The U.S. should designate the Polisario Front as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO) for its destabilizing activities in North Africa, according to a new Hudson Institute report.
The U.K. Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation on April 23 added three FAQs to address issues surrounding the use of sanctions licenses that mention Rosbank PJSC and Bank Otkritie.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Stuart Young that he will work very closely with Young's administration "to find a solution that achieves U.S. objectives regarding Venezuela without harming Trinidad and Tobago."
The Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned Iranian national and liquified petroleum gas (LPG) magnate Seyed Asadoollah Emamjomeh and his corporate network April 22, saying they shipped hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of Iranian LPG and crude oil to foreign markets, which generated revenue for Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs and terrorism proxies.
The Trump administration hasn't yet indicated what it wants to do about the roughly $300 billion in Russian assets that the U.S. and its allies froze after Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, the Brookings Institution said in a commentary April 16.
Chinese electric vehicle battery producer Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL) is trying to get itself taken off the Defense Department's Section 1260H list of Chinese military companies, since it believes its listing was a mistake, a company spokesperson said late April 18.
The U.S. government, which provided limited sanctions relief to Syria in January, is examining options to further ease those measures, such as through waivers and licenses (see 2501060034), the State Department told Senate Banking Committee ranking member Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., in a letter she publicly released April 16.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control this week announced additional sanctions for leaders of La Nueva Familia Michoacana drug cartel, and removed Magnitsky sanctions for a Hungarian government official.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned the International Bank of Yemen (IBY) April 17 for financially supporting the Yemen-based Houthis, also known as Ansarallah.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned Chinese oil refinery Shandong Shengxing Chemical Co. Ltd. on April 16 for buying more than $1 billion worth of Iranian crude oil from “shadow fleet” vessels.