Sanctions Notes

Companies May Risk Violating U.S. Sanctions Against the Taliban by Conducting Business With the Government of Afghanistan

Designated: A Sanctions Podcast EP2: History of US Sanctions Under the JCPOA May Offer Insight to Terms of Renewed JCPOA Participation

OFAC Enters Settlement Agreement With a Non-U.S. Company, and its U.S. Parent Company, Related to Violations of Iran and Syria Sanctions

OFAC Reaches Settlement with Alfa Laval Subsidiaries Over Iran Referral

Biden Administration Adds 34 Entities to BIS Entity List

OFAC Clarifies That NGOs and Foreign Financial Institutions Do Not Risk Exposure to US Secondary Sanctions by Providing Humanitarian Assistance to Syria

Biden Lifts ICC Sanctions, US Moves Closer to Iran Deal

History of US Sanctions Under the JCPOA May Offer Insight to Terms of Renewed JCPOA Participation

As we discussed in a previous post, it is difficult to predict how the Iran sanctions program will change if the United States rejoins the JCPOA. …

Biden Administration Rescinds Re-Imposition of UN Sanctions, Calls for Renewed JCPOA Negotiations with Iran

On February 18, 2021, the Biden Administration rescinded the United States’ re-imposition of United Nations sanctions against Iran, which were lifted as …

OFAC De-designates Ansarallah, Completing Reversal of Trump Administration Yemen Policy

US Federal Agencies Continue the US “Maximum Pressure” Campaign

In series of coordinated actions and announcements during the course of October and November 2020 (the Recent Iran Actions), three US federal …

OFAC Sanctions Russian Government Research Institution Connected to the Triton Malware

On October 23, OFAC designated State Research Center of the Russian Federation FGUP Central Scientific Research Institute of Chemistry and Mechanics …