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  • August 2008

    • EU Threatens Sanctions on Russia

      Guardian (UK)  |  Aug 28, 08 8:21 AM CDT

      EU Threatens Sanctions on Russia

      (Newser) - The European Union is considering sanctions against the Great Bear over its incursion into Georgia, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said today, as EU leaders head to an emergency summit. And a Russian plea for support from the East was strongly rebuffed by members of an Asian alliance that includes China, the Guardian reports.  More »

    • World to Iran: More Sanctions in Store

      Associated Press  |  Aug 4, 08 6:41 PM CDT

      World to Iran: More Sanctions in Store

      (Newser) - Iran faces new global sanctions after ignoring an offer designed to halt its uranium enrichment program, the AP reports. In a move intended to boost international pressure, the UN Security Council's permanent members, plus Germany, agreed today that their only option is to turn up the heat. "Iran has a clear choice: engagement or isolation," a US State Department spokesman said. More »

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      Iran  • nuclear weapons  • sanctions  • nuclear enrichment  • UN Security Council

  • July 2008
  • June 2008

    • Bush Demands Action Against Zimbabwe

      Associated Press  |  Jun 28, 08 1:00 PM CDT

      Bush Demands Action Against Zimbabwe

      (Newser) - Washington is seeking ways to punish Robert Mugabe for his violent "sham" of an election, President Bush said today. Bush has ordered Condoleezza Rice and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson to work up sanctions against Zimbabwe, which ran a runoff ballot yesterday with Mugabe the sole candidate. Rice vowed to "press for strong action by the United Nations" against the African nation. More »

    • Europe Votes to Lift Cuba Sanctions

      Agence France Presse  |  Jun 20, 08 8:20 AM CDT

      Europe Votes to Lift Cuba Sanctions

      (Newser) - The European Union has agreed to lift sanctions against Cuba, much to the annoyance of the White House. "We see encouraging signs in Cuba and I think that we should show the population in Cuba that we are ready to work with them," an EU official tells the AFP. It's a largely symbolic victory for Cuba and Spain—which lobbied for the change—because sanctions have been suspended since 2005. More »

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      European Union  • Cuba  • Spain  • human rights  • Fidel Castro  • Raul Castro  • sanctions  • National Security Council

    • Britain Rolls Out New Iran Sanctions

      Washington Post  |  Jun 16, 08 8:18 AM CDT

      Britain Rolls Out New Iran Sanctions

      (Newser) - Britain and the European Union will slap Iran with a new round of sanctions over its refusal to curtail its nuclear program, PM Gordon Brown announced today, handing President Bush an unexpected farewell gift on the last day of his weeklong European trip. Brown froze the assets of Iran's largest bank as of today, reports the Washington Post; he also pledged about 200 more troops to join the 7,800 British soldiers already in Afghanistan. More »

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      Iran  • Great Britain  • Bush administration  • European Union  • Gordon Brown  • nuclear program  • sanctions

    • US-EU Summit Eyes New Iran Sanctions

      Washington Post  |  Jun 10, 08 9:12 AM CDT

      US-EU Summit Eyes New Iran Sanctions

      (Newser) - President Bush arrived today in Slovenia, which currently holds the EU's rotating presidency, on his last presidential visit to Europe. He met for 2 hours with European leaders at a  US-EU summit, which then issued a statement that member nations would impose new financial sanctions against Iran unless it ends its uranium enrichment program. Bush will travel later to Berlin, followed by Rome, Paris, and London, reports the Washington Post . More »

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      George W. Bush  • Iran  • European Union  • Europe  • sanctions  • economic sanctions  • Slovenia

  • April 2008
  • December 2007

    • North Korea Stalling on Nuke Deal

      Associated Press  |  Dec 24, 07 4:15 AM CST

      North Korea Stalling on Nuke Deal

      (Newser) - North Korea is balking at US demands that it demolish a cooling tower at its main nuclear complex and get rid of unused fuel, the AP reports. Officials insist they want the benefits from the next stage of the disarmament deal first. The US warns that North Korea could restart its reactor in just three months if it doesn't get rid of the tower and fuel. More »

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      North Korea  • diplomacy  • sanctions  • nuclear facilities

  • November 2007

    • Bush, Merkel Meet in the Middle

      BBC  |  Nov 10, 07 4:03 PM CST

      Bush, Merkel Meet in the Middle

      (Newser) - Bush vowed to play nice with Iran today and German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed to mull more sanctions despite resistance to the notion in Germany, the BBC reports. Facing reporters on Bush's Texas ranch, the president backed diplomacy as a way to thwart Iran's nuke program. "We will continue to work together to solve this problem diplomatically, which means they will continue to be isolated," he said. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Iran  • Germany  • diplomacy  • Angela Merkel  • sanctions

  • October 2007

    • US Cools War Rhetoric With Iran

      New York Times  |  Oct 26, 07 10:03 PM CDT

      US Cools War Rhetoric With Iran

      (Newser) - Washington cooled war rhetoric with Iran yesterday, calling sanctions "diplomacy" that "in no way, shape or form" anticipate force. The sanctions are "more a demonstration of restraint than a signal that we’re going to war," echoed one US expert. But the US move did irk one observer, Putin, who said they "make the situation worse" and could lead to war. More »

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      Iran  • Vladimir Putin  • terrorist  • uranium  • sanctions  • Iranian Revolutionary Guards

    • Burma Lifts Curfew, Ban on Assembly

      Associated Press  |  Oct 20, 07 3:34 PM CDT

      Burma Lifts Curfew, Ban on Assembly

      (Newser) - Burma is scrapping a curfew and a ban on assemblies of more than 5 people in Yangon, apparently assured that pro-democracy protests are dead. The junta also gave opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi a fresh invite for compromise talks, the AP reports. Both moves come after Bush imposed a new round of sanctions against Burma for its brutal crackdown on protesters.  More »

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