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October 29, 2026
October 28, 2026

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons and vessels that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. The vessels placed on the SDN List have been identified as property in which a blocked person has an interest.

October 27, 2026

Treasury settled with Extreme Networks, Inc. for $1,529,685 to resolve nine apparent violations of Russia-related sanctions for exporting networking equipment and related services to a blocked Russian defense manufacturer majority-owned by designated JSC Concern Almaz-Antey between 2018 and 2022.

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First technology-hardware-sector OFAC enforcement action in the 90-day baseline; OFAC simultaneously determined the violations were voluntarily self-disclosed and egregious — a combination indicating the VSD penalty reduction was applied against an otherwise-maximized base penalty.

October 26, 2026

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. The vessels placed on the SDN List have been identified as property in which a blocked person has an interest.

October 21, 2026

Treasury issued Iran General Licenses GG and HH authorizing wind-down transactions for Karnkakis/Karnakis and vessels blocked October 21, 2026, and Russia General License 131K authorizing certain transactions in connection with the negotiation for the sale of Lukoil International GmbH.

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Russia General License 131K is at least the eleventh amendment to GL 131 (K = 11th alphabetical suffix), an unusually high revision count for a single OFAC license, indicating a Lukoil International GmbH sale transaction that has required more than two years of successive authorization extensions.

October 20, 2026

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons whose property and interests in property have been unblocked and who have been removed from the SDN List.

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.

October 19, 2026

Treasury updated the Non-SDN Menu-Based Sanctions (NS-MBS) List under the Protecting American Intellectual Property Act of 2022 (PAIPA), adding entities blocked on October 19, 2026.

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First PAIPA (Protecting American Intellectual Property Act of 2022) NS-MBS List action in the 90-day baseline; PAIPA is a rarely-invoked statute that imposes non-blocking menu-based sanctions rather than full SDN asset blocking, marking a distinct enforcement mode not seen in any prior recent action.

Treasury issued PAIPA General License 1, authorizing transactions under the Cyber-Related Sanctions Regulations, and PAIPA General License 2, authorizing wind-down of transactions involving entities blocked on October 19, 2026.

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First PAIPA general licenses issued; GL 1 cross-references the Cyber-Related Sanctions Regulations (EO 13694), an unusual program intersection between a new statutory IP-sanctions authority and the existing CYBER2 framework with no prior analog in the 90-day baseline.

October 16, 2026

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the name of one or more persons whose property and interests in property have been unblocked and who has been removed from the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List).

October 15, 2026

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons who have been removed from the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List).

October 14, 2026

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. The vessels placed on the SDN List have been identified as property in which a blocked person has an interest.

Guidance to U.S. Customs and Border Protection Regarding the Assessment of “U.S. Content” for Purposes of Implementing Tariffs Pursuant to Clause (2)(D) of Proclamation 11032 of June 1, 2026

This notice provides guidance to U.S. Customs and Border Protection regarding the assessment of "U.S. content" for products of Canada and Mexico that qualify for preferential tariff treatment under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, for purposes of implementing tariffs pursuant to Proclamation 11032 of June 1, 2026.

October 13, 2026

Treasury settled with Bank of America, N.A. for $11,662,930 to resolve 475 apparent violations of OFAC sanctions programs targeting Russia, Belarus, Iran, Burma, Somalia, narcotics, and global terrorism, arising from failures in payment screening, alert prioritization, watchlist updates, and account controls.

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First financial institution enforcement action in the 90-day baseline, and the only 7-program settlement in that window against a GSIB — all three prior enforcement actions in the baseline involved a single program; $11,662,930 is the largest settlement penalty in the 90-day window.

Publication of an Iran-Related Determination

The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing a sector determination pursuant to a January 10, 2020 Executive Order. The determination was previously issued on OFAC's website.

October 9, 2026

Treasury issued four ICC-related General Licenses (GL 13–16) authorizing categories of transactions involving the International Criminal Court, including telecommunications and enterprise software, pension payments, and transactions related to ICC detainees.

