Currently there are four countries designated under these authorities: Cuba, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea), Iran, and Syria. For more details about State Sponsors of Terrorism, see “Overview of State Sponsored Terrorism” in Country Reports on Terrorism.

" State Sponsors of Terrorism " is a designation applied to countries that are alleged to have "repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism" per the United States Department of State. [1][2] Inclusion on the list enables the United States government to impose four main types of unilateral sanctions: a restriction of foreign ...

State-sponsored terrorism is terrorist violence carried out with the active support of national governments provided to violent non-state actors. States can sponsor terrorist groups in several ways, including but not limited to funding terrorist organizations, providing training, supplying weapons, providing other logistical and intelligence ...

Jan 21, 2025 · The State Sponsors of Terrorism list was created in 1979 for countries that "have repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism," said the State Department.

Jan 20, 2009 · Iran, Iraq, Syria, Libya, Cuba, North Korea, and Sudan continue to be the seven governments that the US Secretary of State has designated as state sponsors of international terrorism. Iran remained the most active state sponsor of terrorism in 2000.

In 1961 the U.S. government, through the military and the CIA, engaged in a far more extensive campaign of state-sponsored terrorism against civilian and military targets in Cuba. The terrorist attacks killed significant numbers of civilians. The U.S. armed, trained, funded and directed the terrorists, most of whom were Cuban expatriates. [ 15 ]

Apr 14, 2015 · Terrorism Designations Page Contains the lists above as well as press releases and notices from the Federal Register. 04/14/15 Recommendation to Rescind Cuba's Designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism; Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC

Countries determined by the Secretary of State to have repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism are designated pursuant to three laws: section 6 (j) of the Export …

Jan 14, 2025 · Throughout the Biden administration, Cuban officials have advocated for their country’s removal as a state sponsor of terror, which triggers stringent economic sanctions in addition to more...

Jan 20, 2009 · Currently there are three countries designated under these authorities: Iran, Sudan, and Syria. For more details about State Sponsors of Terrorism, see "Overview of State Sponsored Terrorism" in Country Reports on Terrorism.