The Treasury and State Departments on Aug. 29 released an extensive list of sanctions on individuals and entities in Iran. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) placed individuals, entities and vessels on the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List. National Security Council spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden said in a statement the Iran sanctions are consistent with the relief package brokered between P5+1 countries and Iran in January (see 14072525). “Our actions today and since the start of the talks are consistent with our commitments under the Joint Plan of Action, which provided limited relief of certain sanctions in exchange for Iranian steps that halted its nuclear program and rolled it back in key respects,” said Hayden.
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The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control is now “managing” the number of searches users conduct on the Sanctions List Search tool within a limited period of time in order to ensure all users have a “similar search experience.” OFAC did not specify the number of searches permitted or the search timeframe involved, but said it will temporarily suspend for a brief time search access for users that exceed the number of searches permitted. Most users won’t notice a change, said OFAC.
The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added individuals and an entity to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list on Aug. 21 (here) and 22 (here).
The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added Colombian and Honduran individuals and entities to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list on Aug. 20 and deleted a host of additional entries.
The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added two individuals and an entity to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list on Aug. 18 (here) and 19 (here).
The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added the following Pakistan-based militant group to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list under counter-terrorism designation on Aug. 7:
The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control will no longer publish its sanctions list files on the Government Printing Office file transfer protocol server, the agency said on Aug. 6. The files will continue to publish on the OFAC file transfer protocol server and the OFAC website.
The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added three Kuwaiti individuals to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list under counter-terrorism designations on Aug. 6.
The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added individuals, entities and vessels to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list, including additions of sectoral identifications, on July 29 (here) and 30 (here).
The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security expanded its export restrictions on Russia as part of a series of increased sanctions on Russia related to the country's continued role in Ukranian political unrest. "BIS will institute a policy denying export, reexport or foreign transfer of certain items for use in Russia’s energy sector that may be used for exploration or production from deepwater, Arctic offshore, or shale projects that have the potential to produce oil," the agency said. BIS said it will also add OJSC United Shipbuilding to its Entity List. "While these sanctions do not target or interfere with the current supply of energy from Russia or prevent Russian companies from selling oil and gas to any country, they make it difficult for Russia to develop long-term, technically challenging future projects."