economic sanctions

plural noun

1. any actions taken by one nation or group of nations to harm the economy of another nation or group, often to force a political change

Example Sentences

During his first term as president, Trump withdrew the US from the Iran nuclear deal, brokered in 2015 during Barack Obama’s presidency, and reinstated harsh economic sanctions which largely prohibit US companies from doing business in Iran.

From BBC

And some of his most destructive work, like accelerating the Iranian nuclear program by pulling out of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action in 2018, or imposing economic sanctions on Venezuela so severe that they catalyzed a mass migration to the United States that he was able to blame on Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, were the equivalent of planting bombs that go off long after you’ve left the room.

From Slate

Following the illegal annexation of Crimea in March 2014, the EU and other states imposed economic sanctions on Russia.

From BBC

A 2015 UN-backed deal with Iran under which it agreed to measures limiting its nuclear activities in return for a lifting of economic sanctions largely collapsed after then-President Trump pulled the US out in 2018.

From BBC

“Although he imposes economic sanctions on China, he does not wish to start or fight a war. Mr Biden starts more wars so more ordinary people dislike him. It is Mr Biden who supports Ukraine’s war and both Russia and Ukraine suffer great loss from the war,” he said.

From BBC