Middle East

Stopping Iran's Procurement of Weapons and Materiel

One of the sanctioned entities includes Joint Stock Company Experimental Design Bureau also known as Yakovlev. It is a Russia-based aircraft manufacturer that develops and produces the Yak-130 fighter jet.

Superintelligence Must Be Freely Developed and Deployed

“A prosperous future will not be secured by a global regulator,” he stressed. “It will be secured by sovereign nations that adopt superintelligence, responsible companies that build it, and free people who refuse to be ruled by fear.”

U.S. Disrupts Digital Asset Exchange Enabling Iran

The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated, on September 17, BitBank, a priority digital assets venture controlled by OFAC-designated Iranian financier Babak Zanjani, as part of Operation Economic Outcast.

Houthis Escalate Tensions in the Middle East

A United Nations-brokered truce in April 2022 largely halted Houthi attacks on Saudi territory, but hostilities have escalated again since the group declared a blockade on Saudi shipping in July.

Operation Economic Outcast Strikes Iran's Terrorist Network

KH and Lebanese Hizballah fuel Iran’s destabilizing influence in the Middle East, endanger U.S. and partner forces, and facilitate extensive sanctions evasion schemes. 

Severing Iran's Financial Lifelines in Turkiye

The Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), on September 4, designated Türkiye-based financial institution Golden Global Yatirim Bankasi Anonim Sirketi (Golden Global Bank) and its subsidiaries.

President Trump's Plan is the Only Way Forward in Gaza

Aid is beginning to reach those in need. Hamas has agreed to disarm in full. The IDF is pulling back. And the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza is authorized to move in.

Syria No Longer Designated State Sponsor of Terrorism

Countering Far Left Terrorism

“there will be no refuge for violent extremists who wage war on our civilization and plot to undermine law and order, destroy critical infrastructure, assault political opponents, or conceal their crimes from authorities."

United States Remains Committed to Feeding the Hungry

The World Food Program now projects an additional 45 million people will suffer from acute food insecurity globally.

Treasury Department Launches Operation Economic Outcast

Trump Launches Economic D-Day Against Iran

President Donald Trump announced the launch of what he called an Economic D-Day against Iran - “the most crushing economic operation ever taken against any country.”