Instead, the sanctions remained in place and prices soared again.

It allowed six nations to contend that sanctions remained in force.

The weapons embargo, travel restrictions, and financial sanctions remain in force.

The sanctions remain in place for at least a year, after which they can be reviewed.

But he added that few stringent sanctions remained, beyond a ban on air travel in and out of the country.

He made clear that this meant the sanctions should remain for a long time.

While sanctions remain, inflation is likely to continue and unemployment seems set to rise.

Until that is done, the Security Council has said, the sanctions will remain.

As a result all possible sanctions will remain in place until he is gone.

Initially, American officials had suggested the sanctions would remain for three to six months.