Sanctions

The president "rejoices over the misery that he thinks he has imposed on ordinary Iranians," Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif wrote on Twitter.

"Other tools have somehow disappeared from U.S. diplomacy's arsenal," Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.

Pyongyang had been hoping for a reduction of sanctions after the summit.

Russian troops will remain in the country "as long as they need it, and as long as the Venezuelan government needs them," Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova told reporters.

"President Trump likes Chairman Kim and he doesn't think these sanctions will be necessary," the Sanders said.

"This is a sure sign of your successful work in Russia," Russian President Vladimir Putin told a director from the country's Ministry of Energy.

"No one can defeat a nation which pursues resistance," Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said in a televised address, claiming the U.S. and its allies were to blame for the country's poor economy.

North Korea's ruling Workers' Party won re-election to maintain control of the country's Supreme People's Assembly, with 99.99 percent voter turnout.

The U.S. wants to change the regime in Iran, while Europe simply seeks to reform the regime's behavior. But the two parties are closer on some issues than you'd think.

Payments that read "Cuba sanctions" and "North Korea food" passed through the app without delay, but a transaction reading "Persian restaurant" was flagged for review.

Vladimir Putin's government has already taken steps to protect the Russian economy against such "racketeering attacks," Dmitry Peskov, Putin's spokesman, said.

"I believe the extremist sector of the white supremacists of the Ku Klux Klan is in charge of the United States," Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro claimed.

"It really seems to be getting toward quite a grand scheme," legal expert Harry Litman said, "where officials are feathering their nests."

The Pentagon-backed Syrian Democratic Forces are supplying oil to the Syrian government in spite of U.S. sanctions.

"It's convenient for them to let the country continue enduring this absurd crisis," an aid worker said.

"Donald Trump has without doubt given an order to kill me and has told the government of Colombia and the Colombian mafia to kill me," the embattled South American leader said.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro refused to submit to what he called "imperialist" international demands for a new election amid his power struggle with opposition leader Juan Guaidó.

"We continue to assess that Iran is not currently undertaking the key nuclear weapons-development activities we judge necessary to produce a nuclear device," Dan Coats said.

"The U.S. government has limited ability to provide emergency services to U.S. citizens" in the country, the advisory warned.

China said, "History has taught us that external interference or sanctions, instead of helping solve problems, can only complicate matters."

"In the face of any aggression, of any nature and intensity, we will defend Venezuela, as it belongs to us," said Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino, who is standing by embattled President Nicolás Maduro.

White House national security adviser warned of a "significant response" to any harm that came to U.S. citizens at the hands of Venezuela.

The State Department is not saying when it will implement the sanctions, noting that there is no deadline in the law for imposing them.

"The Treasury Department seems to be doing its damnedest to help a Russian oligarch by relieving sanctions, hiding the evidence and duping the Senate in the process," John Avlon said.

In 2011 the U.S. designated Mahan Air a material supporter of terrorism.

"It definitely rattled people," a former senior U.S. administration official told The Wall Street Journal. "People were shocked. It was mind-boggling how cavalier they were about hitting Iran."

"The Americans happily say that these sanctions are unprecedented in history. Yes, they're unprecedented. And the defeat that the Americans will face will be unprecedented, God willing," Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said.

"Today, people have difficulties making a living and feeding their children. If we fail to resolve the problem of unnecessary domestic and foreign expenditures, we will bear heavy costs," reformist politician Jalil Rahimi Jahanabadi warned.

The North Korean leader said he would have "no choice" but to defend his country if sanctions continue.

"We have enough capabilities to stand against their actions, and we have fully rehearsed for that," Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said.