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OFAC sanctions China’s Hebei Xinhai refinery, Shandong terminal operators, and a global web of companies and vessels, facilitating Iran’s illicit oil exports

by AdrianaAMLP | May 12, 2025

The sanctions significantly tighten restrictions on Iran’s oil export network by targeting key buyers, intermediaries, and transport facilitators, disrupting the flow of revenue to the Iranian regime. They also send a strong signal to global actors that involvement in...

OFAC sanctions International Bank of Yemen and its top executives for facilitating Iran-backed Houthi operations via the SWIFT network, enabling oil purchases and evading sanctions

by AdrianaAMLP | Apr 17, 2025

As part of this designation, OFAC is also sanctioning key leaders or officials of IBY, Kamal Hussain Al Jebry, Ahmed Thabit Noman Al-Absi, and Abdulkader Ali Bazara.  The designation of IBY complements the whole-of-government effort to stop Iran-backed Houthi attacks...

US Treasury sanctions 4 siblings leading Mexico’s LNFM cartel for drug trafficking, ML, human smuggling and orchestrating cross-border drone attacks and terror

by AdrianaAMLP | Apr 15, 2025

LNFM’s crimes also include the smuggling of illegal aliens into the United States and violence against its rivals and Mexican security forces, utilizing drones and bombs in addition to conventional firearms.  Those sanctioned, all of whom are siblings, include the...

TFTC sanctions 15 al-Shabaab leaders in Somalia for fundraising and IED proliferation, strengthening US-Gulf states cooperation through targeted sanctions and intelligence sharing

by AdrianaAMLP | Apr 14, 2025

Sanctions applied to 15 al-Shabaab leaders and facilitators for fundraising, coercive fee collection, and IED proliferation across Somalia. This coordinated action, led by the U.S. and Gulf partners, aims to disrupt al-Shabaab’s access to financial networks and weaken...

OFAC targets Jugwinder Singh Brar, a UAE-based shipper, and his fleet for covertly transporting Iranian oil, concealing its origin to fund Iran’s military and bypass international sanctions

by AdrianaAMLP | Apr 10, 2025

Over 30 vessels tied to Brar and his companies were designated as blocked property for operating in Iran’s petroleum sector and supporting the Iranian military. Concurrently, the State Department sanctioned four additional companies and two vessels for engaging in...
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