WASHINGTON—The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned five Nicaraguan government officials who lead the principal financial, communications, and military agencies that enable Nicaragua’s Murillo-Ortega dictatorship to repress its people. The individuals sanctioned include the Director…

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned over 30 individuals, entities, and vessels enabling illicit Iranian petroleum sales and Iran’s ballistic missile and advanced conventional weapons (ACW) production, as part of Treasury’s…

The United States is committed to countering attempts to undermine regional security and subvert sovereignty. Today, the Department of State is announcing it has taken steps to impose visa restrictions on three Chilean government officials who knowingly directed, authorized, funded,…

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned three commanders of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)—a Sudanese paramilitary group—for their actions in El-Fasher, Sudan. These individuals were involved in the RSF’s 18-month siege of and…

The Trump Administration is rapidly implementing President Trump’s vision to reopen and develop Venezuela’s oil industry for the shared benefit of the American and Venezuelan people. Thanks to President Trump’s leadership, the United States has already issued several general licenses…

A San Bernardino County man, Yaoning “Mike” Sun, 65, of Chino Hills, California, was sentenced by United States District Judge R. Gary Klausner for the Central District of California to 48 months in federal prison for acting as an illegal…

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action to disrupt two key mechanisms Hizballah uses to sustain its economic stability: revenue generation in coordination with the Iranian regime and exploitation of Lebanon’s informal financial…

Remarks January 28, 2026 SECRETARY RUBIO: Thank you. I appreciate it. And I’ll be brief in my opening statement so we can leave more time for questions. I’ve submitted a written statement, but I’m not going to use it. I’m…

The three Iranian KSTs illegally entered the U.S. during the Biden administration WASHINGTON – On Monday, January 26, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) deported three known or suspected terrorists (KSTs) who entered the U.S. during the Biden administration, all…

An indictment filed in the District of Columbia was unsealed on Saturday charging a Turkish national and a German national for an alleged bribery scheme involving contracts with the U.S. military and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). NATO is…