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Sanctions Impact - Page 3

June 15, 2026
Editor's Choice/Geopolitics

How a New Tracking Method Exposed a Hidden Grain Route From Occupied Ukraine to Libya

On February 15, 2026, the bulk carrier Grumant (IMO: 9385879) was captured in satellite imagery docked at the occupied Ukrainian port of Feodosia on the Crimean peninsula. The vessel appeared to have

Business/Geopolitics

US Freezes Cuba’s State Oil Company in Escalating Pressure Campaign Against Havana

The United States has imposed new sanctions on Cuba’s state-owned energy company, Unión Cuba-Petróleo (CUPET), intensifying Washington’s efforts to increase pressure on the Cuban government as the island faces a severe energy crisis. The measures, announced Thursday by the State

June 12, 2026

Democratic Party’s Corollary to Trump’s Foreign Policy – Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua

Columns/Geopolitics

Donald Trump’s second term has precipitated a tsunami of criticism from Democrats over his foreign policy. Yet when it comes to Washington’s efforts to

SeaLead Shipping Denies Iranian Links After U.S. Sanctions Sideline a Third of Fleet

Business/Shipping and Maritime

Singapore-based container shipping group SeaLead has denied ties to the Iranian regime after U.S. sanctions forced it to withdraw a third of its fleet

Cuba Condemns U.S. Pressure Ahead of UN Vote on Blockade Resolution

October 23, 2025
Cuba/World

The Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodríguez, denounced today the coercive measures being exerted by the United States ahead of the upcoming United Nations vote on the resolution calling for the

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Iran, India, and the Trump Sanction Trap

September 22, 2025
Columns/Geopolitics

God giveth and God taketh away, the Bible says. The US State Department announcement to reimpose sanctions on India’s Chabahar Port project in Iran fits into the Biblical maxim, although from a theological viewpoint,

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Oil and Gas Industry Spending $500bn Annually Just to Maintain Output, Says IEA

September 16, 2025
Business/Trade Wars

The global oil and gas sector is being forced to spend nearly half a trillion dollars a year simply to keep production steady, as fields decline more rapidly than previously expected, the

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SeaLead Shipping Denies Iranian Links After U.S. Sanctions Sideline a Third of Fleet

August 22, 2025
Business/Shipping and Maritime

Singapore-based container shipping group SeaLead has denied ties to the Iranian regime after U.S. sanctions forced it to withdraw a third of its fleet from service, according to the Financial Times. The

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Sanctioned Nayara Energy Uses Ship-to-Ship Transfer to Keep Fuel Exports Flowing

August 14, 2025
Business/Trade Wars

Indian refiner Nayara Energy Ltd. has carried out one of its first ship-to-ship fuel transfers since being hit by European Union sanctions, in an apparent effort to maintain exports despite mounting restrictions,

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Dutch Trader Sues US Intelligence Firm Over Disinformation Claims

August 11, 2025
Defence/Diplomacy

Niels Troost, the only European sanctioned for trading Russian oil, has launched a libel and slander lawsuit against New York-based corporate intelligence firm Arkin Group, accusing it of spreading disinformation on behalf

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India’s Nayara Energy Sues Microsoft Over Suspension of Digital Services

July 30, 2025
Business

Nayara Energy, India’s second-largest private oil refiner, has filed a lawsuit against Microsoft, accusing the U.S. tech giant of abruptly cutting off access to essential digital services and proprietary tools. The move

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Trump Lifts Syria Sanctions, Paving Way for Reconstruction and Controversial Normalisation

July 1, 2025
Syria/United States/World

In a sweeping move that signals a dramatic shift in U.S. foreign policy, President Donald Trump has signed an executive order dismantling most U.S. sanctions against Syria, declaring an end to the

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Punishing Progress

June 13, 2025
Sri Lanka Guardian Essays

“We look for the poorest patients,” the Cuban doctor in charge of the eye clinic said. “Often we travel to remote rural areas and bring them to the clinic in a bus.”

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China’s Satellite Sales Target Belt and Road Nations

April 20, 2025
Business

Chinese aerospace firm Chang Guang Satellite Technology Co. is setting its sights on expanding international markets with its latest innovation: a powerful, low-cost, and ultra-lightweight remote sensing satellite designed specifically with Belt

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