Sanctions

The US waives oil sanctions and agrees to “terminate all” sanctions as part of a potential final agreement with Iran, as the Trump administration re-tightens restrictions on Russian oil sales and the G7 pushes for additional sanctions on Moscow.

Sanctions and frozen funds hang in the balance as US-Iran peace talks continue, while Cuba runs out of fuel amid tightening sanctions and growing threats of military action.

The report finds that sanctions played a larger role in Venezuela’s economic collapse than some recent research claims.

A new poll by YouGov finds that 64 percent of Americans oppose the US going to war against Cuba, while 15 percent support it and 21 percent are not sure.

The US unleashes “Operation Economic Fury” and blockade against Iran as sanctions on Venezuela are eased and Democrats push back on Trump threats of military action against Cuba.

La tasa de mortalidad infantil de Cuba ha aumentado un 148 por ciento desde 2018, lo que indica un grave deterioro en la salud general de la población. El endurecimiento sin precedentes de las sanciones estadounidenses durante la primera administración Trump —en gran medida mantenido bajo la administración Biden y ampliado aún más en un segundo mandato de Trump, incluyendo un devastador bloqueo de combustible— es la causa principal de la actual crisis económica y humanitaria, considerada ampliamente como la peor en la historia contemporánea de la isla.

A new CEPR report finds that the expansion of US sanctions against Cuba beginning in 2017 were likely the primary cause of a major increase in infant mortality in Cuba.

Cuba’s infant mortality rate has risen by 148 percent since 2018, indicating a severe deterioration in population’s overall health. The unparalleled hardening of US sanctions during the first Trump administration, largely maintained under the Biden administration and further expanded in a second Trump term, including a devastating fuel blockade, is the primary cause of the current economic and humanitarian crisis—widely considered the worst in the island’s contemporary history.

Central bank sanctions have paralyzed Venezuela’s financial system, making economic recovery difficult even as some restrictions ease.

US sanctions and the ongoing blockade of Cuba are causing deadly shortages and harming civilians, potentially qualifying as war crimes under the Fourth Geneva Convention. New legislation and legal debates are now challenging the constitutionality and human cost of these measures.