En un regalo de despedida a la comunidad de exiliados cubanos por su lealtad a Trump, Estados Unidos declaró a Cuba un "estado patrocinador del terror".
La decisión del Departamento de Estado de designar a los rebeldes hutíes de Yemen como organización terrorista fue inmediatamente condenada por organizaciones humanitarias.
Outgoing Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced yesterday that the United States will be designating Yemen’s Houthi rebels a terrorist organization and increasing sanctions on the already beleaguered nation.
“The Department of State will notify Congress of my intent to designate Ansarallah – sometimes referred to as the Houthis
2020 comenzó y terminó con asesinatos de alto perfil de iraníes, un aumento del ejército estadounidense en las fronteras de Irán y temores de otra guerra importante en el Medio Oriente.
Amid increasing hostility towards Tehran, the United States is building up its military presence on Iran’s borders. In the past three weeks alone, the U.S. has flown in a squadron of fighter jets and extra B-52 bombers while deploying the U.S.S. Nimitz aircraft carrier (with its strike group) and a large submarine to the Persian Gulf. This comes on
Las nuevas sanciones se producen incluso cuando se estima que 100.000 personas han sido asesinadas por las sanciones estadounidenses solo en Venezuela, ya que se ha bloqueado la entrada al país de equipos médicos vitales y drogas que salvan vidas.
On its way out the door, the Trump administration is ramping up another round of aggressive, punishing sanctions against a host of countries. On Friday, the State Department announced new sanctions against Iran, the People’s Republic of China, and Venezuela. And today, it
Cuba ya es una potencia médica, y si puede navegar con éxito el campo minado de las sanciones estadounidenses, podría suministrar a gran parte de América Latina una vacuna COVID.
Cuba has announced positive and promising results for a number of separate COVID-19 vaccines it is currently developing, but U.S. sanctions against the small island nation are hampering the development and rollout of the potentially life-saving treatments. Two candidates, named Sovereign 1 and Sovereign 2, have generated antibodies blocking
Las nuevas sanciones de la administración Trump contra Irán son de tan amplio alcance que muchos temen que estén destinadas a dañar directamente al pueblo iraní en su lucha por hacer frente a la pandemia de coronavirus.
Yesterday the State Department announced the beginnings of yet more sanctions on Iran, this time targeting the country’s financial industry. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo claimed the move was necessary to “further deprive the
Las sanciones a Venezuela no son nada nuevo. Pero el secretario de Estado Pompeo tomó recientemente la inusual medida de sancionar a los líderes de los partidos de oposición locales en un intento de presionarlos para que retiren las próximas elecciones.
Elections for Venezuela’s National Assembly are fast approaching. But the United States does not want them to go ahead at all. Sanctions on Venezuela are nothing new. But yesterday Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took the unusual step of sanctioning leaders of local opposition parties in an attempt to pressure them to pull out of the contest in
