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OFAC sanctions 18 Iranian entities, including RUNC Exchange Co. and Cyrus Offshore Bank, for evading U.S. sanctions and enabling the regime’s illicit financial operations

by AdrianaAMLP | Aug 7, 2025

The sanctions target Iran’s Cross-Border Interbank Messaging System (CIMS) and the covert Cyrus Offshore Bank, both of which facilitate illicit cross-border financial transactions in violation of U.S. sanctions. Additionally, the measures designate FANAP, an Iranian...

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 Brazilian Minister Alexandre de Moraes for undermining democracy and suppressing dissent through abusive actions

by AdrianaAMLP | Jul 30, 2025

Brazilian Minister Alexandre de Moraes has been sanctioned by OFAC for directing actions that suppress dissent, including freezing assets, revoking passports, banning social media accounts, and ordering federal police to arrest critics.

OFAC designates Venezuela’s Cartel de los Soles as a global terrorist group for drug trafficking and aiding foreign terror groups – targeting state‑backed corruption and narcotrafficking

by AdrianaAMLP | Jul 25, 2025

OFAC designates the Venezuelan Cartel de los Soles as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist due to its involvement in large-scale narcotics trafficking and its provision of material support to foreign terrorist organisations, including Tren de Aragua and the Sinaloa...

EU sanctions 3 Haitian gang leaders with asset freezes and travel bans for violent crimes destabilising Haiti, including a massacre of over 200 people and widespread kidnappings and child recruitment

by AdrianaAMLP | Jul 15, 2025

These measures extend the EU’s sanctions regime through July 2026, reflecting ongoing concerns about Haiti’s escalating violence and political instability. The sanctions, aligned with a 2022 EU framework and UN Security Council resolutions, aim to cut financial...
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