Rubio Is Pressing to Open Sanctions Investigation Into Harvard
Experts and former officials said it was unusual for a cabinet secretary to try to influence the Treasury Department’s sanctions process to target a domestic entity.
It Is Happening Every Day, Every Where
Experts and former officials said it was unusual for a cabinet secretary to try to influence the Treasury Department’s sanctions process to target a domestic entity.
Iran rejects any deal that would ban it from any nuclear enrichment, long a demand of U.S. conservatives.
A hard-line aide to the Russian president will instead lead the delegation, according to a Kremlin statement.
“The sanctions were really crippling,” President Trump said, before he traveled to Qatar, where he was given a lavish welcome.
Moscow thinks it’s winning in Ukraine and can play hardball diplomatically. Washington sees costly, incremental gains and an unrealistic negotiating position.
Syria’s new leaders and their allies in the Arab world have argued that the sanctions, meant to punish the Assad regime that was toppled in December, have outlived their purpose.
President Trump said on Monday that he may ease sanctions on Syria.
The cases are the latest test of the president’s expansive claims of executive power.
The two sides are set to negotiate on Saturday, though expectations for a breakthrough are modest, and distrust high.
Nuclear talks between the United States and Iran are set for Saturday. President Trump has set a high bar for success.