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The United States Designates Company Providing Services for Iranian Airline Mahan Air’s Operations in China (May 19)

The United States Designates Company Providing Services for Iranian Airline Mahan Air’s Operations in China (May 19)   The People’s Republic of China is one of the rapidly dwindling number of countries that welcomes Mahan Air, which ferries weapons and terrorists around the world for the Islamic Republic of Iran. Such cooperation has consequences. Today, ...
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By | 19 May, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: , , ,

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United States Publishes a Global Maritime Advisory to Counter Sanctions Evasion by Iran, North Korea, and Syria (May 14)

United States Publishes a Global Maritime Advisory to Counter Sanctions Evasion by Iran, North Korea, and Syria (May 14)   The U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and the U.S. Coast Guard issued a global advisory to alert the maritime industry, and those active in ...
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By | 14 May, 2020 | Topics: News, News from Washington | Tags: , , , , ,

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Briefing With Coordinator for Counterterrorism Amb. Sales On the U.S. Designation of Russian Imperial Movement And its Leaders as Global Terrorists

Briefing With Coordinator for Counterterrorism Ambassador Nathan A. Sales On the United States Designation of the Russian Imperial Movement And its Leaders as Global Terrorists (April 6)   MS ORTAGUS:  Good morning, and thanks for joining this briefing.  Today, the State Department has announced the designation of Russian Imperial Movement, or RIM, and members of ...
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By | 6 April, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: , ,

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The State Department Imposes Sanctions on Individual Responsible for the Violence in Northern Syria (March 17)

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 | 17 March, 2020 | Topics: Key Documents, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: , , , , ,

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New Sanctions under the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act (INKSNA) (February 25)

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 | 25 February, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

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FACT SHEET: Actions in Response to Russian Malicious Cyber Activity and Harassment (December 29)

FACT SHEET: Actions in Response to Russian Malicious Cyber Activity and Harassment (December 29)   Today, President Obama authorized a number of actions in response to the Russian government’s aggressive harassment of U.S. officials and cyber operations aimed at the U.S. election in 2016.  Russia’s cyber activities were intended to influence the election, erode faith ...
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