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-- 2018 --
February 25: Five things to know about
Trump's new North Korea sanctions
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/375371-five-things-to-know-about-trumps-new-north-korea-sanctions
March 2: The Controversy Over Trump And
Russia Sanctions Isn’t Going Away
The president is enforcing sanctions from before he took office. But there’s
scant evidence he’s implementing new ones to deter election meddling.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trumps-russia-sanctions-controversy-not-going-away_us_5a98594be4b0479c02507f51
March 7: U.S.
sanctions North Korea over VX assassination of Kim
Jong Nam ... The U.S. has determined that Pyongyang used the
chemical warfare agent VX to assassinate the half-brother of North Korean
leader Kim Jong Un and has imposed sanctions in response, the State Department
said Tuesday.
The prohibitions appeared largely symbolic, such as sales to North Korea under
the Arms Export Control Act and barring the export of national
security-sensitive goods and technology to the country, which has no relations
with the United States.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/north-korea/u-s-sanctions-north-korea-over-vx-assassination-kim-jong-n854366
April 6: US imposes sanctions against
Russian oligarchs and government officials
https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/06/politics/russia-sanctions-oligarchs/index.html
April 6: Trump Sanctions Putin’s Son-in-Law,
but Not Putin
https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/trump-sanctions-putins-son-in-law-but-not-putin
May 10: The Trump Sanctions: What Will the
Global Impact Be?
No matter what, Iran will be hit hard
https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/the-trump-sanctions-what-will-the-global-impact-be-1.6074602
May 14: Former Trump campaign aide is
helping Russian firm shed sanctions
https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/12/politics/washington-lobbying-trump-era/index.html
May 21:
Trump bans purchase of Venezuelan debt in
new sanctions
US steps up financial pressure on government of Nicolás Maduro after his
re-election
https://www.ft.com/content/3202dad2-5d27-11e8-9334-2218e7146b04
May 29: Trump Moves Ahead With Tariffs and
Other Trade Sanctions Against China
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/05/trump-moves-ahead-with-trade-sanctions-against-china.html
June 6: President
Donald Trump's efforts to isolate
Iran through new
international sanctions will also harm some of America's closest allies and
other major world powers – a prospect top U.S. officials acknowledge as a
hardship but dismiss as a necessary policy change.
As a result of withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal in early May, the Trump
administration will begin enforcing new sanctions by Nov. 4 on most companies
and countries that do business with Iran and its
$50 billion in annual exports, two-thirds of which are for oil. Secretary of
State
Mike Pompeo outlined in
a speech last month that "these will be the strongest sanctions in history
by the time we are done."
China, India, South Korea, Japan and France have become the largest investors in
Iranian goods since 2015, according to the latest figures compiled by
The Observatory of Economic Complexity, when the agreement brokered by the
Obama administration limiting Iran's nuclear program opened up its markets. Now
the Trump White House expects countries doing business with Iran, particularly
its oil sector – not just China, France,
Germany,
Russia, the
United
Kingdom and the
European
Union, who signed the Iran nuclear deal in 2015 – to adhere to the new U.S.
demands.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/articles/2018-06-26/trumps-iran-sanctions-will-hurt-key-allies-powers
June 13: Donald Trump has agreed to lift
sanctions on North Korea, claims nation’s state media
Report quotes Kim Jong-un as saying North could take 'additional good-will
measures'
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/donald-trump-north-korea-sanctions-lift-agreement-state-media-korean-korean-central-news-agency-a8396251.html
July 30: Russia just dumped 84% of its
American debt. What that means
Between March and May, Russia's holdings of US Treasury bonds plummeted by $81
billion, representing 84% of its total US debt holdings.
The sudden debt dump may have contributed to a short-term spike in Treasury
rates that spooked the market.
10-year Treasury yields topped 3% in April for the first time since 2014.
