US OFAC designates Iran-backed Iraqi militia commanders and Sudan-linked individuals
→ Correspondent banks must block payments involving the newly designated individuals
Sudan
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Middle East
Israel and Lebanon implement 10-day ceasefire
→ Frontline commanders must halt offensive operations immediately
Israel
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United States sanctions Iranian oil shipping network and associated ships
→ Shipping compliance teams cannot process transactions for Shamkhani-linked ships
UAE
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Iran closes Strait of Hormuz
→ Tanker operators must stop transits through the Strait of Hormuz immediately
Iran
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USA and Iran agree two-week provisional ceasefire
→ Commercial vessel operators can resume transits through the Strait of Hormuz
Iran
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Iran blocks loaded LNG carriers from transiting the Strait of Hormuz
→ Iran has denied passage to loaded liquefied natural gas carriers through the Strait of Hormuz for weeks, leaving over a dozen LNG tankers idling in the Persian Gulf.
Iran
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Qatar halts LNG exports, leaving tankers idle across Asia
→ Qatar shut its Ras Laffan liquefied natural gas export plant after Iranian drone attacks, leaving more than four dozen empty LNG tankers idling across Asian waters including off West India, Sri Lanka, the Strait of Malacca and east of Singapore.
Qatar
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UAE suspends Borouge petrochemical operations after interception debris
→ UAE suspended operations at the Borouge petrochemical plant immediately pending a damage assessment after multiple fires triggered by debris from a successful air-defence interception, with no injuries reported.
UAE
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Planet Labs withholds satellite imagery of Iran and conflict zone back to March 9
→ Planet Labs has indefinitely withheld satellite imagery of Iran and adjacent conflict areas dating back to March 9 and will release images only case-by-case for urgent mission‑critical or public‑interest requests.
Iran
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Iraq closes Shalamcheh border crossing with Iran
→ Iraq closed the Shalamcheh border crossing with Iran after airstrikes on the Iranian side killed an Iraqi and wounded at least five, halting passenger and freight movements.
Iran
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UAE tightens tax procedures, extends refund-linked record-keeping by two years
→ UAE's Ministry of Finance implemented revised tax procedures effective April 1, 2026, tightening voluntary-disclosure rules, applying refund procedures to any taxpayer credit balance, and extending record-retention by two years for tax periods linked to refund claims.
UAE
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Abu Dhabi suspends operations at Habshan gas facilities
→ Abu Dhabi suspended operations at the Habshan gas facilities after fires caused by falling debris from a successful air‑defence interception, leaving one Egyptian dead and four people injured.
UAE
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