Trump administration designates three far-left groups as violent terrorist networks under new sanctions

The Treasury Department announced sanctions against three far-left international networks as part of the Trump administration’s crackdown on politically motivated violence.The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control took action against Autistici Inventati, an Italy-based nonprofit; Palestine Action, a U.K.-based organization which it designated a terrorist group; and Masar Badil, a Spain-based group that allegedly operates as a front for the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, already sanctioned by the U.S."Far-left extremists, their fronts and their enablers should be on notice: We will bring the full weight of our economic tools to bear," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a statement."Political terrorism has no place in our society, and we will continue to cut the financial lifelines of these groups until they are eliminated."Pro-Palestinian activists gather outside the Royal Courts of Justice on the occasion of a hearing granted to Huda Ammori, the co-founder of Palestine Action, to consider whether there should be a temporary block of the Home Secretary Yvette Cooper's decision this week to proscribe Palestine Action under Terrorism Act 2000 on 4th July 2025 in London, United Kingdom.

(Mark Kerrison)RUBIO PUTS ENTIRE WORLD ON NOTICE AGAINST RISE OF 'POISONOUS' FAR-LEFT TERROR 'MASKED AS EQUALITY'Over the past year, Treasury Department officials have leveraged the powerful Office of Foreign Assets Control to investigate far-left nonprofits and activists, including Marxist influencer Hasan Piker and CodePink co-founders Medea Benjamin and Jodie Evans, for allegedly violating U.S.sanctions against Cuba.

Piker, Benjamin and Evans have denied any wrongdoing, and they haven’t been charged with any crimes.The latest move comes amid wider coordinated interagency efforts against far-left groups.Yesterday, the State Department issued a report that Autistici Inventati provided services to overseas terrorist groups and violent fa...