It also sparked a guessing game about Moscow's motivations. Maybe Russia just
wanted to diversify its portfolio, as the central bank stated. Or perhaps Russia
was seeking revenge for Washington's
crippling sanctions on aluminum maker Rusal.
https://money.cnn.com/2018/07/30/investing/russia-us-debt-treasury/index.html
August 3: Russian Bank Hit With Sanctions
For Helping North Korea
https://www.npr.org/2018/08/03/635465039/russian-bank-hit-with-sanctions-for-helping-north-korea
August 5: Trump administration’s use of
sanctions draws concern
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump-administrations-use-of-sanctions-draws-concern/2018/08/05/36ec7dde-9402-11e8-a679-b09212fb69c2_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.b69a32766da7
August 7: The first set of U.S. sanctions
against Iran that had been eased under the landmark nuclear accord went back
into effect early Tuesday under an executive order signed by President Donald
Trump, targeting financial transactions that involve U.S. dollars, Iran’s
automotive sector, the purchase of commercial planes and metals including gold.
More U.S sanctions targeting Iran’s oil sector and central bank are to be
reimposed in early November.
In an early-morning tweet, Trump said the re-imposition of sanctions mean,
“Anyone doing business with Iran will NOT be doing business with the United
States.”
http://time.com/5359283/trump-increases-sanctions-iran/
August 8: For Trump, sanctions substitute
for foreign policy
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2018/08/08/trump-sanctions-substitute-foreign-policy/?utm_term=.5100dd468d56
August 8: Trump administration to hit Russia
with new sanctions for Skripal poisoning
The administration has signed off on a determination that Russia violated
international law, triggering new U.S. sanctions.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-administration-hit-russia-new-sanctions-skripal-poisoning-n898856
August 10: Why Trump is attacking Turkey
with sanctions and tariffs
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/10/why-trump-is-attacking-turkey-with-sanctions-and-tariffs.html
August 13: Trump approves law detailing new
conditions to end Zimbabwe sanctions
The US law says the Zimbabwean army must ‘‘respect the fundamental rights and
freedoms of all persons and to be nonpartisan in character’‘.
The Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Amendment Act which was signed into
law on Friday, states that for sanctions to end, Zimbabwe’s July 30 poll must be
‘‘widely accepted as free and fair’‘.
http://www.africanews.com/2018/08/13/trump-approves-law-detailing-new-conditions-to-end-zimbabwe-sanctions//
August 14: What sanctions on Turkey say
about Trump's brand of diplomacy
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Foreign-Policy/2018/0814/What-sanctions-on-Turkey-say-about-Trump-s-brand-of-diplomacy
August 16: Breaking Down Trump's Economic
Sanctions
The current administration has made heavy-handed economic policy one of its main
tools for influencing global politics.
https://psmag.com/economics/breaking-down-trumps-economic-sanctions
August 16: Iranians vent anger at Trump as
the wheels come off their economy
https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/16/middleeast/iran-sanctions-tehran-families-intl/index.html
August 19: Iran ... Hong Kong bank customers
get hit
Banking for companies that do business with Iran is about to get even more
complicated – as some in Hong Kong and mainland China are already finding out
https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/geopolitics/article/2160217/trump-aims-sanctions-iran-hong-kong-bank-customers-get-hit
August 31: Science in Iran languishes after
Trump reimposes sanctions
To explore the genetic diversity of Iran’s desert plants, Hossein Akhani and his
colleagues used to send DNA samples to a company in Seoul, which provided fast
and reliable sequencing. But a few weeks ago, the University of Tehran biologist
says, he received a letter from the company explaining that the South Korean
government had advised the firm “not to deal with Iran.” The reason: the U.S.
withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal, a multilateral agreement in which Iran
agreed to freeze key nuclear activities in return for relief from international
economic sanctions.
