OFAC

52 briefs

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OFAC sanctions Iran weapons-procurement network and adds terrorist tags to two Mexican cartels

US persons must block and reject transactions involving the newly listed SDNs; counterparties dealing with parties marked subject to secondary sanctions, and with the two cartels now carrying terrorist tags, face secondary-sanctions and material-support exposure

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OFAC issues Iran wind-down GL Z and adds crypto addresses to Central Bank of Iran listing

Screening, maritime and crypto-compliance teams must treat the newly listed SDNs, six new Central Bank of Iran Tron addresses and named vessels as blocked, relying on GL Z only for authorised wind-down, safety or offloading transactions

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OFAC designates Ali Ansari, Smart Global Limited and three Iranian exchange houses

Sanctions-screening and correspondent-banking teams must block and report the newly designated Iranian financier, holding company, three exchange houses and front companies, and confine any Smart Global wind-down to General License Y

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OFAC revokes Iran General License X, sets July 17 wind-down under General License X1

US persons must complete wind-down of GL X-authorised Iranian crude and petrochemical transactions by 12:01 a.m. EDT July 17, 2026; no new transactions from July 7

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OFAC requires U.S. persons to file 2026 Annual Report of Blocked Property by 30 September

U.S. persons holding OFAC-blocked property as of 30 June 2026 must file the Annual Report of Blocked Property via the OFAC Reporting System by 30 September 2026, or commit an RPPR violation

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OFAC sanctions PCC-linked Brazilian crypto and payments network and adds ISIS-K crypto addresses

US-nexus sanctions and crypto-monitoring teams must block the PCC-linked Brazilian network (incl. a Pix payments firm) and add ISIS-K's newly listed XMR and TRX addresses to on-chain screening