U.S. Envoy Talks With Chinese About North Korea
BEIJING — The State Department’s senior envoy on North Korea said Wednesday that he had discussed “all aspects of the North Korea issue” with Chinese officials, including sanctions on ... Read more
Tag Archives: Embargoes and Economic Sanctions
U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Those Aiding Iran
The United States on Thursday expanded its roster of those violating Iran sanctions, blacklisting four Iranian companies and one individual suspected of helping the country enrich nuclear fuel. It also singled ... Read more
Bill Would Deny Iran Access to Foreign Exchange Reserves
Seeking to escalate pressure on Iran, a bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation on Wednesday that would deny the Iranian government access to its foreign exchange reserves parked in the banks of ... Read more
Dell Products Make Their Way, Circuitously, to Syria
WASHINGTON — Large amounts of computer equipment from Dell have been sold to the Syrian government through a Dubai-based distributor despite strict trade sanctions intended to ban the selling of ... Read more
U.S. Lifts Visa Ban on Officials From Myanmar
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration lifted a sweeping ban on visas for officials from Myanmar on Thursday, further easing sanctions against the country despite growing fears that ethnic violence is ... Read more
Remaining South Korean Managers Leave Plant in North
SEOUL, South Korea — All the remaining South Korean factory managers in an industrial park in North Korea returned home early Tuesday, as political tensions drove the two Koreas to sever their last ... Read more
Relatives of Flotilla Raid Victims Reject Israeli Compensation
ISTANBUL — As Israeli and Turkish officials prepared for talks on Monday to restore relations, frozen since Israel’s deadly raid on a Turkish-led flotilla to Gaza, relatives of the nine people ... Read more
Report on Iran Urges Obama to Rethink Sanctions
WASHINGTON — A panel of former senior American officials and outside experts, including several who recently left the Obama administration, issued a surprisingly critical assessment of American diplomacy ... Read more
Europeans Step Toward Easing Syria Oil Exports
BRUSSELS — European Union members reached a preliminary agreement on Wednesday that would ease an embargo on oil exports from Syria, diplomats said, part of an effort to enable opposition-held areas with ... Read more
Move to Widen Support for Syria Rebels Gains Speed
LONDON — A long-debated move by Western nations to expand support for Syria’s opposition gained momentum on Wednesday, with the United States poised to increase its nonlethal aid to rebel groups and ... Read more