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US cracks down on Iranian oil smuggling network, Hezbollah-linked bank in fresh sanctions
The network of companies run by Iraqi businessman Salim Ahmed Said has been buying and shipping billions of dollars worth of ...
Mexican banks face cascading consequences following US sanctions
Three Mexican financial institutions sanctioned by the Trump administration last week have felt a cascade of economic ...
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Inside Iran’s war economy
E ven before the bombs began to fall, Iran’s economy was in a bad way. Six in ten working-age people were unemployed. Prices ...
In major escalation, the U.S. will sanction foreign companies supporting Cuba’s military
The Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces control much of the island’s economy through a conglomerate known as GAESA.
Democrat Wyden Presses Bessent to Commit to US Sanctions on Russia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The top Senate Finance Committee Democrat pressed U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday to ...
Mexico’s president slams sanctions on Mexican banks by Trump administration
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has responded sharply to U.S. government sanctions blocking transfers from three Mexican ...
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Sanctions as Silent Warfare: How the Global South Suffers Under Economic Coercion
While bombs and invasions draw widespread condemnation, economic sanctions—marketed as peaceful and humane ...
Mexican Regulator Takes Over Running of Banks Hit by US Fentanyl Sanctions
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico's banking regulator said on Thursday it will temporarily step in to manage three financial ...