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Pompeo to push Iran pressure campaign, oil sanctions compliance while in India: State official
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to India next week, but will offer no relief from oil sanctions to what was a top Iranian export market just two months ago, a se...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Administration ponders more Iran sanctions, but hasn't imposed them yet despite Trump's claim
One day after coming within minutes of military strikes on Iran, the Trump administration has backed off its threat and is now weighing imposing additional sanctions against T...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Exclusive: Documents Detail Meetings Of Russians With Treasury, Federal Reserve
Newly obtained documents describe what happened when two now-infamous Russians took their outreach campaign into the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve in 2015. Alexa...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Pompeo to push Russia to end support of Venezuela's Maduro
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo plans to discuss Russia's ongoing support for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, including ongoing oil and product trade that the Trump adm...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Pentagon Builds Deterrent Force Against Possible Iranian Attack
The Pentagon will deploy a Patriot antimissile battery to the Middle East to shore up defenses against Iranian threats, part of a series of carefully calibrated deployments in...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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A Boom Time for U.S. Sanctions
The United States, as of this writing, has 7,967 sanctions in place. Treasury Department data show them in many sizes. There are sanctions on individual people, like the Mexi...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Russia Is Still Russia. But Its Stocks Are Suddenly Worth Buying Again.
A lot of things are suddenly going Russia’s way, the most important of them emanating from Washington. The Mueller Report, despite voluminous detail on Moscow’s election inter...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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China, US face off on Iranian crude flows, with risks to global economy
China and the US are in an intense standoff over Iranian crude oil, with China indicating they may continue to import those medium and heavy barrels even after a sanctions wai...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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US-China trade talks to continue in May
China and the US are scheduled to hold two more rounds of negotiations in coming weeks in hopes of ending their trade dispute, although Washington's latest push to cut off Ira...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Kim Jong Un has a fleet of ghost ships sneaking around the high seas to beat sanctions
In April 2018, a ship carrying $3 million worth of coal slipped into Indonesian waters with its identification transmitter switched off and its flag hidden from view. Acting ...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Washington Puts End to Iran Oil Waivers
After threatening for nearly a year, the Trump administration is moving forward with policies aimed at eliminating Iran's oil exports. The US will not issue new waivers -- tec...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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U.S. to end all waivers on imports of Iranian oil, crude price jumps
The United States on Monday demanded that buyers of Iranian oil stop purchases by May 1 or face sanctions, a move to choke off Tehran’s oil revenues which sent crude prices to...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Trump botches North Korea sanctions announcement, sparking widespread confusion
President Trump sparked confusion across Washington on Friday by calling off an upcoming round of large-scale economic sanctions against North Korea in a dashed-off tweet. The...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Trump officials warn more Iran sanctions are coming
Donald Trump administration officials today told US and foreign businesspeople that legal trade with Iran — already severely restricted by sanctions — is likely to constrict f...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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CERAWeek: Will US extend Iran oil waivers? Q&A with sanctions expert Elizabeth Rosenberg
When the US reimposed sanctions on Iranian crude in November, it also issued waivers to Iran's top oil buyers, allowing them to continue their imports, while agreeing to some ...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Questions linger over Deripaska's Rusal influence after U.S. deal
The U.S. Treasury believes it can curb the influence of Oleg Deripaska over aluminum giant Rusal despite concerns the Russian oligarch may still be able to pull the strings of...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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US gives non-US firms three months to wind down PDVSA deals
The US Treasury Department said Friday that transactions between non-US firms and PDVSA, Venezuela's state-owned oil firm, which involve the US financial system or US commodit...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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How Trump’s Venezuela Sanctions Could Undercut His Iran Policy
The oil sanctions that U.S. President Donald Trump levied on Venezuela Monday represent Washington’s strongest effort yet to oust embattled leader Nicolás Maduro by starving h...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Factbox: US sanctions PDVSA, creating likely major diversions of crude, diluent flows
The Trump administration Monday announced sweeping sanctions on PDVSA, Venezuela' state-owned oil company, a move which could ultimately block roughly 500,000 b/d of US import...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Maduro illegitimacy declaration sparks confusion in US oil sector
The US designation of Juan Guaido as Venezuela's legitimate president has created confusion among refiners, producers, services companies and traders now unsure of the legalit...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg