Sanctions and embargoes
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US Energy Secretary Chris Wright visits Venezuela to assess oil industry overhaul
CARACAS, Venezuela — The United States government on Wednesday further asserted its self-appointed role in turning around Venezuela’s dilapidated oil…
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Rubio details how the Trump administration will control Venezuela’s oil money
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration soon will allow Venezuela to sell oil now subject to U.S. sanctions, with the revenue…
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US imposes sanctions on 4 Venezuelan oil firms and 4 more tankers in Maduro crackdown
WASHINGTON — The U.S. on Wednesday imposed sanctions on four firms operating in Venezuela’s oil sector and designated four additional…
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US says it will lift some trade sanctions on Russia’s ally Belarus
VILNIUS, Lithuania — The United States will lift sanctions on Belarusian potash in the latest sign of a thaw between…
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China sanctions 5 US units of shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean over probe by Washington
HONG KONG — HONG KONG (AP) — China’s Commerce Ministry said Tuesday it was banning dealings by Chinese companies with…
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UN imposes ‘snapback’ sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United Nations reimposed sanctions on Iran early Sunday over its nuclear program, further squeezing…
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UN Security Council to take up Russia and China’s last-ditch effort to delay sanctions on Iran
UNITED NATIONS — Russia and China are forcing the U.N. Security Council to vote Friday on a resolution that would…
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