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The United States has imposed sanctions on Nobitex, Iran's biggest cryptocurrency exchange, for allegedly facilitating transactions worth hundreds of millions of dollars for Iran's central bank and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
The US Embassy in Syria reports significant economic gains following Washington's decision to lift sanctions a year ago, citing 18,000 new company registrations and the return of 1.5 million refugees.
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The United States has indicted former Cuban President Raul Castro, 94, in connection with a 1996 incident involving downed aircraft. The move signals heightened tension as the Trump administration pursues a harder line against Cuba's communist government.