economic sanctions

British

plural noun

any actions taken by one nation or group of nations to harm the economy of another nation or group, often to force a political change

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Turkey, which has long been reluctant to implement U.S. economic sanctions, is enforcing restrictions on Iranian banks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Oil futures fell as traders weighed the modest scale of new U.S. economic sanctions on Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

Nine state-owned mining, metal and building firms, the Ministry of Construction and officials connected to a Cuban-based international institute have been named in the latest tranche of economic sanctions.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

The billionaire has since repeated that he is keeping the option of striking Tehran on the table, but prefers to stress the economic damage inflicted on the country through economic sanctions.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

He’d violated State Department economic sanctions against Yugoslavia by playing a $5 million chess match against Boris Spassky in Sveti Stefan, Montenegro, in 1992, and an arrest warrant had been issued at that time.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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