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Treasury issued four ICC-related General Licenses simultaneously, an unusually large single-day GL package for the ICC program; GL 16, which specifically authorizes transactions related to ICC detainees, is the first ICC detainee GL observed in the 90-day baseline.

October 8, 2026

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons whose property and interests in property have been unblocked and who have been removed from the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List). OFAC is also publishing updates to the identifying information of one or more persons or property currently included on the SDN List whose property and interests in property remain blocked.

October 7, 2026

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons whose property and interests in property have been unblocked and who have been removed from the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List). OFAC is also publishing the names of blocked property and persons whose property and interests in property remain blocked and on the SDN List or subject to the prohibitions of the Non-SDN Palestinian Legislative Council (NS-PLC) List, or the Sectoral Sanctions Identifications (SSI) List, but whose duplicate entries have been removed from OFAC sanctions lists. OFAC is also publishing updates to the identifying information of one or more persons or property currently included on the SDN List, NS-PLC List, or SSI List whose property and interests in property remain blocked or subject to the prohibitions of those lists, as applicable.

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.

October 6, 2026

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of this entity are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.

October 5, 2026
October 2, 2026

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.

October 1, 2026

International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR): Review of the U.S. Munitions List and Related Definitions and License Exemptions

The Department of State (the Department) proposes to amend the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to ensure that the U.S. Munitions List (USML) focuses ITAR controls on the most sensitive technologies, to improve regulatory transparency and clarity, and to reduce regulatory burdens. The revisions proposed in this rule would remove certain items from the USML, update definitions and standardize the regulatory text, and add a new exemption to the licensing requirements of the ITAR. The Department also requests public comments to further refine ITAR controls.

September 30, 2026

Removing Duplicative Penalties Information and Reorganizing Certain Parts

The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is removing duplicative regulatory provisions, and adding a provision to those parts directing readers to the Sanctions Penalties Regulations where the information is located. OFAC is also moving to an expanded subpart at the beginning of each part information regarding delegations of authority, recordkeeping and reporting requirements, and the Paperwork Reduction Act within multiple parts of the Office of Foreign Assets Control chapter of the CFR.

Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations

The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is adopting a final rule amending the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations to implement certain provisions of a January 10, 2020 Iran-related Executive order. This amendment also revises an existing definition and an existing exemption, and incorporates two exemptions from the January 10, 2020 Iran-related Executive order.

Publication of Iran-Related Web General Licenses X and X1

The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing two Iran-related general licenses (GLs): GL X and GL X1. These GLs were previously made available on OFAC's website. GL X was revoked and superseded by GL X1. GL X1 has expired.

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.

Cuba Sanctions Regulations

The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is adding regulations to implement a May 1, 2026 Cuba- related Executive order. OFAC intends to supplement these regulations with a more comprehensive set of regulations, which may include additional interpretive guidance and definitions, general licenses, and other regulatory provisions.

Cuban Assets Control Regulations

The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is amending the Cuban Assets Control Regulations to implement portions of the President's foreign policy toward Cuba, including as directed by National Security Presidential Memorandum-5, "Reissuance of and Amendments to National Security Presidential Memorandum 5 on Strengthening the Policy of the United States Toward Cuba" (2025 NSPM-5), signed by the President on June 30, 2025. Among other things, this rule adds a prohibition on indirect financial transactions with entities or subentities on the Cuba Restricted List; amends other authorizations related to financial transactions, including removing an authorization for "U-Turn" transactions; and amends authorizations related to travel and related transactions, including removing authorizations for group people-to-people travel and professional meetings in Cuba.

September 29, 2026

Treasury published regulatory amendments eliminating 100+ duplicative CFR subparts, incorporating E.O. 13902 into the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations, and implementing E.O. 14404 by amending the Cuban Assets Control Regulations to impose expanded Cuba sanctions.

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First regulatory implementation of E.O. 14404 (signed May 2026), establishing new Cuba sanctions authority; simultaneous reorganization removed 100+ duplicative CFR subparts across OFAC's regulatory chapter — the largest structural CFR cleanup in the 90-day baseline.

