Sanctions
US imposes sanctions targeting Hezbollah financial network, State Department says
According to the statement, the sanctions are intended to disrupt fundraising and money laundering activities carried out on behalf of Hezbollah’s finance team.
DOJ probing Iran's use of Binance crypto-exchange to avoid US sanctions
Dutch prosecutors drop Samos case against Israeli businessman Dan Gertler
Iranian ships leave Chinese port with suspected missile fuel during war - report
Venezuela suspends 19 oil, gas production-sharing contracts signed under Maduro, sources say
Venezuela's oil ministry suspends 19 production-sharing contracts, including projects in Lake Maracaibo and the Orinoco Belt, as part of a broader review of deals linked to US sanctions.
Former IDF intel. officer sentenced to prison term in Greek spying case
Tal Dilian and his partner, Sara Aleksandra Fayssal Hamou, were sentenced to prison in Greece for illegal surveillance, including monitoring government officials and journalists with spyware.
US expands Iran sanctions, targets illegal petroleum 'shadow fleet,' weapon production
Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control also targeted multiple networks that enable Iran to secure the precursor materials and machinery required for ballistic missile and other weapons.
UK targets Russia's Transneft in new sanctions on fourth anniversary of Ukraine war
The sanctioning of Transneft, one of the world's largest pipeline firms, brings the number of people, companies, and ships sanctioned under Britain's Russia measures to more than 3,000.
Cryptocurrency platforms facilitated Iran's evasion of sanctions, US suspects
US authorities are examining whether crypto platforms helped Iranian officials evade sanctions, as digital currency use in Iran surged to billions of dollars last year.
US issues sanctions on six Iranian officials for crackdown on protesters as rial hits record low
The sanctions will target six officials who “oversee the Iranian security forces responsible for the violent crackdowns on protesters,” including Iran’s minister of the interior.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio bans senior Iranian officials, families from being in US
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio revokes US entry privileges for senior Iranian officials and their families, citing human rights abuses.
Trump threatens tariffs on any nation supplying Cuba with oil
US President Donald Trump announces potential tariffs on countries providing oil to Cuba, ramping up pressure on the island’s leadership.
Trump eases Venezuela oil sanctions to boost US investment
The Trump administration eases some sanctions on Venezuela’s oil sector, allowing US companies to invest, but excludes firms from China, Russia, and other rivals.
US handing over seized tanker to Venezuela, officials say
The US hands back the Panama‑flagged M/T Sophia to Venezuela, marking the first reversal of such a seizure under the Trump administration.
