Tag: Sanctions

Republicans and Democrats are more divided over the issue of climate change going into the November election, but support more wind and solar. (iStock Photo)

Energy and Environment

Iran poised to return to global oil markets if Biden revives nuclear deal

Josh Siegel · June 25, 2021 3:00 am

Iranian president-elect says he will not meet with Biden or negotiate nuclear program

Jeremy Beaman · June 21, 2021 12:26 pm

Will Biden grant Iran’s Ebrahim Raisi a visa to attend the UN General Assembly?

Michael Rubin · June 21, 2021 12:00 am

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a state-of-the-nation address.

Energy and Environment

Biden cancellation of Nord Stream 2 sanctions called ‘terrible’ for Ukraine and boost to Putin

Abraham Mahshie · June 3, 2021 9:00 am

FILE-- In this July 2, 2012 file photo, an Iranian Revolutionary Guard speedboat moves in the Persian Gulf while an oil tanker is seen in background.

Energy and Environment

US sells off Iranian oil from seized tanker

Josh Siegel · June 1, 2021 3:09 pm

In this Monday, June 1, 2020 photo, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko meets with Valery Vakulchik, chief of the Belarusian state security service, KGB, in Minsk, Belarus.

Against Belarus, sanctions won’t work; they never do

Dan Hannan · May 31, 2021 4:00 am

China sanctions Trump’s former evangelical adviser over religious freedom advocacy

Lawrence Richard · May 29, 2021 12:00 am

Energy secretary decries ‘very dangerous’ Russian pipeline after Biden issued sanctions waiver

Josh Siegel · May 27, 2021 12:00 am

The West should sanction Belarus exports and force Russia to fill the gap

Tom Rogan · May 24, 2021 12:00 am

Putin welcomes US concession on Nord Stream 2 sanctions

Joel Gehrke · May 20, 2021 12:00 am

People walk past the headquarters of Russian Agricultural Bank in downtown Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, July 30, 2014. The European Union approved dramatically tougher economic sanctions Tuesday, July 29, against Russia, followed swiftly by a new round of U.S. penalties. Among the targets were three Russian banks: the Bank of Moscow, Russian Agricultural Bank and VTB Bank, Russia's second largest bank. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

National Security

Biden to waive sanctions on company in charge of Russian Nord Stream 2 pipeline into Germany

Nihal Krishan · May 18, 2021 8:50 pm

Antony Blinken and Sergey Lavrov to ‘test the proposition’ of more stable US-Russia relations

Joel Gehrke · May 18, 2021 12:00 am