United States sanctions

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United States sanctions are economic and financial restrictions imposed by the U.S. government to influence the behavior or policies of foreign governments, entities, or individuals.

All labels observed (7)

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Statements (57)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coercive economic measure ⓘ
economic sanction regime ⓘ
foreign policy instrument ⓘ
administeredBy Office of Foreign Assets Control ⓘ
U.S. Department of Commerce ⓘ
U.S. Department of State ⓘ
U.S. Department of the Treasury ⓘ
affects access to U.S. financial system ⓘ
cross-border financial transactions ⓘ
international trade ⓘ
appliesTo foreign entities ⓘ
foreign governments ⓘ
foreign individuals ⓘ
enforcedBy administrative actions ⓘ
civil penalties ⓘ
criminal penalties ⓘ
hasObjective combat corruption ⓘ
counter terrorism ⓘ
counter weapons of mass destruction proliferation ⓘ
influence foreign government behavior ⓘ
promote human rights ⓘ
respond to armed aggression ⓘ
support international security ⓘ
hasType arms embargoes ⓘ
asset freezes ⓘ
comprehensive sanctions ⓘ
export controls ⓘ
financial restrictions ⓘ
secondary sanctions ⓘ
sectoral sanctions ⓘ
targeted sanctions ⓘ
travel bans ⓘ
imposedBy United States government ⓘ
legalBasis Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act ⓘ
Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act ⓘ
International Emergency Economic Powers Act ⓘ
Magnitsky Act ⓘ
Trading with the Enemy Act ⓘ
United Nations Participation Act ⓘ
various presidential executive orders ⓘ
oftenCoordinatedWith European Union sanctions ⓘ
United Nations sanctions ⓘ
scopeIncludes blocking of property and interests in property ⓘ
restrictions on U.S. persons ⓘ
restrictions on dealings in U.S. dollars ⓘ
restrictions on exports and reexports ⓘ
restrictions on investment and services ⓘ
targets corrupt officials ⓘ
entities involved in WMD proliferation ⓘ
human rights abusers ⓘ
narcotics traffickers ⓘ
state sponsors of terrorism ⓘ
terrorist organizations ⓘ
usesInstrument Foreign Sanctions Evaders list ⓘ
Non-SDN Menu-Based Sanctions list ⓘ
Sectoral Sanctions Identifications list ⓘ
Specially Designated Nationals list ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

GAESA → subjectOf → United States sanctions ⓘ
H.R.3364 → affects → United States sanctions regime on Iran ⓘ
linked to: United States sanctions
H.R.3364 → affects → United States sanctions regime on North Korea ⓘ
linked to: United States sanctions
Iranian ballistic missile program → subjectOf → United States sanctions ⓘ
Arak heavy water reactor → subjectOfSanctions → United States sanctions on Iran ⓘ
linked to: United States sanctions
Public Law 105-292 → relatedTo → United States sanctions policy ⓘ
linked to: United States sanctions
Sectoral Sanctions Identifications List → relatedTo → Russia/Ukraine-related Sanctions Regulations ⓘ
linked to: United States sanctions
Non-SDN Iran Sanctions Act List → associatedWith → Iran Sanctions Act-related measures ⓘ
linked to: United States sanctions