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US State Department

US foreign policy department and Pax Silica architect; manages Iran, Ukraine, trade, and tech competition.

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#19 24 Oct
#17 21 Oct

Announced the Crusoe-Araico agreement in Paraguay

Data Centres: Boom and Backlash: Crusoe plans AI site on Itaipu power
#182 21 Oct

Ordered non-emergency staff out of Saudi Arabia

Iran Conflict 2026: Attack on Dammam airport kills two
#182 21 Oct
Ordered departure from→SASaudi Arabia
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#180 29 Sept

Designated eight entities and five individuals under Executive Order 13949

Iran Conflict 2026: Treasury names 10 Iran missile suppliers
#180 29 Sept
Supplied updated identifying details→UNUnited Nations Consolidated Sanctions List
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#180 29 Sept
“posted reward against financial machinery”
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#180 25 Sept
#179 14 Sept

Announced sanctions on VTB Bank for Iran evasion

Iran Conflict 2026: US sanctions VTB Bank over Iran ties
#178 10 Sept

Announced sanctions on two armed movements and their finance networks

Iran Conflict 2026: State Department sanctions two Hezbollah money networks
#178 10 Sept
Sanctioned→KHKataib Hezbollah
“sanctioned financial network”
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#178 10 Sept
Sanctioned→HHezbollah
“sanctioned financial network”
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#14 3 Sept

Called Castro Calis a grandson of Raúl Castro

Cuba Dispatch: OFAC hits Cuba's trade bank and traders
#174 20 Aug

Notified Congress of a possible $4.5bn KC-46A sale to Qatar

Iran Conflict 2026: Qatar offered tankers, not yet sold them
#13 17 Aug
#166 4 Aug

Published Public Notice 13090 imposing INKSNA measures on 21 foreign persons

Iran Conflict 2026: Washington reached for the weaker law
#13 31 Jul

Published four Federal Register notices gazetting sanctions waves

Cuba Dispatch: GAESA was designated first, on 7 May
#159 20 Jul

Issued a Worldwide Caution alert covering Iran-aligned threats worldwide

Iran Conflict 2026: State Department issues second Iran alert
#157 17 Jul

Updated its worldwide travel advisory citing flight cancellation risk

Iran Conflict 2026: Washington widens its worldwide travel warning
#11 12 Jul

Designated ten Cuban entities under EO 14404

Cuba Dispatch: Tourism ministry lands in ten-name wave
#7 11 Jun

Committed $270m bilaterally as of 12 June to fund Ebola response implementers

Pandemics and Biosecurity: Pandemic Fund adds $220.6m, still no vaccine
#14 6 Jun

issued neither US visas nor a formal denial before squad departure

2026 FIFA World Cup: Iran flies to Tijuana, no US visas
#119 6 Jun

approved $1.98bn counter-drone sale to Kuwait

Iran Conflict 2026: Kuwait armed the day Iran hit it
#15 5 Jun

Attributed refusals to applicants requesting visas under false pretences

2026 FIFA World Cup: Tehran says five staff refused entry
#116 2 Jun

Hosted the fourth round of Israel-Lebanon ceasefire talks on 2-3 June

Iran Conflict 2026: Lebanon talks open as the line moves
#116 2 Jun
#10 1 Jun

Admitted ten new members to Pax Silica in June 2026

European Tech Sovereignty: Ten states join US-run Pax Silica
#12 26 May

Issued no adjudication on Iran squad visa applications as of 28 May

2026 FIFA World Cup: Iran moves camp to Tijuana, demands visas
#5 18 May

Announced second EO 14404 designation wave covering 11 officials and 3 institutions

Cuba Dispatch: Sanctions reach Cuba's ministries and party
#10 9 May

Declined to pre-guarantee any visa and restated case-by-case review standard

2026 FIFA World Cup: Iran names the players the US must clear
#85 30 Apr
#2 24 Apr

Imposed two-week deadline and issued no enforcement response after it lapsed

Cuba Dispatch: US dissident-release deadline lapsed without action
#9 24 Apr

Set policy carving out IRGC-linked personnel from Iran squad entry clearance

2026 FIFA World Cup: Rubio: Iran can play, IRGC staff cannot
#71 16 Apr
#66 11 Apr
#2 10 Apr

Landed US government aircraft in Havana and conducted direct talks with Cuban officials

Cuba Dispatch: US aircraft lands in Havana, first since 2016
#2 10 Apr
#6 7 Apr
#12 7 Apr

Issued formal warning to Ukraine to stop CPC terminal strikes

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: State Dept shields Chevron from Kyiv
#6 7 Apr
“identified governance gap in policies of”
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#6 7 Apr
Acknowledged no impact modelling for policies affecting→FFIFA
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#12 6 Apr
Summoned→UUkraine
“warned to stop targeting caspian pipeline consortium terminal”
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event