Iran’s currency, the rial, has lost more than half its value since January,
dealing a hammer blow to science. At the Royan, a global player in stem cell
biology and reproductive medicine, Iranian government funding now covers little
more than salaries, benefits, and food and energy subsidies,
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/08/science-iran-languishes-after-trump-re-imposes-sanctions
September 4: How Europe plans to skirt
Trump's sanctions and keep doing business with Iran
Among
the creative workarounds under discussion in Brussels and other capitals:
Devising an alternative — free from U.S. influence — to the current electronic
system used to transfer money from place to place, European officials told NBC
News. And since commercial banks must stop handling transactions with Iran or
face U.S. penalties, European countries are considering using their own central
banks to transfer funds to Iran, wagering that Trump wouldn't go so far as to
sanction an ally's central bank.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/how-europe-plans-skirt-trump-s-sanctions-keep-doing-business-n906161
September 12: Trump signs order that would
impose sanctions for election interference
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-signs-order-impose-sanctions-election-interference/story?id=57770888
September 13: Lawmakers press Trump
officials on implementing Russia sanctions
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/406592-lawmakers-press-trump-officials-on-implementing-russia-sanctions
September 14:
Defiance of Washington will further strain transatlantic ties.
September 20:
President Donald Trump has expanded a US sanctions list of Russians that
interfered in the 2016 presidential election — one of his toughest moves yet
against a country he says didn’t meddle at all.
On Thursday afternoon, the State Department announced that the administration
identified 33
individuals and entities — including oligarchs, a troll farm, and a
mercenary group — for their connections to Russia’s defense and intelligence
sectors.
https://www.vox.com/world/2018/9/20/17883552/trump-russia-sanctions-mueller-caatsa
September 21: Trump Administration Orders
New Sanctions On North Korea
https://www.npr.org/2017/09/21/552577351/trump-administration-plans-new-sanctions-on-north-korea
September 26: Trump seeks UN backing for
Iran nuclear sanctions
The remaining signatories in the nuclear deal - the UK, China, France, Germany
and Russia - say they will set up a new payment system to maintain business with
Iran and bypass US sanctions.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo condemned the idea as "one of the most
counterproductive measures imaginable".
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45652670
October 3: The United Nation's Top Court
Ordered the Trump Administration to Lift Sanctions on Iran
http://time.com/5413647/u-n-court-trump-iran-sanctions/
October 8: Rocked by Trump's sanctions,
Iranian oil exports drops further
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-oil-opec-iran/rocked-by-trumps-sanctions-iranian-oil-exports-drops-further-idUSKCN1MI0WX
October 14: Nearly two weeks since Jamal
Khashoggi vanished in Istanbul, the shadow of the Saudi journalist's
disappearance continues to loom ever larger. Now, President Trump is threatening
"severe
punishment" for Saudi Arabia if suspicions of Khashoggi's murder are
confirmed — and Saudis have vowed to retaliate in kind.
"The Kingdom also affirms that if it receives any action, it will respond with
greater action," Saudi Arabia's state-run news agency
said Sunday, ominously noting that the country plays "an influential and
vital role in the global economy."
Citing an "official source," the Saudi Press Agency added that Riyadh "affirms
its total rejection of any threats and attempts to undermine it." Rather, if
Saudis face "political pressures" such as accusations or sanctions, "the outcome
of these weak endeavors, like their predecessors, is a demise."
https://www.npr.org/2018/10/14/657277639/saudis-vow-to-retaliate-with-greater-action-if-hit-with-sanctions
October 14: Saudi Arabia has rebuffed U.S.
President Donald Trump's threat to punish it over the disappearance of Saudi
journalist Jamal Khashoggi, saying Sunday it would retaliate with "greater"
economic actions of its own if Trump were to sanction Riyadh.
https://www.voanews.com/a/saudis-rebuff-trump-threat-of-sanctions-for-missing-journalist/4612911.html
October 23: How Congress can force Trump's
hand on Saudi sanctions — and why the consequences would be major
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/23/how-congress-can-force-trumps-hand-on-saudi-sanctions--and-why-the-consequences-would-be-major.html
October 25: Trump imposes sanctions on
Hezbollah, says his administration has 'done a big number' on Iran
In August, the Trump administration restored sanctions against Iran that had
been suspended under former President Barack Obama's 2015 nuclear deal. Trump
has long characterized that deal as an ineffective giveaway that allowed Iran to
finance terrorism without actually checking its nuclear ambitions.
