Article Category: Sanctions

Pakistan has called upon the international community to restore diplomatic engagement over Iran’s nuclear programme and revive the spirit of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), while noting that sanctions and coercive measures only compound mistrust and undermine prospects for peace. Pakistan issued its call during a session of the United Nations Security Council...

The United States recently made headlines when it seized another vessel off Venezuela, signaling an intensified campaign by President Donald Trump to enforce US laws in this region through maritime seizures, sanctions and legal measures to restrict Venezuelan economic activity while targeting networks suspected of violating them. This move further demonstrated Washington’s use of maritime...

As part of an apparent change in US policy toward Syria, the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act (commonly referred to as “Caesar Act”) sanctions have been temporarily lifted following high-stakes talks between President Donald Trump and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House. Al Jazeera +4 and Reuters both provided evidence supporting this development.Background...

Donald Trump has taken an unexpected and consequential step toward aligning energy and foreign-policy goals, according to a White House official, by offering Viktor Orban’s Hungary an exemption from U.S. sanctions targeting Russian oil and gas resources for one year, according to Euronews, The Guardian and Reuters reports.Hungary was granted an exemption that allows them...

Islamabad’s evolving Middle Eastern diplomacy can be seen in its support for a UN Security Council resolution lifting sanctions on President Ahmed al-Sharaa of Syria – marking an important step toward its reintegration into global community. The resolution was approved earlier this week with 14 votes cast in favour of it and one abstention from...