Happy Monday! It’s June 22, and we’re tracking top stories to start the new week: The U.S. Is Ramping Up Economic Warfare — Its Enemies Aren’t Blinking; DOJ probes JPMorgan, Citigroup transactions tied to Iran supreme leader's business network; Two men charged with flooding NYC with 1 million doses of 'liquid poison' drug; How a British antiquities dealer made millions from an international looting network; and much more…

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The U.S. Is Ramping Up Economic Warfare. Its Enemies Aren’t Blinking. U.S. economic sanctions have largely failed to coerce regimes like Iran, which find ways to sidestep restrictions and weaken U.S. leverage. Wall Street Journal

U.S. Temporarily Lifts Sanctions on Iranian Oil NYT

🔥 TOP STORIES

DOJ probes JPMorgan, Citigroup transactions tied to Iran supreme leader's business network Reuters

Two men charged with flooding NYC with 1 million doses of 'liquid poison' date rape drug New York Post

How a British antiquities dealer made millions from an international looting network CNN

U.S., Qatar Work to Give Iran Access to Billions of Dollars in Frozen Cash Wall Street Journal

Microsoft links Mastra AI supply chain attack to North Korean hackers BleepingComputer

Global financial crime FATF watchdog adds Iraq and Bosnia to 'grey list' Reuters

Iranian Guards' business empire to win big if U.S. sanctions lifted Reuters

ISIS Calls For Lone-Wolf Attacks On World Cup Gatherings In US Newsweek

Iran's Revolutionary Guards set up covert Iraqi cells to attack Gulf neighbors Reuters

British actress accused of trying to smuggle $208 million worth of meth into Australia in charcoal bags CBS News

Federal Reserve rolls out proposing rulemaking requiring stablecoin issuers to maintain customer identification program The Block

China demands lifting of UK sanctions imposed on supplier of antennae for Russian Geran drones following investigation The Insider

EU Citizen's Company Sent Sanctioned Equipment to Russian Defense Firms OCCRP

From Putin to oil: The arrest of St. Petersburg crime boss Ilya Traber The Insider

U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Hizballah-Aligned Officials and Business Associates State Department

🚩 RUSSIA & CHINA

The US says ASML's top chip tool may be in China. ASML says it isn't. TechCrunch

China ran secret police operation in heart of London The Telegraph

First “shadow fleet” tanker passes through English Channel after British forces detain the Smyrtos, sailing near Russian Navy frigate The Insider

France shuts down clandestine Chinese 'police stations' operating on its territory Le Monde

Why Is Poland Hosting a Russian-Linked Logistics Network? VSquare

💸 CORRUPTION & FINANCIAL CRIME

Spanish PM’s wife must stand trial on corruption charges NBC News

FBI captures $1.2 billion Medicare fraud fugitive in the Philippines Fox News

Gold coin salesmen orchestrated plot to set up rival Financial Times

RICO gets a workout in spate of cases against injury lawyers Reuters

Canadian lender TD tells some employees it will use software to monitor their work Reuters

KPMG leaked confidential Optus information and surveilled whistleblower’s laptop The Guardian

Alleged $38M adult daycare scam busted in Brooklyn — snaring Pakistani community leaders who cozied up to Dems New York Post

🌎 SANCTIONS & TERROR

US court dismisses case against Türkiye's Halkbank Hürriyet

How Deal With U.S. Could Reconnect Iran to the Global Economy New York Times

Enhancing the EU Response to Crypto-Enabled Sanctions Circumvention RUSI

Fighting with Ghosts: Sar Sokha’s Belated Sanctions Panic The Diplomat

San Diego Resident Charged with Conspiring to Provide Material Support to Hamas Justice Department

Third suspect charged in Melbourne synagogue arson attack linked to Iran Associated Press

Brazen attack on Niger’s airport shows jihadis are expanding to cities in Africa's Sahel The Independent

TikTok-era 'fast-food terrorism' is replacing ideological struggle Los Angeles Times

Anti-Elite, Pro-Drone: This Is a New Age for Terrorism Newsweek

Counterterrorism operation disrupted Islamic State Khorasan Province activities Europol

🔐 CRYPTO & CYBER

Texas government data breach allowed hackers to steal 3 million driver's licenses and passports TechCrunch

Suspected hacker sends unauthorized alert across Brazil CNN

AI Identification Means Anonymization Isn’t a Safe Legal Harbor Bloomberg

Microsoft discovers new lightweight backdoor that steals cryptocurrency Ars Technica

Authorities disrupt Evil Corp’s SocGholish botnet CyberScoop

Lewis Brisbois Cyberattack Shows Shift in Big Law Threat Bloomberg

🚚 TRAFFICKING

U.S. and Venezuela Join Forces to Target Armed Gangs in Key Mining Region Wall Street Journal

Colombia’s election risks fragile peace with its guerrilla gangsters The Telegraph

Up to $15M being offered for top MS-13 gang members in Honduras NewsNation

Jordan’s Forgotten Drug War on the Syrian Border National Interest

Albanian Authorities Target Alleged Cocaine Kingpin's Network OCCRP

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