Are We in for Epidemics of Sanctions?
The COVID-19 pandemic has given hope for international ... ... sanctions and economic restrictions could be one step towards unification.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres [
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], UN High ... ... of which were in place long before the pandemic. They concern Iran, Syria, Cuba, North Korea, Venezuela and Russia [
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European Union: Sanctions as an Alternative to Diplomacy and Weapons ...
... positions in the regional political field. The United States and its allies in the EU are applying unprecedented efforts to eliminate Bashar al-Assad's regime – the most powerful of Teheran’s allies in the Middle East.
To exert pressure on Iran, the European Union has mobilized almost the entire arsenal of sanctions available to it, namely placing a freeze on assets in member countries; a travel ban on individuals in the sanctions list; an embargo on arms and related materials, goods and technology, particularly of the dual-use nature; a ban on resources that can be used to suppress the protests; and an embargo on equipment ...