Even more severe U.S. sanctions against Iran's banking and energy sectors are
slated to go into effect in November, including restrictions on Iran's oil
industry that could cut off a crucial source of hard currency. The sanctions
already imposed target Iranian trade in automobiles, gold and other key metals.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-imposes-sanctions-on-hezbollah-says-his-administration-has-done-a-big-number-on-iran
October 27: A battle is brewing between the
Trump administration and some of the president’s biggest supporters in Congress
who are concerned that sanctions to be re-imposed on Iran early next month won’t
be tough enough.
As President Donald Trump prepares to re-impose a second batch of Iran sanctions
that had been eased under the 2015 nuclear deal, conservative lawmakers and
outside advisers have become worried that the administration may break a promise
to exert “maximum pressure” on Iran. They are angered by suggestions that
measures to be announced Nov. 5 won’t include a provision cutting Iran off from
a key component of the global financial system.
https://www.apnews.com/9781f46624394ea78ffc1ad83c3181be
November 2: Trump to Reimpose Sanctions
At midnight on Monday, President Trump’s snapback of nuclear-related sanctions
on Iran will be finalized. While a portion of the sanctions previously waived
under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)
came back into force on August 7, the November 5 tranche of Iran sanctions
includes many of the
most impactful sanctions to be levied on Iran, including those targeting
Iran’s energy and financial sectors.
The decision by the United States to violate the Iran nuclear deal and reinstate
sanctions has already caused economic pain for Iran’s population of 80 million.
However, Iran has ruled out negotiations with the Trump administration for the
foreseeable future.
https://www.niacouncil.org/experts-reimposition-sanctions-iran-violation-nuclear-deal/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMItaaiuf_A3wIVBAppCh0ongB5EAAYASAAEgL4jfD_BwE
November 20: Trump
administration slaps new sanctions to punish Iran and Syria
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/11/20/trump-sanctions-iran-syriaoil-1006259
November 29:
Did a Real Estate Project Influence Trump’s View of Russia Sanctions?
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/29/us/politics/trump-cohen-russia-sanctions.html
December 19: The Trump administration
announced on Wednesday that it intends to lift sanctions against the business
empire of Oleg V. Deripaska, one of Russia’s most influential oligarchs, after
an aggressive lobbying campaign by Mr. Deripaska’s companies.
The decision by the Treasury Department, which had been postponed for months,
was both politically and economically sensitive, and drew criticism from some
Democrats and foreign policy analysts that the administration was sending the
wrong signal to Moscow about its conduct toward its neighbors and the United
States.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/trump-administration-to-lift-sanctions-on-russian-oligarch%E2%80%99s-companies/ar-BBRcmLo
December 26: Koreas launch rail, road
project that will be delayed by sanctions
https://thehill.com/policy/international/422863-koreas-launch-rail-road-project-that-will-be-delayed-by-sanctions
December 27: New Trump order may officially
ban Huawei and ZTE from 5G rollout, per report
The White House is considering an explicit trade ban on Chinese telecom
equipment, according to a Reuters report
https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/27/18157618/white-house-huawei-zte-5g-rollout-sanctions-china-trump-trade-war
December 27:
The geopolitics of US sanctions against Iran's energy sector
https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/indepth/2018/12/27/the-geopolitics-of-us-sanctions-against-irans-energy-sector
-- 2019 --
January 29: These are Mitch McConnell’s
nefarious links to Putin, Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska and Russian companies
There always seems to be more to the story when it comes to Trump and Russia,
and this time it involves Senate Leader Mitch McConnell.
Monday evening brought a new twist in that one of Mitch McConnell’s major
donors, Len Blavatnik, who is tied to Vladimir Putin and all kinds of Russian
oligarchs, benefited when Trump and McConnell lifted Russian sanctions on
Sunday.
https://www.alternet.org/2019/01/these-are-mitch-mcconnells-nefarious-linked-to-putin-russian-oligarch-oleg-deripaska-and-russian-companies/
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