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US announces new sanctions against networks aiding Hezbollah, other Iranian proxies in Middle East

The sanctions targeted entities the US Treasury said supported the Iraqi-based Kataib Hezbollah and Lebanon-based Hezbollah.

Hezbollah members salute and raise the group's yellow flags during a funeral.
A general view of the Treasury Building on day two of a partial government shutdown in Washington, DC, US, February 1, 2026.

US sanctions Turkish bank, two subsidiaries in bid to increase economic pressure on Iran

A security personnel stands guard as Iranians take part in a protest marking the annual al-Quds Day, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan, in Tehran, Iran, March 13, 2026

Military, economic pressure on Iran may lead to internal uprising, US officials say

(Illustrative) A general view of the new headquarters of the Banque Misr of Egypt, in the New Administrative Capital (NAC) east of Cairo, Egypt, December 26, 2023.

UAE, Egypt central banks to coordinate with Banque Misr after US threatens to revoke dollar access


US imposes new sanctions on Iran, IRGC-linked entities following attacks in Strait of Hormuz

The sanctions require any US-based involvement in the sanctioned companies to be reported to the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). 

Signage is seen at the United States Department of the Treasury headquarters in Washington, DC, US, August 29, 2020.

Iran begins talks with Japanese firms on oil sales under temporary US sanctions waiver

A senior Iranian official said any deal would require the US to extend the current waiver given the shipping time between Japan and Iran.

 Iranian flag with stock graph and an oil pump jack miniature model are seen in this illustration taken October 9, 2023.

US authorizes Iranian oil sales amid talks on final peace deal

The license authorizes the production, delivery, and sale of crude oil, petrochemicals, and petroleum products of Iranian origin through August 21.

A VIEW of an oil facility in the Khark Island, on the shore of the Gulf, March 12, 2017.

US issues new sanctions against Lebanese officials, companies aligned with Hezbollah

They were sanctioned under the authority of Executive Order 13224, which allows the White House to target groups and individuals associated with designated terrorist groups.

People hold Hezbollah flags while commemorating Israel’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon in 2000, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, May 25, 2026.

Your Taxes: How Trump's anti-slavery tax proposal could impact Israeli exporters

While most countries ban slavery, they seemingly don’t ban imports from other countries where slavery may exist. Such imports allegedly lead to unfair exports to the US.

US President Donald Trump listens to reporters at the White House in Washington, DC, US, May 8, 2026.

US sanctions Iran's largest crypto exchange over IRGC links

The US Treasury announced on Tuesday that two brothers had also been individually sanctioned, along with the exchange’s chief executive officer.

Bitcoins are seen on the background of the Iranian flag (illustrative)

White House officials push for $250 bill featuring Trump's portrait - report

The director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing said several legal and procedural obstacles would delay the bill's printing by several years, although some officials are pushing for immediacy.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent holds up a Washington Post article about a possible 250 dollar bill with the portrait of U.S. President Donald Trump during a press briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC, US, May 28, 2026.

US imposes fresh sanctions on Iran's military oil sales, Treasury says

In a post on X/Twitter, Bessent asserted that “the Iranian economy and currency are in free fall,” as the US continues enforcing its blockade on Iranian ports along the Strait of Hormuz.

US Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent testifies during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government hearing on "proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of the Treasury" on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on April 22, 2026.

UN Rapporteur Albanese resanctioned by the US Treasury amid legal challenge

OFAC announced that the Tunis resident had been returned to the SDN list for International Criminal Court-related sanctions.

Francesca Albanese, UN special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories, attends a news conference during the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, March 24, 2026.

US removes UN expert Francesca Albanese from sanctions list

This development comes a week after a federal judge temporarily blocked the Treasury Department's sanctions on Albanese.

UN special rapporteur on human rights in Palestinian territories Francesca Albanese attends press conference in Geneva