The phrase "add sanctions" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to imposing penalties or restrictions, often in political or economic discussions.
Example: "The government decided to add sanctions against the country to pressure them into compliance."
Alternatives: "impose sanctions" or "implement sanctions".
It also reduces the ability of the European Union to add sanctions to a particular program as the initial event that created consensus and triggered sanctions fades in time.
Bloomberg columnists Eli Lake and Josh Rogin reported that Senator Mark Kirk, a Republican from Illinois, will pause a bill seeking to add sanctions on Iran until the 30 June finalization deadline.
The agreement sets a path for other Western energy companies, but it exposes the French energy giant to the possibility that the Trump administration will add sanctions to Iran.
Given the absence of any real progress, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee was quite right to move forward with the sanctions bill, which passed the full Senate by a vote of 97 to 2. It would add sanctions and allow Congress to block presidential efforts to reduce existing sanctions.
Some analysts say the dynamics of American politics make it easy for Congress to add sanctions and tough to remove them.
The official added: "Sanctions build over time.
The diplomat added, "Sanctions are a joke — they're just a pressure release.
The report adds: Sanctions clearly place significant numbers of individuals and families in a position where they cannot afford food.
This is despite the fact that the Bush administration, which accuses Syria of supporting terrorism, has recently added sanctions on the government and its business associates.
In response to Russia's purported weaponization of information, the United States has added sanctions, and the European Union has set up a task force to counteract Russian disinformation.
For example, in May 2017, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed two bills that expand divestiture and contracting sanctions involving Iran, the Terror State Divestiture Act and the Terror State Contracting Act (the latter also added sanctions involving Sudan and Foreign Terrorist Organizations).
