US sanctions more Cuban companies and officials

An international socialist institute and Cuba's construction ministry are subject to the latest US sanctions, Marco Rubio announces.

Sfakianakis: Iran Misjudges US Willingness for Long War (Video)

Trump Officials Impose More Sanctions to Pressure Cuba

Human rights experts have said that the U.S. attempts to squeeze Cuba’s economy, including an oil blockade, have caused a severe humanitarian crisis.

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What is Bessent doing with the $32tn Treasury market — and will it work?

US Treasury secretary has made a high-stakes bet he can beat back soaring borrowing costs

First of 1200 US deportees land in Liberia

Liberia announced on Tuesday, August 18, that it would accept up to 1,200 foreign nationals deported from the US within a year. It said they were "free to depart the country when they so desire" or apply for asylum.

Venezuelans, Cubans, Colombians arrive in African nation under Trump deportation deal

Deportees from Venezuela, Cuba, and Colombia arrived in Liberia as the West African nation agreed to accept up to 1,200 foreign nationals from the US over the next year.

US deports nearly 2,300 Mexicans to Guatemala over Mexico’s objections

The Trump administration has ramped up deportations to third countries in an apparent bid to deter immigration.

'A delicate dance': JD Vance says economic pressure is the best way to achieve Washington's objectives in Iran

Vance said "what has been true over the last couple of weeks is they felt a lot more pressure than we have."

US designates academic Min Zin as wrongfully detained in China

The US State Department said on Thursday that it had determined after a detailed investigation that Min Zin, an American political analyst of Chinese descent detained by Beijing last month, was being improperly held. That formal designation shifts the case from a State Department consular issue to one handled by its presidential office dealing with hostage affairs. Thursday’s terse statement, which said the decision was made by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, adds another irritant to the frau...

By Mark Magnier

US warns allies and China to join Iran economic pressure campaign

The United States on Thursday urged allies and China to join its campaign to isolate Iran's economy, as President Donald Trump seeks to intensify pressure on Tehran amid a stalemate in the war and growing domestic criticism.

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The biggest loser from the Treasury’s latest buyback plan: The U.S. dollar. Here’s why.

An important pain threshold has been crossed, one currency-market expert warns.

By Joseph Adinolfi

Trump ramps up Cuba pressure with new sanctions and crackdown on US visitors

The Treasury and State departments announced measures against nine government-run mining, metal and construction firms

By Matthew Lee

U.S. Treasury Secretary to detail plans to isolate Iran’s economy on Monday

Scott Bessent said he would hold a press conference Monday to 'talk about exactly what we’re going to do' and sought to ratchet up pressure on US allies to join the effort

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Scott Bessent on the national debt: ‘There’s nothing magic about the $40 trillion number’

"We can grow our way out of that," the Treasury Secretary told CNBC on Thursday.

By Nick Lichtenberg

Why the US is deporting migrants to Liberia instead of their home countries

The United States deported twenty non-Liberian nationals to Liberia. This marks a significant expansion of the US third-country deportation program. Liberia agreed to accept up to twelve hundred individuals under this humanitarian arrangement. The agreement allows deportees to seek asylum within Liberia if they wish. This policy aims to manage immigration and strengthen border security.

By YASHASVI VASISTHA

Trump Warns Iran Of 'Economic D-Day', But Will It Affect Tehran?

President Donald Trump announced this week that the US would be imposing an "unprecedented" level of economic warfare and isolation on Iran

US prepares sweeping new Iran sanctions, Bessent says

The U.S. will impose “the toughest sanctions in history” on Iran, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday, a focus on economic measures he suggested would lessen the need for new major military operations against Tehran. His statement followed President Donald Trump’s threat a day earlier of “Economic Warfare” and warning of economic consequences against […]

Bessent takes veiled swipe at China as he promises US plan to isolate Iran

President Donald Trump vows to have an ‘economic D-Day’ on country after months of bombing fails to get Tehran to capitulate

By Jeff Mason and Patrick Sykes

Diplomacy becomes essential national security tool to combat Turkey's growing strength- editorial

Recent strikes raise an uncomfortable question about the US-supervised “joint fusion mechanism” that Israel, Syria, and the United States agreed on and what it accomplished.

Bessent says global growth to top agenda at G20 meeting

WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday that boosting global economic growth will top the agenda at a meeting of Gro

Bessent urges US allies to join economic pressure campaign on Iran

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday called on US allies to join Washington's stepped-up economic pressure campaign against Iran, vowing to impose the "toughest sanctions in history" on the Islamic Republic. Bessent made the remarks during a CNBC interview, noting that there will likely not be large-scale "kinetic" military action on Iran as US President Donald Trump's administration is pushing to apply the "maximum economic pressure" on Tehran to "squash" its economy. The secretary p

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(LEAD) S. Korea-U.S. combined exercise to conclude ahead of schedule after Trump order

SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States were set to wrap up...

By Kim Seung-yeon

Bessent says U.S. to impose ‘toughest sanctions in history’ on Iran

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US says it will impose ‘toughest sanctions in history’ on Iran

DUBAI/WASHINGTON, Aug 21 (Reuters) - US Treasury chief Scott Bessent said the United States will impose "the toughest sanctions in history" on Iran, a move he suggested would lessen the need for new major military operations.

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US says it will impose ‘toughest sanctions in history’ on Iran

US President Trump warns of 'economic warfare' against any country aiding Iran, while facing domestic pressure to address rising fuel prices and approval ratings

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UN secretary general candidate Ivonne Baki calls for Security Council overhaul

By Adla Massoud

US official says less need for new military operations, as war expands to economic front

Poll Shows Voters Reject US-Israel Military Integration

Poll Shows Voters Reject US-Israel Military Integration Authored by Brett Wilkins via Common Dreams A new poll of US voters published this week offers a warning for congressional lawmakers backing a plan to deepen military ties between the United States and Israel, finding that a clear majority of voters oppose the proposal—which some critics have called "treasonous." The Data for Progress survey of 1,217 likely US voters—conducted August 3–7 for Demand Progress and the Institut...

By Tyler Durden

US sanctions more Cuban companies and officials

The US has imposed a new round of sanctions on Cuban officials and companies, Secretary of State Marco Rubio says.

By Abubakar Ibrahim

US widens Cuba sanctions as Americans returning from Havana face scrutiny

Washington, DC: The Trump administration has intensified its economic pressure on Cuba by subjecting nine state-owned firms in the construction, mining, and...

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US re-designates Hezbollah as terrorist group

The United States Treasury Department Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) re-designated Lebanon's Hezbollah as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist on Thursday, "for service to the Iranian regime under the command of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force."

Costa Rica Reviews 24 Extradition Requests in Drug Cases

Twenty-four Costa Rican citizens are being held while courts decide whether they should be sent to the United States, Panama or France to face international drug charges. The United States has requested 20 of the suspects. Panama and France have requested two each. An extradition request does not mean that a person has been found […] The post Costa Rica Reviews 24 Extradition Requests in Drug Cases appeared first on The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Travel | Real Estate.

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