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US imposes sanctions on four Chinese officials over Hong Kong crackdown

Washington has called China's enactment of a new national security law in Hong Kong this year an unacceptable breach of China's 'one country, two systems' commitment

Made in Iran thrives in economy Trump tried to cripple with sanctions

Small firms are filling the vacuum for consumer goods as Iranians struggle to buy foreign brands

Venezuela's Maduro writes to 'peoples of the world' denouncing US sanctions

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has addressed a letter "to the peoples of the world" on his government's response to Washington's unilateral measures against his country

Trump unveils new sanctions targeting Cuban rum, cigars and hotels

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China blasts US House bill, denies use of forced labour in Xinjiang

If enacted into law, it could force companies to avoid a region that products 80% of the cotton in China, one of the world's top producers of the fiber, as well as tomatoes and manufactured goods

Iran strikes defiant tone at United Nations under crushing US sanctions

Hassan Rouhani delivered a defiant and fiery speech to the UN General Assembly as his nation grapples with the Middle East's worst coronavirus outbreak and a weakened economy

Trump imposes new sanctions against Iran to restrict nuclear pursuit

Trump said that his administration is also imposing new sanctions and export control measures on 27 entities and individuals connected to Iran's proliferation networks

US sanctions unlikely to hinder arms sales to Iran, says Javad Zarif

The UN Security Council arms embargo on Iran expires on October 18. Washington has said that it expects the sanctions to be reinstated

Syria blames US sanctions on Iran for severe fuel crisis paralysing country

The minister, Bassam Tomeh told state TV in an interview aired late Wednesday that oil supplies have been delayed because of the situation

Hong Kong financial firms step up compliance hiring amid US sanctions

Demand for compliance staff has risen by as much as a third from a few months earlier, two headhunters said

ICC condemns 'unprecedented, serious' US sanctions on court's prosecutor

The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda and a senior staff member in her office for continuing to investigate war crimes allegations against Americans

US faces tough challenge at UN Security Council over Iran sanctions

The impasse sets the stage for a potential crisis in the Security Council next month

UN Security Council rejects US demand for 'snapback' sanctions on Iran

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo insisted last Thursday that the United States has the legal right to "snap back" UN sanctions

China vows support for Hong Kong as financial hub amid US standoff

Tensions between the US and China over Hong Kong has sparked tit-for-tat sanctions

UN nuclear chief's visit to Tehran no link to US push to impose sanctions

Iran said Sunday that an upcoming visit this week by the head of the UN's atomic watchdog agency to Tehran has nothing to do with a US push to impose so-called snapback sanctions on Iran. The Trump administration last week dismissed near-universal opposition to its demand to restore all UN sanctions on Iran, declaring that a 30-day countdown for the snapback of penalties eased under the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers had begun. US allies and foes have joined forces to declare the action illegal and doomed to failure. The US argues that Iran has violated the restrictions imposed on its nuclear programme under the 2015 deal, a charge Tehran has dismissed. Iran's official IRNA news agency quoted on Sunday Iran's envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA, Kazem Gharibadadi, as saying that the visit this week is neither related to the snapback mechanism nor the US demand. Gharibabadi said the visit by the IAEA chief Rafael Grossi comes within the framework

European allies attack Trump admin over bid to restore sanctions on Iran

How this dispute plays out in the weeks ahead remains to be seen, but Thursday's US move set the stage for a showdown in the United Nations

China accuses US of damaging global trade with sanctions on Huawei

US says Huawei is a security risk, which the company denies, and are lobbying European and other allies to avoid its technology

New US curbs threaten Huawei's smartphone crown, disrupt global tech supply

The tech giant's business has suffered since America first blacklisted it a year ago for alleged security breaches

China's counter-sanctions avoid top Trump aides; Ted Cruz, Rubio targeted

The US said Friday that it was placing sanctions on 11 Chinese officials and their allies in Hong Kong, including Chief Executive Carrie Lam, over their roles in curtailing political freedoms

US sanctions Hong Kong's Chief Carrie Lam over curtailing political freedom

Lam, who works closely with Chinese authorities, has scoffed at the prospect of being targeted by US sanctions