Tag: sanctions

  • Iran flexes muscles

    Display not lost on watching America. Iran fired ballistic missile as part of naval exercise By LUIS MARTINEZ Iran fired a short range anti-ship missile last week as part of the […]

  • Iran threats continue

    War of words continues. Iran waiting for Leader order to block Strait of Hormuz: Comdr. Iran’s Navy Commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi, underlining that the Strait of Hormuz is a […]

  • Cable ties

    Sanctions highlight cable concerns. Spotlight falls on Russian threat to undersea cables BY MORGAN CHALFANT AND OLIVIA BEAVERS The Trump administration’s new sanctions on Russia are casting light on the threat posed to […]

  • UN sanctions smugglers

    Militia leaders named on list. UN sanctions for people smugglers in Libya in global first The UN Security Council has imposed sanctions on six leaders of human trafficking networks operating […]

  • UN smuggler sanctions paused

    UN move to sanction smugglers on hold. Russia put UN sanctions on Libya human-trafficking leaders on hold Russia has delayed a western proposal for a UN Security Council committee to […]

  • More NK sanction busting?

    MPA spots suspicious tanker. Singaporean Tanker Suspected of Sanctions-Busting The Japan Maritime Self Defense Force says that it detected and photographed a “strongly suspected” high-seas petroleum transfer between a Singaporean-owned […]

  • NK and the Horn

    Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Somalia maintain covert military ties with Pyongyang, despite UN sanctions. North Korea’s Military Partners in the Horn of Africa By Samuel Ramani On November 14, 2017, a UN […]

  • Vessel seized by S. Korea

    Ship seized following STS ops. North Korea: South seizes ship amid row over illegal oil transfer South Korea has revealed it seized a Hong Kong-registered ship last month suspected of […]

  • UN bans 4 ships

    Move described as unprecedented. UN bans 4 ships from global ports for violating N Korea sanctions The United Nations has banned four ships from visiting any global port, after they […]

  • N. Korea in missile test

    Stirring the pot… North Korea fires anti-ship missiles, says South Korea North Korea has fired several anti-ship cruise missiles off its east coast, South Korea’s military says. Authorities said the […]