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OFAC Sanctions List last updated
US Treasury targets networks facilitating illicit trade and UAV transfers on behalf of Iranian military
Applied to over one dozen entities, individuals, and vessels that have played a central role in facilitating and financing the clandestine sale of Iranian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for Iran’s Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL), which itself is involved in supporting Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Russia’s war in Ukraine
US Treasury targets West African hostage takers
Two leaders of al-Qa’ida-aligned terrorist group Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) sanctioned for hostage-taking of U.S. persons in West Africa.
US Treasury designates Iranian cyber actors targeting U.S. Companies and government agencies
OFAC sanctioned two companies and four individuals involved in malicious cyber activity on behalf of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Cyber Electronic Command (IRGC-CEC). These actors targeted more than a dozen U.S. companies and government entities through cyber operations, including spear phishing and malware attacks…
US Treasury designates entities involved in raising funds for violent extremists in the West Bank
The fundraising campaigns established by Mount Hebron Fund for Levi and by Shlom Asiraich for Chasdai generated the equivalent of $140,000 and $31,000, respectively
US Treasury targets Belarusian sanctions evasion networks and cogs in Russia’s war machine
The individuals and entities OFAC is targeting include six revenue-generating state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and one entity and five individuals involved in facilitating transactions for a U.S.-designated major Belarusian defense sector enterprise. OFAC is additionally targeting five entities and five individuals involved in a global arms network doing business with a U.S.-designated Belarusian defence firm.
OFAC designates Russian companies supporting sanctions evasion through virtual asset services and technology procurement
OFAC sanctioned thirteen entities and two individuals for operating in the financial services and technology sectors of the Russian Federation economy including persons developing or offering services in virtual assets that enable the evasion of U.S. sanctions. Five entities were designated for being owned or controlled by OFAC-designated persons…
U.S Treasury targets network facilitating shipments valued in hundreds of millions for Iranian military
Targets Oceanlink Maritime DMCC for facilitating the shipment of Iranian commodities on behalf of Iran’s Armed Forces General Staff (AFGS) and Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL). OFAC is also identifying 13 vessels managed by Oceanlink Maritime DMCC as blocked property.
U.S Treasury sanctions financial facilitators and illicit drug traffickers supporting the Syrian regime
OFAC sanctioned 11 individuals and entities supporting the regime of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad through the facilitation of illicit financial transfers and trafficking of illegal drugs, as well as the extraction and export of Syrian commodities. Syria has become the leading producer and exporter of Captagon, a highly addictive amphetamine-type stimulant trafficked illegally throughout the Middle East and Europe…
U.S Treasury sanctions actors financing the North Korean weapons of mass destruction program
OFAC sanctioned six individuals and two entities based in Russia, China, and the United Arab Emirates, that generate revenue and facilitate financial transactions for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). Funds generated through these actors are ultimately funneled to support the DPRK’s weapons of mass destruction (WMD) programs…
OFAC and OFSI sanctions Hamas-aligned terrorist fundraising network
OFAC designated two individuals and three entities as key financial facilitators involved in fundraising for Hamas. In the wake of the Oct 7, 2023 terrorist attack perpetrated by Hamas against Israel, Gaza Now engaged in fundraising efforts to support Hamas. Gaza Now and its founder Mustafa Ayash, as well Al-Qureshi Executives and Aakhirah Limited, and their director Aozma Sultana…
US Treasury sanctions financial facilitators and illicit drug traffickers supporting the Syrian regime
Applies to 11 individuals and entities supporting the regime of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad through the facilitation of illicit financial transfers and trafficking of Captagon, a highly addictive amphetamine-type stimulant trafficked illegally throughout the Middle East and Europe.