MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE Today, the United States is imposing sanctions on the Cuban Ministry of Interior (MININT) and Minister of Interior General Lazaro Alberto Álvarez Casas for their connection to serious human rights abuse under Executive Order 13818, which builds upon and implements the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act. MININT is designated for being responsible for, complicit ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 15 January, 2021 | Topics: Economic Issues, Key Documents, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Cuba, Division for Counter Threat Finance and Sanctions, Office of the Spokesperson, Sanctions, The Secretary of State
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE Today, the United States is imposing sanctions on 17 companies and one individual in connection with Iran’s metals industry. The Iranian regime uses revenue from its metals sector to fund the regime’s destabilizing activities around the world. The Department of State is designating China-based Kaifeng Pingmei New Carbon Materials Technology Co., LTD (KFCC) and Iran-based ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 5 January, 2021 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Division for Counter Threat Finance and Sanctions, Iran, Sanctions
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE Five years ago last Friday, the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2254, firmly laying out the only path for an enduring resolution to the Syrian conflict. The United States and the vast majority of the international community remain committed to this dignified plan for ending the suffering of the Syrian people. The Assad regime, supported by its enablers and allies, however, refuses to end its needless, brutal war against the Syrian people, stalling efforts to reach a political resolution. The Department ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 22 December, 2020 | Topics: Key Documents, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Division for Counter Threat Finance and Sanctions, Office of the Spokesperson, Sanctions, Syria, The Secretary of State
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE The United States condemns any Iranian regime involvement in a chemical weapons program and will sanction those involved in any such activity. Today, the United States designated Iranian defense entity Shahid Meisami Group and its director, Mehran Babri, under Executive Order 13382, which targets proliferators of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) or WMD delivery systems, ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 3 December, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Division for Counter Threat Finance and Sanctions, Iran, Office of the Spokesperson, Sanctions, The Secretary of State
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE On Wednesday, November 25, 2020, the United States sanctioned four entities located in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Russia for supporting Iran’s missile program, under the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act (INKSNA). We imposed sanctions against Chengdu Best New Materials Co., Ltd. and Zibo Elim Trade Co., Ltd. in the PRC ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 27 November, 2020 | Topics: History, Human Rights, Key Officials, News | Tags: Division for Counter Threat Finance and Sanctions, Iran, Nonproliferation, North Korea, Office of the Spokesperson, Sanctions, Syria, The Secretary of State
MS ORTAGUS: Thank you so much and good afternoon, everybody. I know we’re having this call right after we did the press conference with the Secretary and we have another briefing later today, so apologies that we’re piling all of you up today. We’re going to try to allow for as much time as possible for ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 16 September, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: and Labor, Arms Control, Bureau of Democracy, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, corruption, Democracy, Division for Counter Threat Finance and Sanctions, elections, Human Rights, Iran, Office of the Spokesperson, Sanctions, Special Representative for Iran, Special Representative for Venezuela, venezuela
This Week in Iran Policy (April 17) “The very first thing we did when we learned that Iran was being hit in a significant way with this virus was to reach out and offer humanitarian assistance…We wanted to bring technical assistance and all the things that America can bring to help save Iranian lives.” ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 17 April, 2020 | Topics: News, News from Washington | Tags: Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Division for Counter Threat Finance and Sanctions, Iran, Iran Sanctions
Further Sanctions on Entities Trading in or Transporting Iranian Petrochemicals (March 18) PRESS STATEMENT
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE Yesterday, the U.S. Department of State-sanctioned nine entities and three individuals who have engaged in activity that could enable the Iranian regime’s violent behavior. The actions of these individuals and entities provide revenue to the regime that it may use to ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 18 March, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Bureau of Counterterrorism, Division for Counter Threat Finance and Sanctions, Iran Sanctions, Secretary Pompeo, Terrorism
Sanctions on Entities Trading in or Transporting Iranian Petrochemicals (March 18) On March 18, the U.S. Department of State imposed sanctions, pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13846, on the following seven entities for knowingly engaging in a significant transaction for the purchase, acquisition, sale, transport, or marketing of petrochemical products from Iran. South African ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 18 March, 2020 | Topics: Economic Affairs, Economic Issues, News, News from Washington | Tags: Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Division for Counter Threat Finance and Sanctions, Iran, Iran Sanctions
The State Department Imposes Sanctions on Individual Responsible for the Violence in Northern Syria (March 17) PRESS STATEMENT
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE Today, the United States is designating a senior Assad regime official who is responsible for the violence and the disastrous humanitarian crisis in northern Syria. The Department of State is imposing sanctions under Executive Order 13894 on ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 17 March, 2020 | Topics: Key Documents, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Division for Counter Threat Finance and Sanctions, Sanctions, Secretary Pompeo, Syria, The Secretary of State
New Sanctions under the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act (INKSNA) (February 25) PRESS STATEMENT
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE The United States is sanctioning 13 foreign entities and individuals in China, Iraq, Russia, and Turkey pursuant to the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act (INKSNA). This action includes new sanctions against five entities/individuals in China (Luo Dingwen, ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 25 February, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, China, Division for Counter Threat Finance and Sanctions, Iran, Nonproliferation, North Korea, Office of the Spokesperson, Russia, Sanctions, Syria, The Secretary of State, Turkey, Weapons
