sanctioning

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The department will announce that it is sanctioning three leaders in Asa’ib Ahl Al-Haq and another Iran-aligned militia, named Kata’ib Sayyid Al-Shuhada.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 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

Such tallage at will is not found very often in the documents, although the lord sometimes retained his prerogative in this respect even when sanctioning the customary forms of renders and services.

From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul