FATIMA HUSSEIN

FILE - Iran's domestically built drones and weapons are displayed in an exhibition in a military compound belonging to the defense ministry, in Tehran, Iran, August 23, 2023.(AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

September 19, 2023, 8:07 pm

US slaps sanctions on figures linked to Iran’s drone program

Blacklisting of individuals and firms in China, Russia and Turkey comes as Iranian president claims his country has not sent UAVs to Russia for invasion of Ukraine

By FATIMA HUSSEIN

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, left, and his associate Daniel Kholodny are seen on a TV screen as they appear in a video link provided by the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service, during a hearing in the colony, in Melekhovo, Vladimir region, about 260 kilometers (163 miles) northeast of Moscow, Russia, on Friday, August 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

August 17, 2023, 10:21 pm

US sanctions Russian FSB agents accused in poisoning of Putin critic Navalny

One of the operatives allegedly tailed Navalny prior to poisoning; the other 3 are from a secret FSB laboratory that reportedly works with poisons

By FATIMA HUSSEIN

Illustrative: This frame grab from video shows the launching of underground ballistic missiles by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard during a military exercise on July 29, 2020. (Sepahnews via AP)

June 6, 2023, 9:03 pm

US sanctions network linked to Iranian missile program

Treasury Department says the individuals and entities ‘facilitated procurement of sensitive and critical parts and technology for key actors’ developing ballistic missiles

By FATIMA HUSSEIN

Ilan Shor at a press conference February 25, 2019, following national elections in Moldova. (Facebook: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

June 5, 2023, 11:19 pm

US sanctions Russian-backed operatives linked to Israeli-Moldovan oligarch

7 individuals connected to pro-Russia politician Ilan Shor, currently in exile in Israel, designated by US Treasury for allegedly attempting to destabilize Moldova’s government

By FATIMA HUSSEIN

File: Former US national security advisor John Bolton tals to journalists at the Global Taiwan National Affair Symposium XII in Taipei, Taiwan, April 29, 2023. (AP Photo/ Chiang Ying-ying)

June 2, 2023, 3:47 pm

US sanctions IRGC member over alleged plot to kill ex-Trump aide Bolton

Washington also targets other Iranians for suspected conspiracies to murder perceived threats against Tehran, which is seeking to avenge 2020 killing of top general

By FATIMA HUSSEIN, Matthew Lee, Ellen Knickmeyer and Eric Tucker

US President Joe Biden talks with reporters on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, May 26, 2023, as he heads to Camp David for the weekend. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

May 27, 2023, 8:24 am

Biden says US debt deal ‘very close’ as default deadline pushed to June 5

US president’s optimism comes despite work requirements for federal food aid recipients emerging as point of contention; Yellen warns of catastrophic consequences of failure to act

By MARY CLARE JALONICK, LISA MASCARO and FATIMA HUSSEIN

Illustrative: Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces Gen. Mohammad Hossein Bagheri, left, and Commander of the Army Gen. Abdolrahim Mousavi visit an underground drone base tunnel of the Army in the heart of the country's western Zagros Mountains, Saturday, May 28, 2022. (Iranian Army via AP)

March 21, 2023, 6:37 pm

US slaps sanctions on Iranian drone procurement network

Treasury Department blacklists several firms and individuals for alleged role in scheme; official slams Tehran’s ‘proliferation of UAVs and conventional weapons to its proxies’

By FATIMA HUSSEIN

File: Firefighters work after a drone attack on buildings in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Oct. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Roman Hrytsyna)

January 6, 2023, 8:48 pm

US sanctions Iranian drone maker for supplying Moscow

Treasury hits six executives and board members of manufacturer of aircraft that Russian forces have been using to attack Ukraine

By FATIMA HUSSEIN

The Treasury Building is viewed in Washington, May 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

January 5, 2023, 8:49 pm

US, Turkey sanction four people who allegedly provided funds to Islamic State

Announcement signals counterterrorism cooperation between the two countries amid tensions over Erdogan’s threat to launch an offensive against the Syrian Kurds

By FATIMA HUSSEIN

Salman Rushdie in New York, November 15, 2017. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

October 28, 2022, 9:39 pm

US sanctions Iranian group that put bounty on Rushdie’s life

Move comes months after British-American author was violently attacked at a literary event, losing sight in one eye and the use of a hand

By FATIMA HUSSEIN

Illustrative: Iranian oil tanker Sabiti travels through the Red Sea on October 11, 2019. (SHANA via AP)

September 29, 2022, 11:45 pm

US sanctions companies it says trade Iranian oil, in bid to speed up nuclear talks

Government agencies designate firms in Asia and Middle East, in wave of penalties on country’s companies and leadership

By FATIMA HUSSEIN

President Vladimir Putin, left, speaks with gymnast Alina Kabaeva at a Kremlin banquet in Moscow, Russia, Nov. 4, 2004 . (ITAR-TASS, Presidential Press Service/AP)

August 3, 2022, 7:46 am

US slaps sanctions on Alina Kabaeva, Putin’s rumored girlfriend

US Treasury says it has frozen visa of Alina Kabaeva, a former Olympic gymnast who runs media company promoting Ukraine invasion; oligarch Andrey Grigoryevich Guryev also hit

By FATIMA HUSSEIN

A woman walks by an exchange office screen showing the currency exchange rates of US Dollar and Euro to Russian Rublesin Moscow, on February 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr)

February 25, 2022, 10:50 am

US and Europe hold off imposing key financial sanction against Moscow

Some officials and experts say kicking Russia from SWIFT banking system could make international trade more difficult and encourage alternatives with less oversight

By FATIMA HUSSEIN, Josh Boak and Ken Sweet

This image provided by The White House via Twitter shows President Joe Biden at Camp David, on February 12, 2022. (The White House via AP, File)

February 24, 2022, 2:00 pm

As Russia invades neighbor Ukraine, questions arise over efficacy of sanctions

With inflation at record highs, a global pandemic and an energy shortage throughout Europe, the right way to punish one of the world’s major economies can be complex to gauge

By FATIMA HUSSEIN