Foreign Policy Archives - Page 7 of 11

U.S. Sanctions Venezuelans for Attempting to Block Newly Re-Elected President Juan Guaidó

Today, the United States sanctioned seven Venezuelan officials of the former Nicolás Maduro regime. “On January 5, Maduro-controlled security forces prevented Guaidó, and around...

President Trump Signs New Executive Order Imposing Sanctions on Iranian Officials and Businesses

President Trump has signed an Executive Order authorizing the imposition of sanctions against Iranian officials and businesses operating “in the construction, mining, manufacturing, or...

Iraqi Military Bases Housing U.S. Military Hit with Missiles from Iran

“At approximately 5:30 p.m. (EST) on January 7, Iran launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles against U.S. military and coalition forces in Iraq.”...

U.S. Air Strike Kills Iranian Quds Force General Soleimani

“At the direction of the President, the U.S. military has taken decisive defensive action… killing Qasem Soleimani, the head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard...

U.S. to Deploy Troops to Iraq

“Approximately 750” soldiers will deploy to Iraq in response to recent protests at the U.S. embassy in Baghdad. Protesters marched on the United States embassy...

U.S. Conducts Air Strike Against Hizbollah in Iraq and Syria

“U.S. forces have conducted precision defensive strikes against five [Kata’ib Hizbollah] facilities in Iraq and Syria”. The strikes were in response to recent Hizbollah...

House Passes USMCA

The House of Representatives has passed the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) by a vote of 385-41. USMCA will effectively replace North American Free Trade...