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August 1, 2024

Sanctions Intelligence Digest - Aug-01-2024

  • Number of U.S. officials raising eyebrows over Chinese swimming doping protocols: Plenty (Time)
  • Times China has reportedly stopped worrying and learned to love non-GPU supercomputing plans: Once (The Register)
  • Newly legalized activities in Russia as of last Tuesday: Cryptocurrency mining and international payments (Le Monde)
  • Entities sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury on July 30 for aiding Iran’s missile program: Multiple (Global Security)
  • U.S. senators eager to sanction China over potential Taiwan aggression: Two (Global Security)
  • Promises made by Iran's new president during his inaugural address: Peace and Prosperity (Global Security)
  • Historical embargoes lifted by the UN Security Council on July 31, 2024: Central African Republic’s arms embargo (Le Monde)
  • Venezuelan election data release promises made by Maduro: Full transparency (Natural News)
  • U.S. responses to Iran's presidential inauguration: Critical (Global Security)
  • Russian regulatory moves on crypto, described as: Accelerating (Bitcoinist)
  • Number of foreign ministers attending the Iranian presidential inauguration: At least one (Hürriyet Daily News)
  • Proposed budget cuts by France for 2025: Significant (La Tribune)
  • Ease of entry plans for Russians and Belarusians by Hungary: Easier (Global Security)
  • U.S. Department of the Treasury's focus on July 30: Iranian missile and UAV procurement networks (Global Security)
  • Venezuelan streets filled with protesters on: July 30 (EurActiv)

Total Articles: 58

Article Summaries

What to Know About the Chinese Swimming Doping Sca...

Description: U.S. officials are calling for greater scrutiny of the world agency that oversees doping at the Olym...


China stops worrying about lack of GPUs and learns...

Description: The workaround is going to be inevitable in the future anyway, say Chinese boffins
Leading Chinese c...


Cryptomonnaies : la Russie légalise leur minage et...

Description: Le gouvernement russe a adopté mardi deux textes pour encadrer davantage les cryptoactifs, alors que...


U.S. Announces New Sanctions On Tehran After Irani...

Description: The U.S. Treasury Department on July 30 announced sanctions on individuals and entities that have ai...


U.S. senators propose bill to sanction China if Ta...

Description: Two members of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee have proposed a bipartisan bill that would l...


Iran's new president sworn in

Description: Masoud Pezeshkian was sworn in Tuesday as Iran's new president, vowing in his inaugural address that...


Centrafrique : le Conseil de sécurité de l’ONU lèv...

Description: La ministre centrafricaine des affaires étrangères, Sylvie Baipo Temon, a salué un « tournant histor...


Maduro pledges to publicly release full Venezuelan...

Description: In accordance with international demands, Nicolas Maduro, the newly elected leader of Venezuela, is ...


US reacts with meddlesome remarks to Iran presiden...

Description: The United States has issued interventionist statements with repeated human rights claims in respons...


Pezeshkian Sworn In As Iran's President, Faces Dis...

Description: Masud Pezeshkian was sworn in as Iran's new president in parliament on July 30 after he won a snap p...


The Venezuelan People Stay With the Bolivarian Rev...

Description: The United States has been trying to find a solution to a problem of its own making. Having placed s...


Russia Moves to Legalize Crypto Use for Internatio...

Description: According to the latest reports, Russia is now accelerating its regulatory efforts on crypto usage—a...


Security Council Lifts Arms Embargo on Central Afr...

Description: The Security Council today lifted the arms embargo on the Central African Republic, also deciding th...


Security Council lifts arms embargo on Central Afr...

Description: The UN Security Council on Tuesday lifted the arms embargo on the Central African Republic (CAR) gov...


Fidan attends Iranian president's inauguration cer...

Description: Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Tuesday attended the inauguration ceremony of Iranian President Maso...


Budget 2025 : Bruno Le Maire va proposer des baiss...

Description: Le ministre de l'Economie compte envoyer des propositions de plafonds de dépenses largement réduits ...


Hungary's Plan To Ease Entry For Russians, Belarus...

Description: A recent decision by Hungary to make it easier for Russian and Belarusian nationals to enter that co...


Treasury Targets Iranian Missile and UAV Procureme...

Description: Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is targeting fi...


Venezuelans protest as observers say presidential ...

Description: Protesters took to the streets across Venezuela on Tuesday (30 July), demanding that President Nicol...


Starvation in Sudan: As in Gaza, the Deprivation I...

Description: How a brutal, five year old civil war in Sudan has been producing Gaza-level starvation and war crim...


The Olympics banned Russia for Occupying Ukraine, ...

Description: Belfast (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) - Nagham Abu Samrah was 24 years old Palestinian kara...


Why Modi is heading to Kiev so soon after hugging ...

Description: Indian PM Modi’s first-ever visit to Ukraine comes just six weeks after his Moscow trip, which irked...


Hungary visa move stokes EU fears of Russian espio...

Description: The European People's Party (EPP) has raised security concerns over a decision by Hungary to ease vi...


