sanction
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In 2014, Congress ordered sanctions to be imposed because of election violence and human rights violations.
From Los Angeles Times
The fresh approach has been seen in recent days by the Coast Guard’s pursuit of the Bella 1, a sanctioned oil tanker whose crew refused to be boarded on Sunday.
U.S.-sanctioned state carrier Conviasa flew to a dwindling number of allies in Latin America and ran seldom-used routes to Moscow, Damascus and Tehran.
On Sunday, officials said the Coast Guard was pursuing a third tanker, identified by news outlets as the Bella 1 -- under US sanctions because of alleged ties to Iran.
From Barron's
The sanctions will certainly ramp up the pressure on Maduro, but there is no guarantee they will lead to the desired political outcomes, Oxford Analytica noted.
From Barron's
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