Sanctioning a Hizballah Money Exchange Network
The United States is designating a financial network, spearheaded by Lebanese money exchanger Hassan Moukalled, that facilitates financial activities for Hizballah. Moukalled has presented himself as an advocate for Lebanon’s economic prosperity but instead has been helping Hizballah and himself to profit from Lebanon’s economic crisis. In addition to Moukalled, the Department of the Treasury […]

The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi co-hosted a meeting today with G7 and other key partners to reaffirm collective support for Ukraine’s energy sector. The Secretary led discussion of ongoing efforts to expedite energy equipment deliveries to Ukraine, praised Ukrainian citizens’ […]
Stan Fitzgerald of Acworth Georgia named president of Veterans for Trump aka Veterans for America First.
The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman met in Washington with Kazakhstani Special Presidential Representative for International Cooperation Erzhan Kazykhan and underscored the United States’ enduring commitment to Kazakhstan’s independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity. The Deputy Secretary expressed appreciation for the Kazakhstani people’s humanitarian support to the […]
Ukraine’s President Zelensky says his troops have made more advances against Russian forces. It comes days after Ukrainian forces retook the strategic town of Lyman in the east of the country. Now the Ukrainian advance in the south around the city of Kherson is said to be making progress, with the recapture of outlying villages…
The United States, as chair of the Summit of the Americas process, will convene a virtual meeting of Summit governments, January 24, to strengthen the protection of environmental defenders in keeping with leaders’ commitments made in Los Angeles on June 9, 2022, at the Ninth Summit. Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental […]
One week after her trip to Kyiv, Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will travel to Cleveland and Parma, Ohio, on January 24, to engage with Ohioans and the Ukrainian diaspora community, and to discuss U.S. support for Ukraine. Deputy Secretary Sherman will join Governor Mike DeWine and other state and local officials in Parma […]
Concurrently with the United Kingdom and the European Union, the United States today is taking further action to press for accountability for the Iranian regime’s human rights abuses by imposing sanctions on 10 additional Iranian individuals and one additional Iranian entity. This is the ninth round of designations targeting actors responsible for the crackdown on […]