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US sanctions two officials of South Sudan govt for 'involvement in actions
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Dec 17 (ANI): The US on Monday (local time) sanctioned two officials of the government of South Sudan for "their involvement in actions undermining peace" in the country.
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Iran introduces $39 billion 'budget of resistance' to counter US sanctions
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Dec 8 (ANI): Iran's President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday introduced a "budget of resistance" worth USD 39 billion to counter the crippling sanctions imposed by the United States, weeks after a fuel price hike that sparked deadly protests across the Middle East country.
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US imposes new Venezuela-related sanctions on 6 shipping vessels
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Dec 4 (Sputnik/ANI): The United States on Tuesday designated six shipping vessels that it says were violating sanctions on Venezuela by transporting the country's petroleum products to Cuba.
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Iran condemns US sanctions on information minister
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Tehran [Iraq], Nov 23 (ANI): Iran's Foreign Ministry on Saturday condemned the fresh move by the United States to sanction the Iranian minister of information and communications technology (ICT).
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US jails Iranian businessman for violating sanctions
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D. C. [US], Nov 15 (ANI): An Iranian businessman Behzad Pourghannad was sentenced to 46 months in prison for violating US sanctions against Iran, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Thursday.
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Iran to increase uranium enrichment to 5%
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Nov 10 (ANI): Iran on Saturday (local time) said that it would begin increasing its uranium stockpile limit to five per cent at one of its main underground facilities, sparking new criticisms by major powers after a series of steps back from its commitments under the troubled
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Iran condemns US sanctions on Supreme leader Khamenei's inner circle
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Nov 5 (ANI): Iran Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Seyyed Abbas Mousavi on Tuesday condemned fresh US sanctions against top Iranian leadership after an announcement by the White House on the 40th anniversary of the US embassy seizure.
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US sanctions on Turkey to be lifted, says Trump
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Oct 24 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that Washington would lift all sanctions imposed on Turkey after it agreed to halt its attacks on Kurdish forces and make the ceasefire in Syria permanent.
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Huawei says US sanctions are hurting business
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Shenzhen [China], October 21 (ANI): Huawei may have introduced its own HarmonyOS, but the loss of Google's apps is hurting the Chinese tech giant, a company executive told Financial Times.
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Kim Jong-un rides horse to Mount Paekdu, slams US sanctions
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Oct 16 (ANI): North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Wednesday slammed the US for levying sanctions on Pyongyang, NK state media reported on Wednesday.
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US sanctions against Turkish officials, entities will do little to improve
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Oct 15 (ANI/Sputnik): House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said the US sanctions against Turkish officials and entities will do little to improve the situation in northern Syria, where Turkey has launched an operation having received a "green light" from US
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China state oil firm withdraws from USD 5 billion deal: Iran
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Oct 07 (ANI): In what appears to be China bowing down to US sanctions, Beijing's state oil company on Sunday pulled out of a USD 5 billion deal to develop of Iran's massive offshore natural gas field.
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