September 28, 2026
September 25, 2026

Sanctions Penalties Regulations

The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is adding the Sanctions Penalties Regulations. These new regulations consolidate previously existing information regarding penalties applicable to multiple sanctions programs implemented by OFAC.

Terrorism List Governments Sanctions Regulations

The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is amending the Terrorism List Governments Sanctions Regulations to implement changes resulting from the rescission of the designation of Syria as a State Sponsor of Terrorism. Specifically, OFAC is removing and reserving a Syria-specific general license because the authorization is no longer necessary following the rescission.

September 24, 2026

Treasury published new Sanctions Penalties Regulations consolidating OFAC enforcement procedures and penalties from over 100 subparts of 31 CFR chapter V, and amended the Terrorism List Governments Sanctions Regulations to remove a Syria-specific general license following the rescission of Syria's State Sponsor of Terrorism designation.

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First publication of a standalone Sanctions Penalties Regulations part consolidating OFAC enforcement procedures and penalties from over 100 existing subparts across 31 CFR chapter V — no comparable consolidated penalty-framework rulemaking in the 90-day baseline.

Measures To Restrict Stockpiling of Polysilicon and Polysilicon Derivatives Under Proclamation 11052

On August 6, 2026, the President issued Proclamation 11052, "Adjusting Imports of Polysilicon and Its Derivatives Into the United States" (Proclamation 11052), ordering the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to take action to restrict imports by a company if he determines the company is stockpiling polysilicon or polysilicon derivatives (Polysilicon Products) in advance of import adjustments that will be effective on December 4, 2026. The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), in this temporary final rule (TFR), announces the criteria and process it will use to monitor existing companies for evidence of stockpiling, limit a newly established importer's ability to stockpile, and subject companies that are stockpiling to an import prohibition if necessary. This TFR also establishes the process for such companies to obtain a waiver from any import prohibitions imposed pursuant to this rule, and imposes certain import limitations on new importers that register with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on or after August 6, 2026.

September 23, 2026

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has removed from OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) the names of persons whose property and interests in property had been blocked pursuant to Ethiopia sanctions authorities.

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.

International Traffic in Arms Regulations: Clarifying Policies of Denial, Updating the Major Non-NATO Ally List, and Minor Corrections; Corrections

On September 18, 2026, the Department of State revised the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to clarify certain policy-of-denial provisions, update country policies for Ethiopia and Somalia, add Saudi Arabia and Peru to the list of major non-NATO allies, and make other miscellaneous corrections. That document included incorrect amendatory instructions resulting in the inadvertent removal of regulatory text. This document corrects the final regulations.

September 22, 2026

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.

September 18, 2026

International Traffic in Arms Regulations: Modification of U.S. Munitions List Category XX(a)

The Department of State (the Department) amends the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to remove from the U.S. Munitions List (USML) certain uncrewed underwater vehicles (UUVs) and make conforming changes to related controls. The Department also requests comments to assist in further refining ITAR controls on UUVs and to identify possible enhancements to the license exemption for certain UUV-related activities.

September 17, 2026
September 16, 2026
September 15, 2026

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.

September 14, 2026

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing updates to the identifying information of one or more entries currently included on one or more of OFAC's sanctions lists.

September 11, 2026

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing updates to the identifying information of one or more persons currently included in OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List). OFAC is also publishing the names of one or more persons whose property and interests in property have been unblocked and who have been removed from the SDN List.

September 10, 2026

Treasury modified Iran-related specific licensing policy under Operation Economic Outcast, imposing a presumption of denial on Iran-related specific license applications except as required by law or in certain narrow circumstances.

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First licensing policy update in the 90-day baseline; the presumption-of-denial posture for Iran-related specific licenses represents a departure from case-by-case review, effectively closing the specific licensing pathway for most Iran transactions.

Treasury settled with an individual for $1,427,230 to resolve apparent Iran sanctions violations involving management consulting and advisory services to an Iranian software company, receipt of Iranian-origin dividends, and acquisition of real property in Iran, classified as egregious and not voluntarily self-disclosed.

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First enforcement action in the 90-day baseline; the egregious-and-not-voluntarily-self-disclosed finding, FBI cooperation, and explicit framing as part of Operation Economic Outcast signal a heightened individual enforcement posture for Iran sanctions.

Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations

The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is indefinitely suspending three general licenses and one licensing policy issued pursuant to the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations to align with changes in the foreign policy of the United States towards Iran.

September 9, 2026
September 8, 2026

Treasury published a Notice of Suspension revoking certain Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations General Licenses, including Iran General License J-1, which authorized the reexportation of civil aircraft to Iran on temporary sojourn, effective September 8, 2026.

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First standalone Notice of Suspension of ITSR General Licenses observed in the 90-day baseline; prior GL revocations in the window appeared only within combined issuance notices, not as standalone suspension documents.

September 4, 2026
September 3, 2026
September 2, 2026
August 31, 2026

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons whose property and interests in property have been unblocked and who have been removed from the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List). OFAC is also publishing the names of one or more persons that have been placed on OFAC's SDN List based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. These actions are taken pursuant to Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001, "Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism," 66 FR 49079, 3 CFR, 2001 Comp., p. 786, as amended by Executive Order 13886 of September 9, 2019, "Modernizing Sanctions To Combat Terrorism," (collectively, "Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886") 84 FR 48041, 3 CFR, 2019 Comp., p. 356.

August 28, 2026

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. The vessels placed on the SDN List have been identified as property in which a blocked person has an interest. Additionally, OFAC is publishing updates to the identifying information of one person currently included on the SDN List.

International Traffic in Arms Regulations: Modification of Civil Aircraft To Incorporate Aircraft Survivability Equipment

The Department of State (the Department) amends the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to remove from the U.S. Munitions List (USML) certain aircraft that have been modified to incorporate aircraft survivability equipment (ASE) and to exclude from the ITAR certain activities that would otherwise meet the definition of reexport or temporary import of ASE incorporated into such aircraft.

August 27, 2026
August 26, 2026

Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations

The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is indefinitely suspending five general licenses issued pursuant to the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations to align with changes in the foreign policy of the United States towards Iran.

August 25, 2026

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the name of one person that has been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of this person are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons and vessels that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. The vessels placed on the SDN List have been identified as property in which a blocked person has an interest.

August 24, 2026

Treasury removed Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), also known as al-Nusrah Front, from the SDN List under [SDGT] following the State Department's concurrent revocation of its Specially Designated Global Terrorist designation as part of the broader U.S. policy normalization toward Syria.

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Syria's removal as a State Sponsor of Terrorism and the associated delisting of HTS — the group that became Syria's de facto governing authority — is historically unprecedented; no comparable SST dedesignation or governing-authority SDN delisting appears in the 90-day baseline.

Treasury revoked Syria General License 25, issued Iran General Licenses AA (certain activities involving La Nivernaise De Raffinage SAS) and BB (wind-down authorization for previously authorized ITSR transactions), and suspended Iran General Licenses F (sports activities) and G (academic exchanges and educational services).

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The suspension of Iran General Licenses F and G — longstanding civilian-oriented authorizations covering sports exchanges and academic/educational services — has not appeared in the 90-day baseline and represents an escalation beyond prior maximum-pressure practice of restricting commercial rather than cultural and academic engagement with Iran.

Treasury, Commerce, and State jointly issued an updated Tri-Seal Advisory on Syria sanctions and export controls relief following Syria's removal as a State Sponsor of Terrorism, and OFAC updated an Iran-related alert on sanctions risks associated with Iranian demands for Strait of Hormuz passage.

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The updated Tri-Seal Advisory on Syria sanctions and export controls relief — the first joint Commerce/State/Treasury industry guidance following Syria's SST dedesignation — is without precedent in the 90-day baseline and signals a wholesale U.S. compliance posture shift toward Syria.

Treasury published a determination pursuant to EO 13902 identifying the aviation, digital asset, gold, shipping, and technology sectors of the Iranian economy as subject to sanctions authority, enabling future targeting of persons who knowingly operate in those sectors.

