U.S. Sanctions Major Russian Energy Companies
The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday levied sanctions against Russia’s two largest oil companies in what the agency framed as a response to Russia’s failure to commit to a peace ...
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U.N. Nuclear Watchdog Estimates Most of Iran’s Uranium Is Intact – but Blocked from Verifying
Rafael Grossi, Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said on Saturday that his agency believes “the majority” of Iran’s stockpile of near-weapons-grade uranium survived bombing runs from Israel ...
China Punishes South Korean Shipbuilder Helping U.S. Revitalize Construction Capability
The Chinese Commerce Ministry on Tuesday announced sanctions against five subsidiaries of South Korean shipbuilding company Hanwha Ocean. The sanctions appeared to be retaliation for a U.S. investigation into China’s ...
China Threatens Retaliation If U.S. Pushes to Abandon Russian Oil
The Chinese government on Thursday insisted its massive oil imports from Russia are “legitimate and lawful” and threatened “countermeasures to firmly defend its sovereignty” if President Donald Trump pressures Beijing ...
Tehran’s Dual Strategy for Surviving Snapback
On Aug. 28, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom triggered the U.N. snapback mechanism, leading to the reinstatement of pre-2015 sanctions against Iran last month. Despite Russian and Chinese efforts ...
U.S. Ratchets Up Pressure on Iranian Energy
The United States on Thursday dialed up the economic pressure a little more on Iran, with a spate of new sanctions designations meant to curb Iran’s trade in liquefied petroleum ...
Iran Announces $25 Billion Nuclear Plant Deal with Russia
Iranian state media on Friday announced the regime in Tehran has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Russia’s state nuclear corporation, Rosatom, to build four nuclear power plants in ...
Europe’s Going After Russia’s Frozen Assets After All
Europe has finally found the will and a way to tap frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine—sort of. On Thursday, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called for the large-scale mobilization of ...
Report: Chinese Drone Experts Worked with Sanctioned Russian Arms Company
Reuters reported on Thursday that Chinese drone experts have visited Russia to work on military drones for IEMZ Kupol, a weapons manufacturer owned by the Russian government placed under sanctions ...
The ‘Paper Tiger’ Still Has Its Shadow Fleet
U.S. President Donald Trump recently declared that he was ready to impose sweeping sanctions on Russia—if NATO countries stopped buying Russian oil. Bold as it sounds, the reality is more ...
