... Alleviating numerous sanctions and economic restrictions could be one step towards unification.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres [
i
], UN High Commissioner for Human... ... to its sanctions, many of which were in place long before the pandemic. They concern Iran, Syria, Cuba, North Korea, Venezuela and Russia [
viii
]. A joint US-Swiss relief... ... will depend on the policies of other major players, such as the EU, China and Russia.
European Union: Sanctions as an Alternative to Diplomacy and Weapons
Sanctions Against...
... inclusive and viable regional security framework capable of preventing and defusing conflict
The latest crisis in West Asia only underscores the international imperative and the region’s own conspicuous responsibility to find immediate and long-term solutions ... ... recurring cycle of violence and conflict.
Already tense and divided along countless fault-lines, West Asia—from the Levant to the Iranian plateau—has been on high alert following the US assassination of Qassem Soleimani, the influential Commander of Iran’s ...
What might be a “second option” for Russia in Syria?
The situation around Russia in Syria is up for debate. No doubt, Russia would like to lead a reconstruction effort in Syria, in harmony with all relevant partners, including the UN, the EU, the USA, China, India, Turkey, Iran, Israel, the Sunni Arab states including the Golf Council Countries (GCC-states), Egypt and Morocco. However, many of the parties on the list of wished-for partners are strongly hostile to each other, and it might therefore perhaps not be possible ...
... transactions with Iran. The
British bank Standard Chartered
has agreed to pay a $340m (£220m) fine to a US regulator which had accused it of hiding transactions linked to Iran.
In the wake of Washington’s policy, the EU Council adopted
Council Decision 2012/35/CFSP
of January 23rd, 2012 on a full embargo on Iranian oil to the European Union, entering in force on July 1st of that year, and A prohibition to provide insurance and reinsurance, related to the import, purchase, or transport of Iranian petrochemical products. Putting the Central Bank of Iran on the EU sanctions list ...
