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OFAC sanctions 3 senior Sudanese paramilitary commanders for orchestrating mass killings, torture, and sexual violence in El-Fasher, freezing their U.S. assets, condemning human rights abuses
The sanctions freeze any U.S. assets of the designated individuals and prohibit U.S. persons from engaging in transactions with them. This action aligns with similar measures by the UK and EU and underscores the U.S. commitment to hold perpetrators accountable amid Sudan’s ongoing civil war, which has caused hundreds of thousands of deaths and displaced millions…
OFAC sanctions a Mexican timeshare fraud network linked to terrorist cartel CJNG, targeting individuals and companies that defrauded U.S. citizens and funneled illicit profits for the cartel
The network defrauded U.S. citizens—often targeting vulnerable older Americans—while generating illicit revenue for the cartel, which also profits from drug trafficking, fuel theft, and extortion. This action, coordinated with FinCEN, FBI, DEA, IRS-CI, CBP, and Mexico’s financial intelligence unit, uses Executive Orders targeting terrorists and illicit drugs, and reflects ongoing efforts to disrupt CJNG’s financial networks and protect Americans from long-running, sophisticated fraud schemes…
Council of the EU designates Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation, triggering EU-wide asset freezes and funding bans under its counterterrorism sanctions regime
As a result, the EU terrorist list now covers 13 individuals and 23 groups/entities. The listing falls under the EU’s autonomous counterterrorism sanctions regime (Common Position 2001/931/CFSP), which operates separately from the EU framework implementing UN sanctions against Al-Qaida and ISIL/Da’esh, while allowing the EU to independently target organisations involved in terrorism…
OFAC targets a global oil-shipping network moving Iranian crude worth hundreds of millions to fund Iran’s military through front companies and deceptive maritime practices to evade sanctions
The action targets companies, vessels, and individuals across multiple jurisdictions, including Asia and the Middle East, involved in front companies, falsified maritime documentation, and deceptive shipping practices used to evade sanctions, as part of broader U.S. efforts to disrupt revenue streams funding Iran’s military programs, proxy groups, and regional destabilizing activities…
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OFSI launches call for evidence on how UK sanctions regulations on ownership and control are applied in practice aiming to ensure the regime is clear, effective, and workable – deadline 13 Apr 2026
The call for evidence invites firms and stakeholders to provide practical insights on how the ownership and control test is applied, including challenges in assessing “control”, the prevalence of hypothetical control scenarios and the impact on compliance costs, legal risk and business decisions. It aims to inform potential reforms to ensure the test remains effective in preventing sanctions circumvention while improving clarity, consistency and proportionality in how entities owned or controlled by designated persons are identified and treated…
OFAC targets Hizballah-linked actors and entities in Lebanon, including a gold trading network, freezing their U.S. assets to cut off the terrorist group’s funding and operations
Action targets gold-trading and commodities networks linked to Hizballah’s financial apparatus, including entities like Jood SARL that convert gold reserves into usable funds and support the group’s cash flow and procurement operations. These sanctions block property and interests within U.S. jurisdiction and prohibit transactions by U.S. persons or with U.S. entities involving the designated operatives, aiming to cut off revenue streams that sustain Hizballah and undermine peace and stability in the region…
EU Commission announces its 20th Sanctions package against Russia, tightening the grip on its economy through oil bans, bank and crypto restrictions, trade curbs, and anti‑circumvention measures
The measures include a full ban on maritime services for Russian crude oil, the addition of 43 vessels to the so-called “shadow fleet” list, and further restrictions on tankers and LNG shipments. Sanctions also extend to 20 more Russian regional banks, cryptocurrency platforms, and trade in critical goods, including metals, chemicals, tractors, and cybersecurity technologies, with the EU introducing its first anti‑circumvention tool to prevent re‑exports via third countries. The package complements previous restrictions and aims to further…
US DOS imposes sanctions on individuals, companies, and vessels tied to Iran’s illicit oil trade and “shadow fleet,” targeting networks used to evade international sanctions
The US DoS sanctions 15 entities, two individuals, and 14 shadow fleet vessels connected to the illicit trade in Iranian petroleum, petroleum products, and petrochemical products. The action aims to disrupt networks that generate revenue for Iran’s government and support destabilizing activities, reinforcing U.S. efforts to strengthen enforcement of sanctions targeting Iran’s energy exports and related maritime operations…
OFAC designates Iranian officials and 2 crypto exchanges for enabling IRGC-linked finance, sanctions evasion, corruption, and human rights abuse, its first action against Iran-based digital-asset platforms
OFAC designated key Iranian regime figures — including the Minister of the Interior and other commanders of security forces involved in violent repression of protestors — along with Babak Morteza Zanjani, a prominent Iranian investor accused of embezzling and laundering oil revenues to benefit the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and related projects. For the first time, OFAC also targeted two digital asset exchanges linked to Zanjani that processed substantial volumes of funds tied to IRGC-associated entities, expanding sanctions enforcement into the crypto sector as part of broader efforts to cut off illicit financial support to the regime…