Middle East

• May 07, 2026

  Economic Fury Targets Iranian Proxies In Iraq

  Secretary Bessent warns that “Treasury will not stand idly by as Iran's military exploits Iraqi oil to fund terrorism against the United States and our partners."

• May 06, 2026

  U.S. Launches Project Freedom in Strait of Hormuz

  “For more than two months now, these innocent sailors and commercial crew members have been stranded out at sea” due to because Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, said Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a White House press conference.

• May 04, 2026

  U.S. Tightens Financial Noose on Iran

  “We will relentlessly target the regime’s ability to generate, move, and repatriate funds, and pursue anyone enabling Tehran’s attempts to evade sanctions.” 

• May 01, 2026

  Hamas Remains the Obstacle to Peace in Gaza

  The United States and its partners on the Board of Peace are pushing hard to achieve peace in Gaza.

• April 29, 2026

  U.S. Targets Iran's Shadow Banking Networks

  The Treasury Department has frozen more than $344 million in cryptocurrency tied to Iran.

• April 27, 2026

  Disrupting Iran's Illicit Oil Trade

  The United States is taking decisive action to disrupt Iran’s illicit oil trade, the Iranian regime’s primary revenue stream that funds its terrorism and destabilizes the region. 

• April 24, 2026

  Iran Should Seize Its Chance To Make Peace

  “Iran has a historic chance to make a serious deal, and the ball is in their court.”

• April 23, 2026

  Economic Fury Targets Iranian Missile and UAV Procurement Networks

  The United States Department of the Treasury is sanctioning 14 individuals, entities, and aircraft based in Iran, Türkiye, and the United Arab Emirates for their involvement in procuring or transporting weapons or weapons components on behalf of the Iranian regime. 

• April 20, 2026

  Russia and China Are Obstructing Peace in the Middle East

  Russia and China voted to veto a draft resolution earlier this month that sought to protect freedom of navigation and maritime security in and around the Strait of Hormuz.

• April 17, 2026

  Economic Fury Targets Illicit Oil Smuggling Network Run by Iranian Regime Elite

  The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has intensified pressure on Iran’s illicit oil transportation infrastructure

• April 13, 2026

  Iran's Failure to Make Peace Leads to U.S. Naval Blockade

  The blockade will be enforced impartially against vessels of all nations entering or departing Iranian ports and coastal areas, including all Iranian ports on the Arabian Gulf and Gulf of Oman.

• April 08, 2026

  U.S. and Iran Announce a Two-Week Ceasefire

  The success of the U.S. military created the leverage necessary for President Trump and his team to engage in tough negotiations that have now created an opening for long-term peace in the Middle East. 

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