Sanctions and embargoes

When targeted by nationwide protests early this year, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei unleashed the bloodiest crackdown…

Russia on Saturday condemned the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran as “a preplanned and unprovoked act of armed aggression…

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The family of independent U.N. investigator Francesca Albanese has sued the Trump administration over…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un claimed his nuclear-armed country could “completely destroy”…

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. military forces boarded a third sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking…

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Facing tough odds in an upcoming election, Hungary’s pro-Russian prime minister is trying to…

BRUSSELS (AP) — Germany, France and other European countries vowed their unwavering support for Ukraine on Monday as…

PARIS (AP) — France will summon U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner to protest comments by the Trump administration over…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un lauded his nation’s improving economy and regional…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A delegation of U.S. senators was returning Wednesday from a trip to Ukraine, hoping to…

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian top officials hosted the Cuban foreign minister for talks in Moscow on Wednesday and…

GENEVA (AP) — The U.S. and Iran are holding their second round of talks about Iran’s nuclear program…

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