Took me a minute to parse the headline -- Sanctioned as as in "imposed penalty" (ie "sanctions"), not as in dictionary definition #2 "official permission or app

Took me a minute to parse the headline -- Sanctioned as as in "imposed penalty" (ie "sanctions"), not as in dictionary definition #2 "official permission or approval". Perhaps because "US territories" are a thing, perhaps because it's way more newsworthy if LE bans the US, or perhaps im just a dummie.