If the interest you paid on your mortgage is larger than your standard tax deduction, you definitely benefit by itemizing -- and all the rest of your deductible expenses (including real estate taxes, state and local income taxes, and charitable donations) are frosting on the cake.
Sanctions were approved by the United States, the European Union (EU) and other countries and international organisations. Russia has responded with sanctions against a number of countries, including a total ban on food imports from the EU, United States, Norway, Canada and Australia.
The Iranian economy had suffered from the sanctions imposed in 2012. GDP fell by nearly 6% last year and inflation hit double digits, averaging some 39%. The sanctions imposed on Russia are targeted at freezing assets and imposing travel bans on key Putin allies. Russia is imposing like-for-like sanctions in return.