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OFAC adds PERSIAN GULF STRAIT AUTHORITY to SDN List under EO 13224 (IRGC-linked)

US persons must block PERSIAN GULF STRAIT AUTHORITY and any entity 50%+ owned by it; non-US financial institutions and maritime operators face secondary-sanctions exposure under EO 13224 §1(b)

OFAC · 15h

OFAC designates Hizballah-linked individuals under counter-terrorism sanctions

Sanctions teams must load new Hizballah-linked SDNs and secondary-sanctions indicators

OFAC · 2h

OFAC designates SDGT and Iran-linked individuals and entities

Sanctions teams must screen new SDGT and Iran-linked OFAC targets

OFAC · 1d

FinCEN flags IRGC oil-smuggling and digital-asset laundering red flags

FCC teams must route IRGC red flags into alert-review guidance

FinCEN · May 11

UK sanctions 3 entities and 9 individuals over Iranian hostile activity

UK sanctions teams must block newly designated Iran-linked targets immediately

OFSI · May 11

OFAC adds Iraq-linked individuals and oil-service firms to SDN List

Sanctions teams must screen new SDNs, aliases and Linked To relationships

OFAC · May 7

OFAC adds Iran-linked refinery network to SDN List

Screening teams must block newly listed Iran-linked refinery parties immediately

OFAC · Apr 29

OFAC designates Iran-linked individuals, firms and aircraft under sanctions

Sanctions teams must screen new SDNs, aliases, aircraft and linked-party exposure

OFAC · Apr 21

Iran resumes international flights from Mashhad airport

Airlines can restart international services from Mashhad

The Hindu · Apr 19

Switzerland updates Iran sanctions list

Swiss financial intermediaries must update Iran-sanctions controls after SECO's SESAM change

FINMA · Apr 14

Iran closes Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping

All tanker and cargo transits halted immediately

Economic Times · Apr 8

US and Iran agree two-week ceasefire and reopen Hormuz transit

Shipping routes reopen under temporary security framework

The Guardian · Apr 8

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