A shipment of 50,000 tons has been allegedly delivered to the Norfolk naval base A Ukrainian maritime traffic watchdog has flagged a German-operated tanker, claiming that it had likely delivered Russian petrol products to Naval Station Norfolk, a major US military base, in an apparent violation of Washington’s sanctions. The allegation, which was widely reported by … [Read more...] about Pentagon gets oil products directly from Russia, Ukrainian watchdog claims
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Did Justin Trudeau’s Financial Crackdown Really Spark a Bank Run in Canada?
Canada’s federal government announced on Monday it was directing banks and other financial institutions to cease doing business with those assisting the Freedom Convoy, a protest movement against vaccine mandates led by truckers that has evolved into a broader protest against COVID restrictions. The actions, ordered by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland after Prime Minister … [Read more...] about Did Justin Trudeau’s Financial Crackdown Really Spark a Bank Run in Canada?
Afghanistan: Suffering skyrockets as US replaces soldiers with sanctions.
Two weeks before the last U.S. and NATO soldiers left Afghanistan on Aug, 30, 2021, President Biden imposed a freeze on Afghan central bank reserves held in U.S. and European banks. The freeze deprived Afghanistan of $9.5 billion of its own state money, broadening sanctions already levied against the Taliban. The World Bank suspended loans for a variety of development … [Read more...] about Afghanistan: Suffering skyrockets as US replaces soldiers with sanctions.
U.S. punishes Nicaragua with tougher sanctions due to free and fair election results
The resounding victory of Comandante Daniel Ortega on November 7, when he was reelected with 75.87% of the votes for a fifth five-year term, the fourth consecutive, had the Ley Renacer as a reaction from the Biden administration, even though the electoral contest was attended by six national parties, including the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN), and many other … [Read more...] about U.S. punishes Nicaragua with tougher sanctions due to free and fair election results
U.S. Blacklists Strategic Culture Foundation in Attack on Independent Journalism and Political Dissent
Washington’s real objective is to criminalize critical journalism and indeed any form of critical dissent. In an audacious attack on free speech, journalists and writers based in the United States have now been banned by the U.S. federal authorities from publishing articles with Strategic Culture Foundation. We interview one of those authors affected by the ban, New York … [Read more...] about U.S. Blacklists Strategic Culture Foundation in Attack on Independent Journalism and Political Dissent
Diabolical Biden Regime Sanctions War on Nicaragua and Belarus
UN Security Council members alone may legally impose sanctions on nations, entities or individuals. When this action is taken by one or more nations against others, it’s a flagrant international law breach — what I call war by other means. Time and again, hegemon USA breaches international and its own constitutional law in pursuing its diabolical aims — including by … [Read more...] about Diabolical Biden Regime Sanctions War on Nicaragua and Belarus
As Saudi air raids on Yemen continue, UNSC sanctions three Houthi officials
On Wednesday, November 10, the UN Security Council (UNSC) imposed sanctions on three top Houthi leaders in Yemen, freezing their global assets and imposing a travel ban for attacks carried out across the border in Saudi Arabia and indulging in war for control over the city of Marib. Meanwhile, the war in the country has escalated. All the 15 members of the UNSC agreed on … [Read more...] about As Saudi air raids on Yemen continue, UNSC sanctions three Houthi officials
The New Financial Weapons of the West
New weapons are being added to the arsenal of the West’s economic and financial policies. In order to understand their nature and scope, it is necessary to start from those used up to now: sanctions – including the heaviest one, the embargo – implemented mainly by the United States and the European Union against entire states, companies and individuals. Fundamental is to … [Read more...] about The New Financial Weapons of the West
The Prosecution of Alex Saab: The Latest Attempt to Strangle Venezuela
By Caleb T. Maupin – Oct 29, 2021 A businessman and diplomat now sits in a US Federal Detention Facility in Miami awaiting trial, part of the latest move in continuous US efforts to destabilize South America. Writing for the Wall Street Journal on May 24, 2018 Anatoly Kurmanaev wrote: “When I arrived in Venezuela in 2013, the party was still on. Oil was fetching $100 a … [Read more...] about The Prosecution of Alex Saab: The Latest Attempt to Strangle Venezuela
Venezuela and Iran: Alliances Under Siege
In 2009, President Hugo Chávez announced that he would sell 20 thousand barrels of gasoline per day to Iran, as a show of support to the allied country against the constant attacks and siege by the US political elite. Almost ten years later, Iran sent Venezuela several oil tankers loaded with chemical additives and gasoline, in accordance with the bilateral cooperation … [Read more...] about Venezuela and Iran: Alliances Under Siege
Lebanon on the Verge of a Possible Solution to the Ongoing Crisis
A high-level Lebanese government delegation held talks in Syria in an attempt to solve the severe fuel crisis that has paralyzed the entire country. This is the highest level of official visit since the civil war in Syria started, unleashed by the West and the Gulf monarchies, more than a decade ago. The Lebanese delegation, headed by caretaker Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime … [Read more...] about Lebanon on the Verge of a Possible Solution to the Ongoing Crisis
Iran tells US to drop ‘addiction to sanctions’ after Iranians blacklisted over alleged kidnapping plot of journalist
