Iran Curbs Nuclear Inspectors, but Appears to Leave Space for a Deal
Iran appears to have partly lifted its threat to sharply limit international inspections of its nuclear facilities starting on Tuesday, giving Western nations three months...
Tag : Embargoes and Sanctions
Tough Sanctions, Then a Mysterious Last-Minute Turnabout
WASHINGTON — In early December, an Israeli billionaire named Dan Gertler made an unusual request to the Treasury Department. A mining magnate who had been...
Biden Administration Formally Offers to Restart Nuclear Talks With Iran
WASHINGTON — The United States took a major step on Thursday toward restoring the Iran nuclear deal that the Trump administration abandoned, offering to join...
U.S. Charges 3 North Koreans With Hacking and Stealing Millions of Dollars
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Wednesday unsealed charges against three North Korean intelligence officials accused of hacking scores of companies and financial institutions to...
Biden on ‘Short Leash’ as Administration Rethinks China Relations
WASHINGTON — Biden administration officials have tried to project a tough line on China in their first weeks in office, depicting the authoritarian government as...
U.S. Prepares to Lift Terrorist Designation Against Yemeni Rebels, Despite New Attacks
WASHINGTON — Houthi rebels in Yemen will be stripped of a U.S. terrorist designation next week, the State Department said on Friday, despite a recent...
Biden Imposes Sanctions on Generals Who Engineered Myanmar Coup
WASHINGTON — President Biden announced on Wednesday that he was imposing sanctions that would prevent the generals who engineered a coup in Myanmar from gaining...
Declaring Democracy Won’t be Subverted, Biden Demands Russia and Myanmar Reverse Course
And State Department officials acknowledged on Tuesday that four of the top generals who organized the coup were already under sanction. Needless to say, those...
Biden Demands Russia and Myanmar Reverse Course
And State Department officials acknowledged on Tuesday that four of the top generals who organized the coup were already under sanction. Needless to say, those...
Trump Administration Quietly Eased Sanctions on Israeli Billionaire
Mr. Gertler was found to have used his friendship with Mr. Kabila to act as a middleman for mining sales in Congo, requiring other companies...