U.S. sanctions Cuban state banks and mining firms.
Today's events
Cuba sanctions.
The State Department blacklisted five Cuban state firms and a Castro relative under Trump's Cuba order — two banks in the military-run GAESA conglomerate, the state miner GeoMinera, a steelworks, and a Mariel port operator.1Jun 23 · StateIran talks.
In the United Arab Emirates, Secretary of State Rubio said Washington knows what Iran agreed to on inspecting its bombed nuclear sites and warned that if Tehran balks, “the President will have some decisions to make.”2Jun 23 · StateSudan warning.
The State Department warned that Sudan's Rapid Support Forces and their allied militias are threatening to commit atrocities against civilians in and around the city of El Obeid.3Jun 22 · StateCambodia crackdown.
The State Department sanctioned nine people and 26 entities tied to Cambodia's Prince Group crime syndicate and moved to bar Huione's H-Pay from U.S. dollar accounts; the Justice Department seized the servers behind Huione's money-laundering marketplace.4Jun 23 · StateFraud takedown.
The Justice Department charged 455 defendants — including 90 doctors and other medical professionals — over $6.5 billion in alleged health-care fraud, its largest such takedown; regulators suspended 1,079 providers and agents seized $182 million in assets.5Jun 23 · DOJExploited flaws.
CISA added four actively-exploited software flaws to its catalog — three in Ubiquiti's UniFi network software and one in Lantronix EDS5000 devices — and ordered federal agencies to patch them on a deadline.6Jun 23 · CISAProcurement rewrite.
The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council proposed twelve rules rewriting the entire Federal Acquisition Regulation under Trump's procurement order, stripping requirements not mandated by statute to speed federal buying.7Jun 23 · Fed. Reg.Bolivia blockades.
The United States and fifteen other governments condemned seven weeks of violent road blockades aimed at toppling Bolivia's elected President Paz, blaming them for civilian deaths caused by blocked access to food, fuel, and medicine.8Jun 23 · StateShell companies.
Auditors reported that Treasury's beneficial-ownership registry, built to unmask the shell companies used for money laundering, has largely stalled after a 2025 rule exempted roughly 99% of the firms once required to name their true owners.9Jun 23 · GAO
Allied Governments
Ukraine arms.
The UK Ministry of Defence said it is accelerating delivery of long-range strike capability to Ukraine.aJun 22 · UK MoDUK–Poland pact.
Britain published the text of its new bilateral Treaty on Security and Defence Partnership with Poland.bJun 23 · UK FCDO
Voices
“We know what they agreed to do, and now they’ll either do it or they won’t.”
Sec. of State Marco Rubio, Abu Dhabi · Jun 232
“Our message is simple: if you put profit over patients, you should expect to be put in prison.”
AAG Colin M. McDonald, DOJ National Fraud Enforcement · Jun 235
“Prince Group TCO members own and profit from scam compounds that target victims in the United States and around the world.”
U.S. Dept. of State, Press Statement · Jun 234
“A violent minority attempts to disregard the will expressed by the majority of Bolivians at the polls only months ago.”
Joint Statement of 16 Governments · Jun 238
“These types of vulnerabilities are frequent attack vectors for malicious cyber actors and pose significant risks to the federal enterprise.”
CISA Advisory, Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog · Jun 236
“[The order] resets the foundation for Federal buying by requiring the FAR Council to produce a streamlined FAR that is simpler, clearer, and structured for speed.”
Executive Order 14275, via Federal Register · Jun 237
Sources
- U.S. Dept. of State, “Further Sanctions on the Cuban Regime's Revenue Generation Network,” June 23, 2026. state.gov/releases/…/cuban-regime-revenue-network
- U.S. Dept. of State, “Secretary of State Marco Rubio Remarks to the Press” (Abu Dhabi), June 23, 2026. state.gov/releases/…/rubio-remarks-to-the-press
- U.S. Dept. of State, “Threats of Atrocities Around El Obeid by the Rapid Support Forces and Their Allied Forces,” June 22, 2026. state.gov/releases/…/el-obeid-rsf-atrocities
- U.S. Dept. of State, “Dismantling Prince Group Transnational Criminal Organization and Huione Group,” June 23, 2026. state.gov/releases/…/prince-group-huione
- U.S. Dept. of Justice, “National Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in 455 Defendants Charged in Connection with Over $6.5 Billion in Alleged Fraud,” June 23, 2026. justice.gov/opa/pr/…/health-care-fraud-takedown
- CISA, “CISA Adds Four Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog,” June 23, 2026. cisa.gov/news-events/…/four-known-exploited-vulnerabilities
- Federal Register, “Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul Parts 5, 24, and 29” (Executive Order 14275), June 23, 2026. federalregister.gov/…/revolutionary-far-overhaul
- U.S. Dept. of State, “Joint Statement on the Negative Impact of Road Blockades on Human Rights and Democracy in Bolivia,” June 23, 2026. state.gov/releases/…/road-blockades-bolivia
- U.S. Government Accountability Office, “Illicit Finance: Status of Treasury's Safeguards for Providing Access to Information on Corporate Ownership,” June 23, 2026. gao.gov/products/gao-26-108182
- UK Ministry of Defence, “UK Accelerates Long-Range Strike Capability for Ukraine,” June 22, 2026. gov.uk/government/news/…/long-range-strike-ukraine
- UK Foreign Office (FCDO), “UK/Poland: Treaty on Security and Defence Partnership” [CS Poland No.1/2026], June 23, 2026. gov.uk/government/publications/…/uk-poland-security-treaty