US sanctions News

New Delhi braces for export losses as U.S. tariffs land heavy blow on $64 billion trade corridor.

The goal of the bill is to use economic force – aimed particularly at Russia’s biggest trade partners, including China and India – to break Putin’s financial backbone and bring him to the negotiating table.

In the interview, Donald Trump also threatened so-called secondary tariffs, which affect buyers of a country's goods, on both Russia and Iran. 

The outgoing Democratic administration billed the new sanctions as the most significant to date against Moscow's oil and liquefied natural gas sectors, the driver of Russia's economy.

State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller asserted on Thursday that two Indians had ties to the network of Houthi financial operative Sa'id al-Jamal

The US Department Of State has imposed sanctions on four entities, among these are three Chinese companies and a Belarus-based firm.

US Presidential candidate for the 2024 elections has said that as a US president, he would offer to freeze the current lines of control between Ukraine and Russia, make a hard commitment that NATO will not admit Ukraine into it and lift sanctions.

Shashi Tharoor praises EAM Jaishankar after India abstains on UN resolution 14 votes were in favour of exempting humanitarian aid efforts India was the only one to abstain

Iran's parliamentary speaker warned protests could destabilise the country He urged security forces to deal harshly with those he claimed endanger public order Posts on social media showed there were scattered anti-government protests in Tehran

The manufacturing work will be done by Rostec The step is being considered because of sanctions on Russia This move will decrease Russia’s dependency on others

India taking up Russia's offer of discounted crude oil would not be a violation of US sanctions. US last week announced a ban on Russian oil and gas imports over the country's invasion of Ukraine. Officials of the Biden administration have shown an understanding of India's position.

In a series of tweets, Granholm said, "I just spoke with Ukraine`s energy minister about the situation at the Zaphorizhizia nuclear plant. Russian military operations near the plant are reckless and must cease."

President Joe Biden said the sanctions will target those who ‘line their pockets with the Russian people's money as the Ukrainian people seek shelter from airstrikes. The new penalties will cut members of the Russian elite, their families and close associates, from the US financial system.

The US diplomat said that the Biden administration is yet to decide on applying sanctions on India under CAATSA The senior American diplomat said it is going to be very hard for any country to buy major weapon systems from Russia Sweeping sanctions have now been placed on Russian banks

Threatening Moscow with additional economic and trade sanctions, Biden said “Putin is an aggressor who chose war, the US will impose additional sanctions and export controls against Russia for invading Ukraine.

The two countries said on Friday (April 2) they would hold indirect talks in Vienna Tehran is opposed to any gradual easing of sanctions The aim of the talks in the Austrian capital is to reach an agreement within two months

The agreement aims to produce 39.5 million barrels of oil from the Yaran oilfield in Khuzestan province in southwestern Iran, the Iranian Oil Ministry`s news agency SHANA said.

The United States Administration President Donald Trump has imposed sanctions on three senior officials of the Chinese Communist party, including a member of the ruling politburo, for alleged human rights abuses targeting ethnic and religious minorities in the western part of the country.

FM Sitharaman said the government has expressed its view to the United States.

The White House, when working-level talks begin, wants to set the conditions whereby they can begin the process of North Korea`s denuclearisation, a source said.