Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence

March 28, 2025 | Jonathan Schanzer, Sinan Ciddi, Melissa Sacks, Michael Rubin

Hamas and Turkey: Partners in Terror

May 6, 2023 | Emanuele Ottolenghi |

Hezbollah Is Missing from President Biden’s Corruption Agenda

Making global corruption a national security priority is the right decision. Recognizing Hezbollah’s systematic reliance on corruption to facilitate its illicit finance networks would make the White House strategy more effective.

March 1, 2022 | Saeed Ghasseminejad, Behnam Ben Taleblu

Five Lessons Learned From Sanctions on Iran for the Ukraine Crisis

The goal of sanctions should be to impose costs on the Russian economy that either make Putin’s tactical and strategic objectives too costly to achieve, change Russia’s overall cost/benefit calculation, weaken its economy, or deter further aggression.

May 10, 2018 | Sheryl Saperia

The Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act

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January 10, 2018 | Juan C. Zarate

Sanctions and Financial Pressure: Major National Security Tools

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April 3, 2017 | Behnam Ben Taleblu

Increasing the Effectiveness of Non-Nuclear Sanctions Against Iran

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February 6, 2017 |

U.S. Treasury Department Veteran Daniel Glaser Joins FDD’s Center on Sanctions and Illicit Finance

(Washington, D.C., Feb. 6, 2017) – Daniel L. Glaser, a 20-year U.S. Treasury Department veteran who mos...

February 3, 2016 |

Anti-Money Laundering and Terror Finance Expert Joins FDD’s Center on Sanctions and Illicit Finance

Washington, DC -- John Cassara, a 26-year federal intelligence and law enforcement veteran and expert o...

January 23, 2015 | FDD Press Release

FDD Names Board of Advisors to Help Guide Center on Sanctions and Illicit Finance

WASHINGTON – The Foundation for Defense of Democracies today announced 18 experts who will serve as members of the Board of Advisors for its Center on Sanctions and Illicit Finance (CSIF)....

October 21, 2014 | FDD Policy Brief

UK Blacklists Qatari for Terror Finance, Pledges Closer U.S. Coordination

Ten months after the U.S. Treasury sanctioned suspected terrorist financier Abdulrahman bin Omeir al-Nuaymi, th...

May 16, 2013 | Clifford D. May |

Night at the Newseum

Inspire is a glossy, English-language, online magazine published by al-Qaeda. It was conceived by Anwar al-Awlaki, the American-born cleric and al-Qaeda leader, who also contributed edit...

May 13, 2013 | |

Statement: FDD Welcomes Newseum’s Decision on Hamas’ Al Aqsa TV Employees

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, DC -- FDD welcomes the...

March 11, 2013 | Benjamin Weinthal |

US Senator, Treasury Press EU to Blacklist Hezbollah

In an exchange with US Senator Mark Kirk (R-Illinois) on drying up Iranian funds for the financing of its alleged nuclear weapons program, Treasury Under Secretary David Cohen said the US governm...

February 15, 2013 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Why Doesn’t Europe Think Hezbollah Is a Terror Group?

The rift over counterterrorism strategy between the United States and its trans-Atlantic partners will likely be on display next week in Brussels, where European foreign ministers are slated to d...

March 14, 2012 | |

FDD Applauds SWIFT for Expelling Iranian Banks

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, DC (FDD, March 15, 2012) – SWIFT, a top clearinghouse for international financial transactions, announced to...

March 12, 2012 | Thomas Joscelyn The Weekly Standard |

Politicizing Iran’s Ties to Al Qaeda

In “Politician-in-Chief,” Steve Hayes writes about President Obama’s frustration with, as Hayes...

December 23, 2011 | Thomas Joscelyn The Long War Journal |

US Offers $10 Million Reward for Iran-Based al Qaeda Financier

The State Department announced on Dec. 22 that a reward of up to $10 million is being offered for any information leading to the capture of an Iran-based al Qaeda financier named Ezedin Abdel Azi...