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The EO 13902 sector determination simultaneously covering five named Iranian economic sectors — aviation, digital assets, gold, shipping, and technology — is the broadest single-day expansion of EO 13902 sectoral designation authority and marks a sharp maximum-pressure escalation targeting Iran's core export industries; no comparable multi-sector determination appears in the 90-day baseline.

Removal From the Entity List

In this rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by removing one entity from the Entity List under the destination of Turkey.

Revisions to the Entity List

In this rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) revises the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by removing two addresses associated with Arrow Electronics (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. from the Entity List under the destination of China, People's Republic of (China). This determination follows the removal from the Entity List of Arrow China Electronics Trading Co., Ltd., and the removal of six aliases for Arrow Electronics (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. in November 2025.

August 21, 2026

Treasury issued Venezuela General Licenses 61 and 62, authorizing the supply of certain telecommunications items and services to Venezuela and enabling negotiations of contingent contracts for investment in Venezuela's telecommunications sector.

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First Venezuela GLs specifically scoped to the telecommunications sector (GL 61: supply of items/services; GL 62: contingent investment contracts), representing a sector-specific policy expansion beyond the general amendments that characterized prior Venezuela GL activity in the 90-day window.

August 20, 2026
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August 14, 2026

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.

Streamlining Export Controls for Drone Exports

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is easing export controls on certain Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs or drones) and related parts, components, accessories, attachments, technology, and software under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Specifically, this rule: eliminates wind gust tolerance as a parameter for determining UAV controls under the EAR; increases the threshold for national security controls on certain UAVs from an endurance of 30 minutes to an endurance of 3 hours; makes conforming changes to remove national security controls on software and technology associated with UAVs with an endurance less than 3 hours; maintains military end-use and end-user controls on those lower endurance drones and associated software and technology; clarifies Commerce Control List (CCL) controls for certain UAVs specially designed for military use; and removes national security controls on certain specially designed parts, components, accessories, and attachments for such UAVs as they do not provide any significant military or intelligence capabilities.

August 12, 2026
August 7, 2026

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing updates to the identifying information of one or more persons currently included in OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List). OFAC is also publishing the names of one entity whose property and interests in property have been unblocked and two aircraft who have been removed from the SDN List.

August 6, 2026

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.

DPAS Directive Allocation Order and Additional Requirements for Recoverable Critical Minerals and Materials

The Bureau of Industry and Security ("BIS") is publishing this temporary final rule to restrict the exportation of black mass and tungsten waste and scrap without a license. Specifically, as of August 27, 2026, U.S. persons engaged in the sale of black mass and tungsten waste and scrap must allocate 100 percent of monthly sales to U.S. persons, unless an adjustment or exception is obtained in advance from BIS. This action is taken pursuant to section 101 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended ("DPA" or the "Act"), the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (15 CFR part 700) and Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 101 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as Amended, on Recoverable Critical Minerals and Materials, dated July 30, 2026 ("DPA Determination on Recoverable CMMs"), in which the President authorized the Department of Commerce ("Commerce") to address the scarcity of recoverable critical minerals and materials ("CMMs"). BIS invites the public to submit comments on whether any additional sales requirements are necessary or appropriate to promote the national defense.

Request for Public Comments on the Proposed Implementation of Duties on Additional Aluminum, Steel, and Copper Derivative Articles Under Section 232

This notice requests public comments on a proposal to include 14 additional derivative articles within the scope of the Section 232 duties on steel, aluminum, and copper: aluminum powder; brass-wind musical instruments and their parts and accessories; parts of welding machines and apparatus; floor safes; certain electric conductor cables; fire extinguishers; parts of heat exchange units; parts of certain hydraulic engines and motors; certain self-propelled cranes, mobile lifting frames, and straddle carriers; tanker trailers and semi- trailers; self-loading or self-unloading trailers and semi-trailers for agricultural purposes; certain other trailers and semi-trailers; and certain filled steel containers.

August 5, 2026

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons and vessels that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. The vessels placed on the SDN List have been identified as property in which a blocked person has an interest.

August 4, 2026

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the name of one person whose property and interests in property have been unblocked and who has been removed from the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List). OFAC is also publishing the names of one or more persons that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.

August 3, 2026

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