Western Union’s Digital Surge Offsets In-Store Dec...

Description: The digital transformation of Western Union continues with the money-transfer company posting double...


Ugandan man detained for nearly year over homosexu...

Description: A Ugandan man, Michael Opolot, was granted bail after nearly a year of pre-trial detention under Uga...


Pezeshkian takes oath of office before Parliament ...

Description: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian takes the oath of office before Parliament , with dignitaries fr...


Maduro slams protesters against election results a...

Description: President Nicolas Maduro slammed violent protests that flooded the streets of Venezuela's capital an...


Pezeshkian vows balanced foreign ties to pursue re...

Description: Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian has expressed optimism about the future, promising that his admin...


Taliban Cuts Ties With 14 Afghan Diplomatic Missio...

Description: Afghanistan's Taliban rulers have announced that they are cutting ties with 14 Afghan diplomatic mis...


American Bar Association Lowers The Boom And Lays ...

Description: Lawyers need to know about the newly released guidance by the American Bar Association on generative...


Christians United for Israel pledge to stand again...

Description: CUFI members prepared in collectives to ask Congress to push forward acts which would see a weakened...


Independent rights experts urge States to comply w...

Description: UN Member States must immediately comply with the recent "landmark ruling" by the International Cour...


Taiwan leader hails 'largest-ever' gathering of fo...

Description: Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te welcomed what he called the "largest-ever" delegation of foreign la...


Starvation as a Deliberate Tool of War in Sudan

Description: By Priti Gulati Cox and Stan Cox ( Tomdispatch.com ) - For months, we’ve all been able to stay reaso...


Why Josh Shapiro Would be a Dangerous Choice as Ha...

Description: Kamala Harris has gained strong support as the presumptive Democratic presidential candidate. Puttin...


Venezuela’s Top Lawmaker Calls for Arrest of Oppos...

Description: (Bloomberg) -- Venezuela hardened its crackdown on any resistance to President Nicolás Maduro’s self...


ISIL-K seeks to recruit lone actors through India-...

Description: A UN report revealed that ISIL-K is attempting to recruit individuals in India through local handler...


Biden-Harris regime announces a ban on single-use ...

Description: No one really has any expectation that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris would respect the rule of law and...


A Fortune 50 company paid a record-breaking $75 mi...

Description: Zscaler researchers revealed that a company paid a record-breaking $75 million ransom to the Dark An...


The 3 changes Australian sport must make after Vol...

Description: Recently there have been three worrying reviews into Australian Olympic sports but much more needs t...


Starvation in Sudan

Description: For months, we’ve all been able to stay reasonably informed about the wars in Gaza and Ukraine. But ...


Voitures électriques : Renault mise sur la vente a...

Description: Renault va devoir accélérer ses ventes sur l'électrique pour atteindre les normes fixées par l'Europ...


Venezuelans protest as observers say presidential ...

Description: The protests, which the government denounced as an attempted coup, began on Monday after the South A...


Meeting with Rostec State Corporation CEO Sergei C...

Description: Sergei Chemezov presented to the President a report on the state corporation's performance in 2023 a...


Biden, Lula press Venezuela to publish election ta...

Description: In Venezuela, protesters took to streets, waving flags and demanding President Nicolas Maduro acknow...


Airbus faces criminal probe in Britain over potent...

Description: The investigation emerged in footnotes to the company's half-yearly earnings, which said Airbus was ...


Radware Launches EPIC-AI to Deliver New AI-Powered...

Description: Increases accuracy of protection and reduces time to resolution while cutting costs Increases accura...


Radware Launches EPIC-AI to Deliver New AI-Powered...

Description: Radware Launches EPIC-AI to Deliver New AI-Powered Intelligence and GenAI Capabilities Across its Se...


Israeli airstrike kills top Lebanese Hezbollah com...

Description: The Israeli military carried out an airstrike on the southern suburbs of Beirut Tuesday evening, kil...


Booking.com écope d’une amende record de 413 milli...

Description: Booking.com, leader du marché espagnol des réservations en ligne, a écopé d’une lourde sanction de l...


Martel: Democrat Foreign Policies Facilitated Vene...

Description: The ongoing tidal wave of civil unrest in Venezuela is the result of a rigged election that Presiden...


La défense du service public, nouvelle stratégie d...

Description: En proposant Lucie Castets comme Première ministre, le Nouveau Front populaire concentre désormais s...


À Delhi, la chaleur inquiète les habitants des qua...

Description: Près de 1 800 habitations non autorisées abritent plus de 30 % de la population de Delhi, dont 32,2 ...


‘Unfair,’ ‘senseless:’ UST labor leaders slam MyUS...

Description: SOME LEADERS of UST employees’ groups have assailed the administration’s decision to bar workers wit...


Phishing campaigns target SMBs in Poland, Romania,...

Description: Phishing campaigns target small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in Poland to deliver malware fami...


Intl. AIDS Conference: Trans Man Asks Governments ...

Description: Jay Mulucha, Executive Director of FEM Alliance Uganda, gave an impassioned plea to governments arou...


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