U.S. sanctions have strained Iran’s finances and disrupted some funding channels to its Lebanese proxy, Hezbollah. Yet sanctions have not eliminated the group’s access to outside funding, including...
Europe’s Parliament wants to close the public purse to Muslim Brotherhood networks. Its recent vote challenges a funding system that risks subsidizing organizations whose political agenda undermines...
The Iran-backed Houthis march down Yemen’s west coast looked easy, but holding the territory is proving more difficult. Yemen’s internationally recognized government began Operation “Dawn of Yemen”—...
Two years after Israel killed Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah is weaker but not finished. WaTaawanou, a crowdfunded charity outside Hezbollah’s formal hierarchy, exemplifies one way Hezbollah endures: outsourcing...
Russia is transforming its partnership with Iran from a series of bilateral projects into a state-managed strategic portfolio. A nonpublic Russian government roadmap, revealed by Fox News Digital on September...
Briefing delivered to the Counter-Kleptocracy Caucus
Lebanon’s campaign against Hezbollah’s finances may be designed to look tougher than it is. Under pressure from Washington and international regulators, Beirut has done enough to claim progress by...
Even as Tbilisi says it seeks a reset in relations with Washington, it is turning a blind eye to financial schemes that benefit Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). On August 7, the U.S....
When the Houthis in Yemen entered the conflict between the United States and Iran on July 20 by announcing a maritime blockade of Saudi Arabia, it spelled danger in the Red Sea. Now, it appears Yemenis...
Pressure is ratcheting up on the Muslim Brotherhood. Months after targeting several of the Islamist organization’s chapters, Washington is now taking the fight to the group’s support infrastructure...
On May 12, the United Arab Emirates’ official news agency, Emirates News Agency, announced that Abu Dhabi had designated 16 Lebanese nationals and five Lebanon-based entities to its terrorism...
A bombshell report this week laid bare a startling truth: Hong Kong is the lifeline for the Iranian regime and its terrorist proxies. Hong Kong-registered shell companies are funneling billions...
Iran-backed militias work through politicians, front companies, and oil smugglers to siphon billions of dollars from the Iraqi people each year in schemes to enrich both themselves and the Islamic Republic...
The threat from cyberattacks has never been more acute, but there is reason to worry America is not rising to the challenge. It is not the lack of a cybersecurity strategy, but rather a growing...
A Turkish entrepreneur conducting extensive trade with Russia is the subject of an unusual decision by the U.S. Treasury Department to lift sanctions against him and three of his companies. Berk...
Russian oil sellers are increasingly turning to Chinese purchasers to offset losses stemming from India’s decision to halt imports in accordance with New Delhi’s ambitious new trade deal...
“The South African government does not have any relationship with Hamas.” The South African ambassador to Qatar, Ghulam Hoosein Asmal, made this claim in 2024 despite having met with a delegation from...
Following the U.S. designation of the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT), Jordan has accelerated its crackdown on the Islamist group. The U.S. decision is...
The Iraqi government did the right thing and froze the assets of Hezbollah and Yemen’s Houthis, but once the story made news on December 4, the government walked its decision back within hours. In...