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September 2026 U.S. Sanctions Roundup: “Operation Economic Outcast” Intensifies Against Iran, Cuba Rules Tighten, and OF...

Key Takeaways Iran: maximum pressure, operationalized. The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated dozens of Iranian airlines, suspended long-standing aviation and huma...

Trump Sanctions on Cuba Strands Thousands Of Shipping Containers

The U.S. says its sanctions are not aimed at depriving Cuba of essential goods. Thousands of stranded shipping containers tell a different story.

Sanctions without exit strategies are fracturing the global economy

Wars in the 21st century aren’t fought only with missiles and soldiers anymore. Increasingly, they’re fought through banking systems, shipping lanes, semiconductor controls and cur...

What Every Multinational Should Know About … Conducting an Economic Sanctions Self-Check

US and UK Pile on Sanctions to Increase Pressure on Iran and Russia

Sanctions remain one of the primary tools used by the West to increase pressure on both Russia and Iran. The UK launched its second package of sanctio...

US imposes sanctions on 13 tied to Iran weapons procurement

By Andrea ShalalWASHINGTON, Sept 29 - The US government announced fresh sanctions on Tuesday against 13 individuals and entities, including some based in Russia, China, Hong Kong a...

The Hidden Burden of Secondary Sanctions on Neutral Nations

Why economic coercion fails as a diplomatic tool and undermines sovereign global commerce.Continue reading on Medium »

Iran Sanctions: Operation Economic Outcast Auctions Dollar Access

Operation Economic Outcast's first bank action is a proposed rule on an Egyptian lender's foreign unit. The campaign auctions dollar access.

Sanctions, policy, and moral choices

by Ian Paul, Psephizo International relations and the moral choices that go with them are complex. On what basis do we continue to trade with other countries with very different va...

OFAC Broadens Cuba Sanctions and Restricts Payments and Travel

US sanctions target Iran's auto, rail sectors as blockade chokes ship lanes

By Timothy GardnerWASHINGTON, Oct 1 (Reuters) - The Trump administration imposed sanctions on Iran's rail and auto sectors and their foreign suppliers, the Treasury Department said...

US sanctions target Iran's auto, rail sectors as blockade chokes ship lanes

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration imposed sanctions on Iran's rail and auto sectors and their foreign suppliers, the Treasury Department said on Thursday, widening its wartime...

AFSC condemns sanctions on International Criminal Court

AFSC condemns sanctions on International Criminal Court lmullett@afsc.org Fri, 10/09/2026 - 15:09 Main content Paragraph...

How a Small Business Got Entangled in U.S. Sanctions on Iranian Oil

The case of a small Malaysian shipping agency illustrates the challenges Washington faces in its effort to stanch the flow of Iranian oil.

OFAC General v. Specific Licenses Explained: U.S. Sanctions Authorization, Compliance Risks, and Enforcement Protection

US sanctions on ICC: a 'test of resilience'

AFP breaks down the likely impact of the sanctions, possible responses, and the reasons behind Washington's unprecedented move, which the court said was an "assault on the rule of...

The Blockade Has Done What Sanctions Could Not

For years, Washington proclaimed that sanctions would shut down Iranian oil exports. They never did. Iran adapted because markets ALWAYS adapt. Tehran assembled a shadow fleet, tan...

Operation Economic Outcast: US sanctions 2 Mumbai-based shipping firms in Iran shadow fleet crackdown

The new multi-agency actions single out several India-based entities and their principal executives for knowingly engaging in significant transactions involving Iranian-origin petr...

Daily Memo: On US Sanctions on Iran and Withdrawal From Iraq

Ripple effect. A senior U.S. Treasury Department official visited several countries in the Middle East this month to push for stricter restrictions on their financial dealings with...

Wright: US Sanctions Relief for Shadow Fleet Will Involve S&P Deals

To address the historically-high cost of shipping oil on long-distance routes, the White House has announced that it will ease sanctions on shadow fle...

US imposes fresh sanctions on Iran's shadow fleet

By Timothy Gardner and Daphne PsaledakisWASHINGTON, Oct 8 (Reuters) - The US imposed fresh sanctions on Iran on Thursday, targeting individuals, networks and 17 vessels for transpo...

Financial Sanctions and the Global Payments Network

Complexity of the payments system means that currencies like the yuan are not benefitting from sanctions as much as widely believed.

U.S. Imposes Fresh Sanctions on Cuba for Supporting Iran

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday announced sanctions against the Cuban communist regime's BICSA bank for providing services to Iran's Karafarin Bank, a U.S.-sanction...

The US Sanctions Against the ICC

Some two hours after the Nobel Prize Committee announced the award of the Peace Prize to Navi Pillay for her work on international law and the establishment of international accoun...