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US Postal Service issues new rule for mail ballots, but its impact on the midterms is uncertain

winnipegfreepress.com ·

The U.S. Postal Service has announced new rules for mail ballots just days before some states begin distributing them, with the timing coinciding with the conservative majority of the Supreme Court's decision to allow President Donald Trump's executive order limiting mail ballots for the November elections. The new provisions could prohibit the Postal Service from sending ballots from states that do not adhere to Trump's directive and require significant changes to the mail ballot envelopes.

However, the impact of these changes on the midterm elections remains uncertain, as the regulations are still facing legal challenges and may not be implemented in time for the November elections.

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The U.S. has launched an operation to economically isolate Iran, saying "China is not exempt." The U.S. Treasury Department said on the 5th that it had imposed sanctions on a Chinese company and two Chinese nationals for doing business with Iran's shipping and oil sectors. The move is part of the Trump administration's efforts to cut off Iran's oil exports and limit the country's access to the global financial system. The Treasury Department said in a statement that the sanctions targeted a Chinese company, Zhuhai Zhenrong, and two Chinese individuals, who were involved in the sale and transport of Iranian petroleum products. The U.S. has been reimposing sanctions on Iran that were lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal, which the Trump administration withdrew from in 2018. The Treasury Department said that the latest sanctions were aimed at disrupting Iran's "illicit" financial networks and preventing the country from using the global financial system to fund its "malignant" activities. The move is also seen as an effort to put pressure on China, Iran's largest trading partner, to reduce its economic ties with Tehran. The U.S. has been critical of China's continued trade with Iran, saying that it undermines the effectiveness of the sanctions. The Treasury Department said that it would continue to work with its international partners to disrupt Iran's financial networks and prevent the country from using the global financial system to fund its activities.

·hani.co.kr

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