U.S. Senators Press for Sanctions on Turkey If It Is Violating Syria Ceasefire

Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee Lindsey Graham speaks during the reauthorization of Freedom Act in Washington

Reuters
November 7, 2019 11:16 AM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican and Democratic U.S. senators asked President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday to let them know - and to respond with tough sanctions - if reports are true that Turkey is violating a ceasefire agreement in Syria.

Trump Admin Again Gives Iran Green Light to Conduct Sensitive Nuclear Work

Adam Kredo
October 31, 2019 2:40 PM

The Trump administration has again approved a series of sanctions waivers on Iran that permit the Islamic Republic to engage in sensitive nuclear work, including at a clandestine military location that has housed the country’s weapons program, according to multiple sources involved in the issue.

U.S. Targets Three People, 16 Groups in New Venezuela Sanctions

Reuters
September 17, 2019 3:03 PM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States imposed sanctions on Tuesday on three people and 16 groups it says helped Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his government profit from food aid in the economically struggling country, the Treasury Department said.

U.S. Confirms Cash Offer to Tanker Captains to Seize Iranian Vessels

State Department: IRGC directing petroleum products to Syria to fund terror

A British Police ship patrols near supertanker Grace 1 off the coast of Gibraltar

Adam Kredo and Stephanie Merrick
September 4, 2019 5:25 PM

The United States offered millions in cash to tanker captains of Iranian vessels in a bid to seize Iranian ships, the State Department confirmed to the Washington Free Beacon.

Trump Admin Sanctions Hezbollah Terror Network in Blow to Iranian-Backed Group

New sanctions hit Lebanese bank subsidizing terror group

Adam Kredo
August 30, 2019 5:00 AM

The Trump administration on Thursday issued a new batch of sanctions on the Lebanese terror group Hezbollah in the latest salvo aimed at disrupting the Iranian-backed organization's illicit funding and weapons networks, according to information provided by the State and Treasury Departments.

U.S. Ready to Target Other Countries for Supporting Venezuela’s Maduro

Reuters
August 6, 2019 2:57 PM

LIMA (Reuters) - U.S. national security adviser John Bolton on Tuesday said Washington was ready to impose sanctions on any international company doing business with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, a sharp escalation of U.S. pressure on the leftist leader.

U.S. Officials Distance Trump Admin From Last-Minute Push to Block Pressure on Iran

State Dept: Rand Paul's unilateral diplomacy with Tehran 'clearly failed'

Adam Kredo
August 5, 2019 12:20 PM

A last-minute diplomatic initiative by Sen. Rand Paul (R., Ky.) aimed at easing pressure on Iran was poorly coordinated and ultimately ended in failure, according to multiple administration and congressional sources who spoke to the Washington Free Beacon and provided previously unknown details about the senator's rogue diplomacy with Tehran.

U.S. Imposes New Sanctions on Russia Over Skripal Poisoning

Move came hours before a landmark Cold War-era arms control treaty expired

A barrier and a police tent stand outside Sergei Skripal's home in Salisbury, Britain

Reuters
August 2, 2019 12:27 PM

WASHINGTON/MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has imposed another round of sanctions on Russia over the poisoning of a former spy in Britain, the White House said on Friday, a move Moscow said would hurt already strained U.S.-Russia ties.

Trump Admin Sanctions N. Korean Nuclear Weapons Enabler

DPRK official illicitly operating weapons scheme from Vietnam

Adam Kredo
July 29, 2019 2:30 PM

The Trump administration on Monday issued new sanctions against a North Korean official who the United States accuses of aiding Pyongyang's illicit nuclear weapons and ballistic missile research programs.

Lawmakers Demand Trump Admin Nix Loopholes Permitting Iranian Nuke Work

Members petition administration to amp up international sanctions

Adam Kredo
July 17, 2019 1:55 PM

A delegation of 50 members of Congress petitioned the Trump administration on Wednesday to cancel a series of sanctions waivers that have permitted Iran to continue its most contested nuclear research, including at a military site known to have housed the Islamic Republic's bomb program, according to a copy of the letter exclusively obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.