Sentence examples for extension of sanctions from inspiring English sources

Earlier this month, the Republican-controlled Congress passed an extension of sanctions against Iran.

Russia's representative to the EU, Vladimir Chizhov, said the extension of sanctions would undermine the Minsk deal.

"To the world community, the extension of sanctions against Iran shows the unreliability of the American government," he told the state television on Saturday.

In Washington, administration officials said they would insist that Iraq comply with the resolution that created Dr. Blix's team or face an indefinite extension of sanctions.

The decision is likely to provoke an uncompromising response from the Kremlin, which on Saturday accused the EU of aiding terrorists through its most recent extension of sanctions.

The House joined the Senate today in overwhelmingly backing a five-year extension of sanctions against Iran and Libya, intended to curb foreign investment in their oil and gas sectors.

The administration, in a statement of policy issued today, restated that it favored a two-year extension of the sanctions to reflect its view "that sanctions should be reviewed frequently to assess their effectiveness and continued suitability".

The Tories are planning a draconian extension of welfare sanctions that will affect millions of working families currently claiming tax credits.

That isolation showed brief signs of easing after efforts by France to bring Syria back into the international fold in 2008, but Syria's violation of a UN ban on arming the Lebanese Hezbollah militia led to the extension of US sanctions in May 2010.

A senior foreign policy official lashed out at the "symbolic date -- June 22" for extension of the sanctions as evidence that Western leaders have little understanding of Russia.

Menendez, who along with Kirk has been at the forefront of congressional sanctions legislation against Iran, says that bringing up an extension of the 1996 sanctions sooner rather than later will help ensure a deal.