Countering Transnational Terrorism Forum Fifth Meeting Targets Iran
Summary
The U.S. Departments of State and Justice convened the fifth Countering Transnational Terrorism Forum at ILEA Budapest on April 14-15, 2026. Thirty-five governments participated in the forum targeting IRGC and MOIS activities and their proxies. Participants shared actionable strategies including curbing terrorist travel, screening visas, pursuing prosecutions, and imposing sanctions and designations.
What changed
The Countering Transnational Terrorism Forum held its fifth meeting in Budapest, convening 35 governments to address ongoing Iran-linked malign activities. The forum focused on new tactics used by Iran's IRGC and MOIS and their proxies across the globe. Participants discussed and agreed on leveraging available methods to disrupt and deter Iran's terrorist plots, including by curbing terrorist travel, screening visas, pursuing prosecutions, and imposing sanctions and designations.\n\nInternational partners and counterpart agencies should note this renewed multilateral focus on Iran counterterrorism activities. Firms and agencies engaged in sanctions compliance, visa screening, or counterterrorism cooperation should review existing procedures and ensure alignment with the coordinated strategies agreed upon at the forum. The forum's expanded scope on new tactics by Iran proxies signals heightened scrutiny in these operational areas.
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Fifth Meeting of the Countering Transnational Terrorism Forum
Media Note
April 20, 2026
To target ongoing malign and destabilizing activities by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) and their proxies and partners, the U.S. Departments of State and Justice convened the fifth meeting of the Countering Transnational Terrorism Forum (CTTF) at the International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) in Budapest, Hungary, on April 14-15, 2026. The Senior Bureau Official for the Bureau of Counterterrorism, Monica Jacobsen, chaired the meeting.
Thirty-five governments – including representation from the Middle East, Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas – gathered policymakers and law enforcement practitioners to express solidarity and take action to counter Iran and its proxies and partners’ terrorist activities. Participants discussed the new tactics used by the IRGC and MOIS and their proxies and partners in recent attacks across the globe. Participants agreed on the need to remain vigilant in the face of these threats and shared actionable strategies on how to leverage all available methods and tactics to effectively disrupt and deter Iran’s terrorist plots and other illicit schemes, including by curbing terrorist travel, screening visas, pursuing prosecutions, and imposing sanctions and designations.
The CTTF was established in 2019 as a global workshop to improve international awareness and coordination on Iran’s terrorist and other criminal activities.
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