sanctioning

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The department also targeted an illicit oil-smuggling network run by Iran’s elite, sanctioning more than two dozen people, companies and vessels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The law said the president in response to a national emergency may deal with an “unusual and extraordinary threat” by freezing assets or sanctioning a foreign country or otherwise regulating trade.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

It said it will be sanctioning multiple entities, individuals and vessels to “stem the flow of revenue that the regime in Tehran uses to support terrorism abroad and repress its citizens.”

From MarketWatch • Feb. 6, 2026

Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control said Thursday it is sanctioning key leaders in Iran, including those who help launder proceeds from sales of Iran’s petroleum and petrochemical abroad.

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

A just legislature put the matter forever at rest by passing a special law sanctioning every act of the governor during his administration under the circumstances alluded to.

From Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution by Judson, L. Carroll