Event Brief
Treasury sanctions three far-left groups as terrorist networks
By The BriefBrief · Sources (13)
Filed: Aug 27, 2026 at 2:09 PM ET
Summary: The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned three far-left international networks—Autistici Inventati, Palestine Action, and Masar Badil—freezing U.S. assets tied to what it describes as violent terrorist activity. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the move targets political terrorism and cuts financial lifelines until groups are eliminated.
WHO: U.S. Treasury Department (Office of Foreign Assets Control); Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
WHAT: Treasury sanctioned three far-left international networks and froze related U.S. assets under new measures.
WHEN: Aug 26, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: The sanctions were imposed to cut the financial lifelines of groups described as violent political-terrorism networks.
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