Iran currently faces a new wave of challenges that test its strategies. The return of Donald Trump to the White House, Israel's assertive posture in the Middle East, and slow progress on domestic reforms are significant hurdles, writesDaniyal Meshkin Ranjbar.

sanctions and other punitive measures against the government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega

Boris Johnson is coming under pressure to step up sanctions against Russia, after his initial

Indian media reports said Russia was offering a discount on oil purchases of 20% below global benchmark prices. Such prices have surged in recent weeks, posing a huge burden for countries like India, which imports 85% of the oil it consumes.... I don’t think Russia has been a major oil supplier to India, ” Bagchi said. Iraq is India's top supplier with a 27% share.... Saudi Arabia is second at around 17%, followed by the United Arab Emirates with 13% and the U.S.at 9%, the Press Trust of India

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or tightening than of their lifting or easing. Therefore, any episode when sanctions pressure is

LONDON( Reuters)-Britain will seek to speed up its sanctions process on Monday via new legislation

pressure on Russia over its Ukraine invasion. Following his trip to Poland and Estonia, the British

Since the end of the Cold War, economic sanctions have increasingly been used by big players as a

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