Källor: USA avvaktar nya sanktioner inför toppmöte

As of 2014 the federal government of the United States imposes several embargoes and economic sanctions against different countries and activities, the most notable of them aimed against countries which the U.S. government has declared "State Sponsors of Terrorism". Sanctions imposed by the United States government include: no arms-related exports controls over dual-use technology exports restrictions on economic assistance financial restrictions: requiring the United States to oppose loans by the World Bank and other international financial institutions diplomatic immunity waived to allow families of terrorist victims to file for civil damages in U.S. courts tax credits for companies and individuals denied for income earned in listed countries duty-free goods exemption suspended for imports from those countries authority to prohibit a U.S. citizen from engaging in financial transactions with the government on the list without a license from the U.S. government prohibition of U.S. Defense Department contracts above $100,000 with companies controlled by countries on the list.