President Trump announced a 25 percent across-the-board tariff on any country that purchases oil from Venezuela - but who will really be paying for the additional cost? Also today, US/Russia talks begin again in Saudi Arabia. Will the US take contro
The U.S. Treasury just gave Chevron Corp. a short 30-day eviction notice from Venezuela, cutting off its ability to pump and sell crude from the sanctioned country.
Iran's top cleric who oversees the state, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appears to have shut the door on opening new negotiations with Washington in the wake of fresh Trump-ordered sanctions intended to disrupt Iran's oil network and to take exports "down t
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said on Sept. 20 that it plans to pursue sanctions against Elon Musk for not attending court-ordered testimony in connection with the agency's investigation into his $44 billion acquisition of Twitt
In a significant legislative move, Russian lawmakers have passed a bill permitting businesses to use Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in international trade, according to a report by Reuters.
• https://www.paulcraigroberts.orgPaul Craig Roberts
I have not paid close attention to the details of the sanctions Washington has imposed on Russia and on other countries that deal with Russia in sanctioned items, which in my impression are largely military related items.
The US State Department has announced, as threatened earlier this month, a new round of sanctions against Iran, claiming it was the result of "nuclear escalations." Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that Iran announced expansions that had
Concerned about a weaponized financial system, many countries have signaled plans to remove their gold and other assets from the U.S. in the wake of the unprecedented Western sanctions imposed on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
Western populations have been hearing for the past two years that NATO sanctions would have a devastating effect on the Russian economy, so much so that Vladimir Putin would be forced to back out of military operations in Ukraine almost immediately.
While pressure has continued to mount on US President Joe Biden to take action in response to Israel's war on Gaza, he has instead set his sights on the occupied West Bank.
On Thursday the US House of Representatives in a 307-119 vote passed a bill that would force the White House to permanently freeze $6 billion in Iranian funds released back in September as part of a successful prisoner exchange deal.
Oct. 18 was Transition Day under the Iran nuclear deal, and with it passed the U.N. missile and drone sanctions. Iran's terrorist proxies and foreign clients such as Vladimir Putin send their regards.
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With major U.S. interventions in Ukraine and Israel, one must not forget that America interferes in the affairs of nations all over the world; with U.S. taxpayers on the hook for all of it. Meddling in Venezuela was in and out of the news this week.
"Huawei's first higher-end Kirin processor since 2020 after the US government restricted American businesses from selling their products or services to Huawei."
Under pressure of the western sanction regime, Mercedes-Benz has cut Russian dealers off from its software, severely impacting their ability to diagnose and service vehicles. BMW has implemented its own restrictions.