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America threatened to impose sanctions to nations carrying illicit trade on oil with North Korea

Important facts

The 15-member UN Security Council has unanimously put sanctions on North Korea since 2006 in a bid to choke funding for Pyongyang’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
UN has allowed export of 500000 barrel of fuel to North Korea
Washington has tracked some 148 cases this year of tankers delivering fuel to North
North Korea continues to employ tactics to evade UN sanctions, through the help of Russia