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U.S. sanctions two North Korean entities (Reuters)

November 18th, 2010

Reuters - The United States sanctioned on Thursday two North Korean companies linked to a group it accuses of drug smuggling and other “illicit” activities to support the nation’s secretive…

Treasury sanctions two North Korean entities (Reuters)

November 18th, 2010

Reuters - The Treasury Department said on Thursday it would sanction two North Korean firms linked to Office 39 of the Korean Workers’ Party, a North Korean entity that Washington…

Nigeria will report Iran if arms broke U.N. sanctions (Reuters)

November 12th, 2010

Reuters - Nigeria will report Iran to the U.N. Security Council if it finds any evidence that an illegal arms shipment it seized two weeks ago violated U.N. sanctions, Nigerian…

Iran fuels up nuclear plant as sanctions bite (Reuters)

October 26th, 2010

A general view of the Russian built Bushehr nuclear power reactor in southwestern Iran March 11, 2003. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl  MN/AA/FilesReuters - Iran began loading fuel into the core of its first nuclear power plant on Tuesday, its atomic energy chief said, the last major step toward realizing its stated…

BP may close gas field over Iran sanctions: report (AFP)

October 26th, 2010

Energy giant BP is poised to close a gas field off Scotland, jointly owned with Iran, because of European sanctions over the Islamic republic's controversial nuclear programme, a report said Tuesday.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - Energy giant BP is poised to close a gas field off Scotland, jointly owned with Iran, because of European sanctions over the Islamic republic’s controversial nuclear programme, a…

US presses China on Iran, NKorea sanctions (AP)

September 20th, 2010

AP - The Obama administration is pushing China to implement international sanctions against Iran and North Korea as it seeks Chinese advice on how to engage the two countries over their…

South Korea imposes independent sanctions on Iran (AP)

September 9th, 2010

South Korean Foreign Ministry spokesman Kim Young-sun announces the country's sanctions against Iran at Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010. South Korea said Wednesday it will ban unauthorized financial dealings with Iran as part of sanctions to join the U.S-led campaign to tighten restrictions against Tehran over its disputed nuclear enrichment program. Seoul blacklisted 102 entities, which include the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines, and 24 individuals for the sanctions, Kim said. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)AP - South Korea said it will ban many financial dealings with Iran and impose other penalties as part of a U.S.-led campaign to enforce sanctions against the country over…

EU, Canada adopt new sanctions against Iran (AP)

July 26th, 2010

AP - The European Union and Canada on Monday adopted new sanctions against Iran, targeting the country’s foreign trade, banking and energy sectors.

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EU to adopt new sanctions against Iran (AP)

July 26th, 2010

AP - The European Union was set on Monday to formally adopt a package of new sanctions against Iran, targeting the country’s foreign trade, banking and energy sectors.

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US announces new sanctions against North Korea (AP)

July 21st, 2010

U.S. Army Col. Kurt Taylor, right, briefs U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, center, and U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, 2nd right, at the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarized zone (DMZ) that separates the two Koreas since the Korean War, north of Seoul, South Korea Wednesday, July 21, 2010, in Seoul, South Korea.  (AP Photo/Paul J. Richards, Pool)AP - The Obama administration moved Wednesday to push new sanctions against North Korea over its nuclear weapons program, as Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Defense Secretary Robert…