‘Sting will be painful’: Strongest sanctions in history loom for Iran – Pompeo
Tehran will struggle to ‘keep its economy alive’ if it does not comply with a list of 12 US demands, including Iranian withdrawal from Syria, Secretary of State Mike ……
US vows to impose ‘strongest sanctions in history’ on Iran
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the US will impose “the strongest sanctions in history” on Iran. … READ MORE … source
Proposed Italian coalition deal seeks to lift anti-Russia sanctions
A program for Italy’s new coalition government, between the Euroskeptic 5-star movement and the far-right party Northern League, has been unveiled after more … source
Russia’s VTB Bank says no longer lending to Deripaska: CNBC
MOSCOW (Reuters) – VTB (VTBR.MM), Russia’s second-largest bank, has stopped lending to sanctioned Russian metals tycoon Oleg Deripaska, VTB’s President Andrei Kostin told CNBC in an interview released on Wednesday.…
Pompeo outlines new demands for Iran after US pulled out of the nuclear deal
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday, in his first major foreign policy address, outlined 12 demands the U.S. has for Iran moving forward after President Donald Trump pulled the…
Sanctioned Russian oligarch Vekselberg cuts Swiss stakes
ZURICH (Reuters) – Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg has cut his holdings in Swiss companies OC Oerlikon (OERL.S) and Schmolz + Bickenbach (STLN.S) after a deal with minority shareholders and managers…
Exclusive: En+ set to ask U.S. for more time for Deripaska stake sale: source
LONDON (Reuters) – Russia’s En+ Group, which manages Oleg Deripaska’s aluminum and hydropower businesses, is likely to ask the U.S. Treasury for more time to reduce Deripaska’s stake, a source…
How Rusal escaped the noose of U.S. sanctions
LONDON/PARIS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – They were supposed to be the toughest sanctions the United States had ever imposed on a Russian oligarch. Seventeen days later, Washington watered them down. FILE PHOTO:…
Putin talks to world news agencies at St. Petersburg Economic Forum
Russian President Vladimir Putin is talking to the journalists from world news agencies, finishing the second day of Russia’s St. Petersburg International … source
‘EU gags Iran news to silence uncomfortable voice’
The European Commission has denied it ordered a ban on Iranian state channels, saying that two providers acted independently. Previously Tehran slammed … source