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OFAC sanctions Russia’s VTB Bank under Operation Economic Outcast for allegedly helping Iran evade sanctions by establishing correspondent banking relationships with sanctioned Iranian banks
Treasury says VTB established correspondent banking relationships with sanctioned Iranian financial institutions over the past three years, expanded its presence in Tehran from January 2025 and created a rial–rouble settlement system through correspondent accounts to facilitate bilateral trade. Treasury also alleges that VTB took steps to move billions of dollars in frozen Iranian assets, increasing its role…
White House signs legislation expanding U.S. statutory sanctions, tariffs and prohibitions targeting Russia while extending existing sanctions measures against Iran
President Trump signed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 (H.R. 5334) into law on 18 September. According to the White House, the legislation authorises and expands statutory sanctions, tariffs and prohibitions relating to Russia and extends existing sanctions against Iran. The measure is relevant to sanctions teams because it changes the underlying statutory framework rather than simply adding individual names or entities to existing designation lists, potentially broadening the basis for future U.S. sanctions action.
FinCEN issues an Alert exposing procurement networks supporting Iran’s commercial aviation industry, providing FIs with indicators to detect and report related transactions linked to IRGC & its proxies
Issued alongside OFAC’s aviation-sector sanctions, the alert is intended to support the identification and reporting of financial activity associated with networks procuring goods for Iranian airlines. FinCEN links these procurement structures to Iran’s efforts to circumvent restrictions and to aviation activity supporting the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and its proxies…
OFAC sanctions 36 entities and Individuals supporting Iran’s aviation sector and the procurement networks used to obtain aircraft and sensitive technology
The designations target Iranian airlines alongside front companies, foreign intermediaries and trans-shipment networks operating across multiple jurisdictions. Treasury states that these networks enable Iran to procure U.S.-origin aircraft and technology and support aviation activities used to transport weapons, personnel and other cargo. The action was accompanied by a FinCEN alert intended to help financial institutions identify associated…
U.S. Treasury targets Türkiye-based Golden Global Bank for helping Iran’s IRGC-QF move tens of millions of dollars, exposing financial institutions to sanctions-evasion and ML risks
OFAC has designated Golden Global Bank and two Türkiye-based subsidiaries for facilitating tens of millions of dollars in transactions for the IRGC-QF and providing Iranian institutions with access to international correspondent banking. Treasury says the bank was established to transfer Iranian oil revenues from China to Türkiye, where money exchangers could convert the proceeds into cash and gold, and knowingly enabled transactions…
OFAC sanctions Italy-based digital activist collective Autistici/Inventati for allegedly supporting violent far-left extremist groups through digital infrastructure and services
OFAC has sanctioned Italy-based Autistici Inventati, UK-based Palestine Action and transnational group Masar Badil under US counterterrorism authorities. Treasury alleges Autistici Inventati provides vetted groups with encrypted email, hosting, communications tools and other digital infrastructure, including services to sanctioned organisations such as the PKK; Palestine Action was targeted following its UK proscription in 2025 and alleged attacks…
U.S. Treasury sanctions Iran-linked crypto exchanges Shelbit and Aban Tether over alleged billion-dollar money laundering and IRGC financing
The measures target cryptocurrency businesses and associated actors alleged to have facilitated the movement of funds linked to Iran and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The action combines counter-terrorism and Iran-related sanctions measures and highlights the continuing use of virtual-asset infrastructure in sanctions-evasion and illicit-finance networks..
OFAC expands sanctions against Iranian financier Babak Zanjani’s network, designating 4 individuals and 9 entities involved in sanctions evasion, ML and digital asset operations used to support IRGC
The Treasury designated four individuals and nine entities linked to Zanjani’s broader network, including businesses involved in fintech, digital wallets, diamonds, gold-backed tokens, transport and infrastructure. Treasury said the network used offshore companies and public-facing commercial ventures to obscure ownership, settle cross-border payments and support exchanges whose wallets had processed….
OFAC targets 4 individuals and 3 entities for providing financial support to Hamas, targeting fundraising networks that used sham charities and front organisations to finance terrorist activities
Designates a senior Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood official alongside three individuals and three entities accused of providing material support to Hamas. Treasury describes a cross-border financing model involving sham charitable appeals, diversion of ostensibly humanitarian donations and underground banking services that handled both conventional currency and digital assets…
OFAC sanctions more than 50 people and businesses across CJNG’s leadership, drug-trafficking, ML operations and illicit-finance networks in its largest action against the Mexican cartel
This action targets individuals and entities operating across several Mexican states and supporting revenue streams including drug trafficking, fuel theft, smuggling and timeshare fraud. Treasury said the designations reflect a network-based strategy aimed at disrupting the cartel’s leaders, financiers, front businesses, facilitators and corrupt enablers simultaneously…
U.S. designates the Juárez Cartel and Los Viagras as Foreign Terrorist Organizations, expanding sanctions and enforcement powers to disrupt their financing and criminal operations
The designations classify the Juárez Cartel and Los Viagras as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists, citing a sufficient factual basis that the groups have committed, attempted to commit, or pose a significant risk of committing terrorist acts threatening U.S. nationals, national security, foreign policy or the U.S. economy…
OFAC sanctions 7 individuals and entities linked to an IRGC weapons procurement network, targeting illicit financing channels and Iran’s proliferation activities
The network allegedly used foreign aviation and transport companies, financial intermediaries, and travel coordinators to conceal procurement activities and move materials and personnel globally. The designations block the assets of targeted parties under U.S. jurisdiction and prohibit U.S. persons from engaging in transactions with them, reinforcing efforts to disrupt Iran’s illicit weapons financing…