Venezuela Kills Presidential Election After Clinching Sanctions Relief
Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro said Thursday that the agreement signed between the socialist government and Venezuela's “opposition” to hold “free and fair” presidential elections in 2024 has been “mortally wounded.” '' and suggested canceling the election. The agreement, signed in Barbados in October through the mediation of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, committed Maduro […]
US, UK impose new Houthi sanctions as Red Sea attacks continue
Peter Guindt, President of Resilinc Aerospace & Defense, breaks down the supply chain 'nightmare' in 'Craman Countdown'. The US and UK made the announcements on Thursday. The sanction level is Four Houthi officials have been deployed to Yemen as Iranian-backed militants escalate attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea. The sanctions targeted Houthi Defense […]
Biden Sanctions Conservative Guatemalan Ex-President Alejandro Giammattei
The U.S. State Department on Wednesday imposed sanctions on former Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei, banning him and his sons from entering the United States for their alleged “involvement in significant corruption.” The sanctions were issued three days after Giammattei left office at the end of his four-year term. inauguration ceremony About his successor, leftist President […]
Iran Sanctions ‘Have Not Been Enforced’ and Russian Oil Still Gets to Market
Chevron CEO Mike Wirth said on CNBC's “Squawk Box” on Tuesday that “Russian crude remains on the market” despite sanctions against Russia. He added that “sanctions imposed on Iran have not been implemented.” Wirth said, “Gasoline prices in the United States are determined by supply and demand and competition. It's not set by the president […]
It’s not time to hit China with financial sanctions — yet
US lawmakers are debating a variety of issues. new economic state authority It aims to manage strategic competition with the People's Republic of China. Congress should quickly take certain measures, including: Risky capital flows outside the United States It would be a mistake for China to call for the complete exclusion of Chinese companies from […]