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US Treasury imposes its largest Iran sanctions since 2018 – targeting Shamkhani’s oil smuggling network and blacklisting 115 entities and vessels linked to funding Tehran’s military

by AdrianaAMLP | Sep 1, 2025

Applies to six entities and two individuals operating within Iran’s shadow banking network, which enables billions of dollars in illicit oil revenue to flow through front companies and proxy accounts worldwide. The designations target firms across Iran, Türkiye, and...

OFAC sanctions 5 companies and an executive in Iran, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and China for supplying advanced equipment to Iran’s drone-maker HESA used by the IRGC

by AdrianaAMLP | Jul 31, 2025

Applies to five entities and one individual across Iran, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and China for facilitating technology transfers to HESA—an Iranian state-owned defence manufacturer supplying UAVs to the IRGC in violation of Executive Order 13382. The move blocks all U.S....

OFAC sanctions North Korean cyber operatives for using disguised foreign agents to steal tech jobs, launder crypto, and fund Pyongyang’s WMD and missile programs

by AdrianaAMLP | Jul 8, 2025

Sanctions target Song Kum Hyok, a DPRK-based cyber actor linked to North Korea’s Reconnaissance General Bureau hacking group Andariel, for orchestrating a global IT worker scheme that recruited North Korean nationals in China and Russia using falsified U.S. identities...

US Treasury sanctions 6 Iranian entities and an individual, targeting key resources and financial networks to disrupt Iran’s nuclear weapons development and protect global security

by AdrianaAMLP | Apr 9, 2025

Among those sanctioned are Atbin Ista Technical and Engineering Company (AIT), Pegah Aluminum Arak Company (Pegah), and Iranian national Majid Mosallat for facilitating components and financial support for centrifuge production. Sanctions additionally target companies...

U.S. Treasury hots Iran’s secret oil empire hard, sanctioning a Chinese refinery, its CEO, and 19 entities funneling millions to Tehran’s terror-linked government

by AdrianaAMLP | Mar 20, 2025

Illicit oil sales, funneled through a shadow fleet of deceptive vessels, have been a key financial artery for Tehran, supporting its military and terrorist activities. The latest measures, enacted under Executive Orders 13902 and 13846, are part of an intensified...
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