Events listed in US Sanctions
Cyber-related Designations; Iran-related Designations
ID 21813
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has published a press release to inform about new sanction measures. Specifically, the Office added several individuals and entities to its Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) pursuant to existing sanction regulations (Executive Order 13694 and Executive Order 13846) for their engagement in the development or deployment of a range of ransomware actions targeting ...
Issuance of Syria General License
ID 21790
In light of the recent earthquake in Syria and Turkey, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury has published a press release to inform of the issuance of a new Syria-related General License (GL 23). The license permits all financial transactions related to earthquake relief measures for the benefit of Syria and the Syrian people that would ...
Transnational Criminal Organizations Designations and Designations Removals; ...
ID 21773
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has published a press release to inform about new sanction measures. Specifically, the Office announced that it has added two persons to its Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) and removed several others from same list for (no longer) participating or (no longer) being part of criminal networks and organizations which pose a threat ...
Iran-related Designations and Designation Update; Non-Proliferation Designations; ...
ID 21728
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has published a press release to inform about new sanction measures. Specifically, the Office added nine individuals and two ships to its Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) pursuant to existing sanction regulations (Executive Order 13382) for their engagement in the production of „unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace ...
Guidance on Implementation of the Price Cap Policy for Crude Oil and Petroleum ...
ID 21711
The Office of Foreign Assets Control, OFAC, has issued two new Determination under Executive Order 14071 which implemented further sanction measures directed against Russia for its aggression and subsequent invasion of Ukraine. Specifically, under the Executive Order it is prohibited to transport, export, or sell crude oil, petroleum and petroleum products originating from Russia. However, such activities are permitted for the benefit of third ...
Russia-related Designations; Counter Narcotics Designation Update
ID 21684
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has published a press statement to inform about new sanction measures. Specifically, the Office added several individuals and entities to its Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) pursuant to Executive Order 14024 which was signed by President Joseph Biden in 2021 and subsequently amended to install sanction measures for engagements in or being responsible ...
Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions
ID 21678
The Office of Foreign Assets Control, OFAC, has published in the Federal Register a sanction notice concerning sanction measures that were announced in a previous press statement, but not actually included in a corresponding sanction publication. Thereafter, the following individuals and entities were sanctioned on January 26, 2023 pursuant to Executive Order (E.O. 13818) for their engagement in corruption and / or human rights ...
Burma-related Designations
ID 21648
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has published a press release to inform about new sanction measures. Specifically, the Office added several individuals and entities to its Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) due to their connection to the Burma military regime pursuant to Executive Order 14014. The affected parties are the following: ##### Designated Persons 1. AUNG, Htun (a.k.a. ...
Counter Narcotics Designations
ID 21636
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has published a press release informing about new sanction measures. Specifically, the Office announced that it has added three individuals to its Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) for being engaged in the trafficking of fentanyl and other illegal drugs pursuant to Executive Order 14059. The affected persons are the following: **RIVERA ZAZUETA, Jose ...
Russia-related Designations and Designation Update; Central African Republic ...
ID 21590
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has published a press release to announce new sanction measures. Specifically, OFAC is designating numerous individuals, entities, vessels, and aircrafts of the Wagner Group due to the group’s facilitation of Russia’s war against Ukraine and its criminal activities in Africa in accordance with amended Executive Order (E.O.) 14024 and Executive Order (E.O. 13667). OFAC is also adding ...