erupted across Iran following sharp price increases.
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US imposes new sanctions amid nationwide unrest in Iran
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
In a press statement, the US Department of State said the Iranian authorities have responded to popular demands for basic rights with "violence and cruel repression" against their own citizens.
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'Treasury will use every tool to target those behind the regime's tyrannic
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
"At the direction of President Trump, the Treasury Department is sanctioning key Iranian leaders involved in the brutal crackdown against the Iranian people. Treasury will use every tool to target those behind the regime's tyrannical oppression of human rights," US Secretary of the Treasu
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"We'll get some accurate numbers about killing, Iran better behave": Trump
Updated : 1 month, 4 weeks ago IST
As the protests continue to rise in Iran, US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) warned the country of "consequences" if it continues violent actions against its own citizens, saying Tehran "better behave".
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India's exporters stay calm amidst US tariff threat on Iranian trade partn
Updated : 1 month, 4 weeks ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Ajai Sahai, CEO & DG of the Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO), said he is not unduly concerned about the statement, as Indian industry and banks deal only with Iran on goods that fall outside the scope of US OFAC sanctions.
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Blockade gave leverage to US as Venezuelan govt agrees to work with Washin
Updated : 2 months ago IST
"A large military force is down there to enforce the sanctions... and with the blockade, he (Trump) enforced the sanctions. We have a leverage now. We've got a Venezuelan government that wants to work with the United States and that tried to end the corruption, or at least they will work con
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'Not too surprising': Ex-diplomat as Trump clears Russia Sanctions Bill
Updated : 2 months ago IST
"Well, it's not too surprising. He has been saying in a roundabout way that if you don't comply, I will do this. He also mentioned 500 per cent in the past. But now he's on a high after what he has been able to achieve in Venezuela," Surendra Kumar told ANI.
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Senator Graham's bill poses threat to India's USD 120 billion exports to U
Updated : 2 months ago IST
With US President Donald Trump "greenlighting" a bill that would impose 500 per cent tariffs on countries for buying Russian oil, GTRI said in a report on Thursday that any such tariff would effectively shut down India's goods and services exports to the United States, now exceeding USD 120
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Nifty, Sensex open lower amid fresh 500% US tariff threats, FPI outflows a
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Indian equity benchmarks opened lower on Thursday as negative sentiment weighed on markets amid fresh threats of 500 per cent tariffs from the United States, continued foreign portfolio investor (FPI) outflows and rising geopolitical tensions.
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US continues to dictate terms in Venezuela; interim govt agrees to release
Updated : 2 months ago IST
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Wednesday stated that Washington is currently working closely with interim authorities in Venezuela, who have agreed to release millions of barrels of sanctioned crude to the US, underscoring Washington's leverage over the South American nation
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US to "selectively" roll back sanctions to sell Venezuelan crude, announce
Updated : 2 months ago IST
he United States on Wednesday announced a major energy initiative with Venezuela following its military operations last week, rolling back select sanctions to market Venezuelan crude oil globally while stabilising the South American nation's energy sector.
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After weeks-long pursuit US seizes Russian-flagged tanker in North Atlanti
Updated : 2 months ago IST
The United States on Wednesday stated that it has seized the Russian-flagged oil tanker, M/V Bella 1, in the North Atlantic Sea after weeks of pursuit by the US Coast Guard warship after it evaded a US blockade of sanctioned oil tankers near Venezuela for over a fortnight.
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