Target: Sanctions and Iran

target: It also marks a new escalation in Washington's policy to hammer Havana over its support for Venezuela's socialist President Nicolas Maduro, according to Deutsche Welle. US sanctions and who they target IranUS sanctions on Iran target Tehran's trade in gold and precious metals, block the sales of passenger jets and restrict Iran's purchase of US dollars, among other punitive measures. The major policy shift, first announced in April but implemented on Thursday, sets the stage for fresh economic disputes between the US and Europe. The US has also blocked Iran's key oil sales in a further tranche of sanctions, which came into force in November 2018.US sanctions and who they target North Korea Impoverished North Korea is under a UN-backed embargo, but Washington also maintains an extensive regime of sanctions of its own. Washington also uses its global clout to penalize non-US banks and companies that do business with Pyongyang.US sanctions and who they target Syria Washington trade restrictions prevent the regime of President Bashar Assad from exporting Syrian oil to the US. All property and assets of the Syrian government in the US have been frozen. For example, the US strictly bans exporting weapons to the pariah state. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.