Iran's Foreign Ministry has said the US is resorting to “Hollywood scenarios” in order to justify new sanctions against Tehran. Washington blacklisted Iranians accused of planning to kidnap a journalist in New York. “Supporters and merchants of sanctions, who see their sanctions tool box empty due to Iran's maximum resistance, are now resorting to Hollywood scenarios to keep … [Read more...] about Iran tells US to drop ‘addiction to sanctions’ after Iranians blacklisted over alleged kidnapping plot of journalist
U.S. sanctions against Venezuela finally encountering some resistance in the House
VA columnist Ociel López examines increasing internal cracks in the US’ sanctions policy against Venezuela. The letter sent by nineteen US Democrat members of Congress to Secretary of State Antony Blinken [on August 12] has broken the consensus that existed in Washington’s legislative body, as well as in the Democratic Party itself, regarding the country’s policy on … [Read more...] about U.S. sanctions against Venezuela finally encountering some resistance in the House
Calling Sanctions by Their Name: Rania Khalek on US Mideast Genocide
Around one quarter of the world lives in countries under unilateral United States sanctions. While American government officials insist that sanctions are targeted at officials committing human rights abuses in foreign countries, the United Nations notes that they always “disproportionately affect the poor and most vulnerable.” In Cuba, U.S. sanctions are causing shortages … [Read more...] about Calling Sanctions by Their Name: Rania Khalek on US Mideast Genocide
Pyongyang wants economic sanctions eased as ‘precondition’ for revived dialogue with US, South Korean lawmakers say
North Korea wants international trade sanctions to be lifted before it resumes talks on denuclearization with the US, South Korean legislators have said after being briefed by the country’s main spy agency. Pyongyang wants the sanctions on the exports of minerals and the imports of refined oil and other essentials to be lifted as “a precondition” to restart denuclearization … [Read more...] about Pyongyang wants economic sanctions eased as ‘precondition’ for revived dialogue with US, South Korean lawmakers say
Iran’s new president vows to lift ‘tyrannical’ US sanctions during inauguration speech
Ebrahim Raisi, Iran’s new president, has used his inauguration speech to vow to work towards lifting “tyrannical” sanctions imposed on Tehran by the US, and to improve living standards for Iranians. Raisi said in a televised speech to the nation on Tuesday that a mission of his presidency will be easing US sanctions on Iran, declaring that “we will seek to lift the … [Read more...] about Iran’s new president vows to lift ‘tyrannical’ US sanctions during inauguration speech
US Sanctions Against Syria Fuelling Extremism and Radicalization
The Syrian Army has launched an offensive against the city of Dara’a in the south of the country. President Bashar al-Assad announced in February 2016 his intentions to liberate “every inch” of Syria, but is now facing a resurgence of terrorist acts – even in liberated cities. This situation is even more aggravated by U.S. economic sanctions. It is remembered that Dara’a, … [Read more...] about US Sanctions Against Syria Fuelling Extremism and Radicalization
‘Independent’ Mexico has every right to send aid to Cuba in defiance of ‘inhumane’ US sanctions, president says
President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has scoffed at the notion that Mexico should honor a US-imposed embargo on Cuba, as his country sends aid to the island in defiance of Washington’s suffocating economic restrictions. Defending his decision to fuel shipments and other humanitarian aid to Cuba, Obrador said on Tuesday that US sanctions on the socialist state were … [Read more...] about ‘Independent’ Mexico has every right to send aid to Cuba in defiance of ‘inhumane’ US sanctions, president says
Equatorial Guinea shuts UK embassy after London imposes sanctions in violation of ‘principle of international law’
The African nation of Equatorial Guinea slammed the UK for interfering in its domestic affairs, as it announced the “total closure” of its embassy in London in response to UK sanctions on the son of the country’s president. The move, announced by the country’s foreign minister, Simeon Oyon Esono, followed the UK’s decision on Thursday to slap the president’s son, who … [Read more...] about Equatorial Guinea shuts UK embassy after London imposes sanctions in violation of ‘principle of international law’
‘Beginning’ of the end? Biden warns Cuba of looming torrent of sanctions
Decades after first placing Cuba under embargo, Washington has warned Havana that its number is up. US President Joe Biden has slapped sanctions on several Cuban officials, declaring “this is just the beginning.” Biden has sanctioned the Cuban minister of defense Alvaro Lopez Miera and the “Boinas Negras” or black berets, a Special National Brigade within the Ministry of the … [Read more...] about ‘Beginning’ of the end? Biden warns Cuba of looming torrent of sanctions
‘Failure of US sanctions’: Iran launches first oil terminal in Gulf of Oman to bypass Strait of Hormuz
Iran has opened its first oil terminal in the Gulf of Oman and referenced the “failure” of US sanctions to deter its progress. It will allow oil exports to bypass the Strait of Hormuz, which has recently seen multiple incidents. The new oil terminal is located at the port of Bandar-e Jask, which lies just south of the strait. The facility was inaugurated by the country’s … [Read more...] about ‘Failure of US sanctions’: Iran launches first oil terminal in Gulf of Oman to bypass Strait of Hormuz
Trump advances globalist agenda by authorizing sanctions against Russia
In many ways, President Trump appears to be a nationalist, not a globalist, but yesterday, he advanced the globalist agenda by signing into law new sanctions against Russia. The globalists seek to destroy Russia's economy because Russia seeks to replace the U.S. dollar as the world's reserve currency. Like so many other nations, they're tired of the U.S. abusing our … [Read more...] about Trump advances globalist agenda by authorizing sanctions against Russia
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