Washington [US], August 1 (ANI): The United States on Monday designated six entities facilitating illicit transactions related to Iranian petroleum as well as petroleum and petrochemical products, key sources of revenue for the Iranian government said.

Washington [US], December 23 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday (local time) said that the United States will work with the international community to scale up the level of assistance provided to Afghanistan, adding to provide one million additional COVID-19 vaccine doses to the strife-torn country through COVAX.

Washington [US], October 29 (ANI/Sputnik): The US has rolled out new sanctions targeting Iran's unmanned aerial vehicle program and its chief, the Treasury announced on Friday.

New Delhi Oct 27 PTI Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd APSEZ on Wednesday said it has decided to exit its investment in Myanmar by June next year APSEZ the largest port developer in India is part of the globally diversified Adani Group The Board has decided to actively work on a plan on exiting Companys investment in Myanmar including divestment opportunities expected to be concluded by March - June 2022 APSEZ said in notes to its second quarter results In August this year APSEZ had said its investment in a port in Myanmar was not in violation of any sanction guidelines issued by the Office of Foreign Assets Control OFAC of the US Department of Treasury APSEZ believes that it is not in violation of any sanction guidelines issued by OFAC and has therefore applied to OFAC for a general license to operate the Port it had said The project had run into controversy after it was reported that APSEZ chief executive Karan Adani had in July 2019 met Senior General Min Aung Hlaing the army chief who led a coup against the elected government The Adani Group had previously said it had won the Yangon International Terminal project last year through a global competitive bid The project requires USD 290 million investment The land acquisition for the project was facilitated by the Myanmar Investment Commission led by U Thaung Tun its chairman and Minister of Investment and Foreign Economic Relations under the guidance of President Aung San Suu Kyis National League for Democracy government it had previously saidPTI BKS ABM ABM