Sanctions

Israel sanctions IRGC-linked crypto accounts funneling millions to Hezbollah, other proxies

These funds, totaling approximately NIS 24 million, were used to fund various Iranian terror proxies, including Hezbollah.

An illustrative image of Iran and Hezbollah's flags.
Members of special IRGC forces attend a rally marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran April 29, 2022.

The most dangerous component of Iran’s arsenal - opinion

 Illustration of ISIS terrorists.

US CENTCOM kills senior ISIS leader Ali Husayn al-'Ulaywi in northwest Syria airstrike

 SWITZERLAND-US-IRAN-DIPLOMACY-WAR Iran's Minister of Foreign Affairs Seyyed Abbas Araghchi (L) and Swiss Federal Council, Ignazio Cassis take part in bilateral discussions at the Burgenstock resort in Obbuergen, near Lucerne on June 21, 2026.

'Only Iran will control its unfrozen assets,' Iranian envoy says


US sanctions 13 individuals, entities linked with Iran IRGC's missile procurement network

The sanctioned persons and organizations, who reportedly sought to source weapons that included man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS).

A MANPADS (Man-Portable Air Defiance Systems) missile is detonated along the shore facing the Firing Range, east of the Libyan capital Tripoli, on December 11, 2011. A top U.S. official said that a team of U.S. and Libyan bomb-disposal specialists has secured about 5,000 surface-to-air missiles.

Zionist NGO Regavim to countersue Canada, EU over sanctions, denies claims of violence - interview

On Tuesday, the United Kingdom, Canada, Norway, France, New Zealand, and Australia announced new sanctions against several individuals and organizations in the West Bank.

 Jewish settlers look on during a march near Hebron in the West Bank, June 21, 2021

Armies to markets: The changed nature of power - opinion

A new stage of global competition has begun, focused on rebuilding economies to be more resilient in a world of longer, more complex conflicts – not just on armaments.

Taiwanese soldiers leave Qingtian Hall, an underground military tunnel built inside Taiwu Mountain in the 1960s, after attending a performance commemorating the Battle of Guningtou, in Kinmen, Taiwan, October 18, 2025

UK sanctions individuals and entities linked to Israeli settlers in West Bank

The UK designated seven entities and individuals tied to West Bank settlers.

British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper at the UN Security Council, New York, February 18, 2026; illustrative.

Some 140 UK Labour MPs urge government to ban trade with West Bank settlements

The letter noted that countries such as Spain, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Belgium have either already implemented bans or are in the process of doing so.

British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper at the UN Security Council, New York, February 18, 2026; illustrative.

Proposed French sanctions will fuel antisemitism, isolate French Jews, lawyers warn

France is working with several European countries to step up pressure on Israel by imposing coordinated national sanctions targeting individuals linked to violence in the West Bank.

Protesters hold signs depitcting Jean-Luc Melenchon as in a mugshot and reading "Antisemite Populist, Jean-Luc Melenchon, Repeat offender, Puts a target in the back of Jews."

Paris misreads Israeli reality: Sanctioning settlers won't bring Palestinian statehood - editorial

If the Europeans hope their sanctions will bend Israel’s will, they are deeply misreading the Israeli public. Such actions will be used in the upcoming election campaign to bolster the Right.

THE ACTIVIST group Extinction Rebellion Paris (XR) staged a protest to commemorate the anniversary of the Nakba by unfurling a large Palestinian flag on the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, on May 15, 2026.

US imposes sanctions on Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, Revolutionary Armed Forces Ministry

Thursday's action against Diaz-Canel is the latest by Washington to intensify pressure on the island's communist leaders.

Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel waves a Cuban flag alongwith others during a march outside the U.S. Embassy to protest against what they denounce as U.S. aggression in the region, following the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and the killing of Cuban soldiers on January 16, 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)

French Navy boards Russian oil tanker, obstructs Atlantic 'shadow-fleet'

"This operation took place in the Atlantic Ocean, on the high seas, with the support of several partners, including the United Kingdom, in strict compliance with the law of the sea," said PM Macron.

French Navy personnel approach an oil tanker, subject to international sanctions and sailing from Russia, in the Atlantic Ocean, in this handout obtained by Reuters on June 1, 2026.