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BIS’s 50% Affiliates Rule: Expanding Export Controls to Subsidiaries of Listed Entities

USA - November 12 2025 On September 29, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) announced a new rule expanding the scope of its…

U.S. Agencies Issue Tri-Seal Compliance Note on Sanctions and Export Controls Relief for Syria

USA - November 11 2025 On November 10, 2025, the U.S. Departments of the Treasury, Commerce, and State issued a Tri-Seal Compliance Note (the “Note”) outlining the scope of…

Sanctions tracker: EU's 19th sanctions package targets LNG, crypto and circumvention

European Union - November 5 2025 On 23 October 2025, the Council of the European Union adopted its 19th sanctions package, comprising 69 new listings and multiple economic…

OFAC Sanctions Russia’s Two Largest Oil Companies

USA - October 27 2025 On October 22, 2025, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctioned two of Russia’s largest oil…

OFAC Targets Iranian Shadow Banking and Militia Networks in Continued Maximum Pressure Campaign

USA - October 17 2025 On September 16 and October 9, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) announced coordinated sanctions…

OFAC Designates Sudanese Figures for Destabilizing Activities and Iranian Ties

Iran, USA - September 16 2025 On September 12, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) announced sanctions against two Sudanese…

OFAC targets Iran-Iraq oil smuggling network in latest sanctions action

USA - September 12 2025 On September 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) announced sanctions against a network of…

OFAC Sanctions Chinese Chemical Company for Synthetic Opioid Trafficking

USA - September 9 2025 On September 3, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) announced sweeping sanctions against Guangzhou…

Appeals Court rules most Trump tariffs illegal, setting stage for Supreme Court review

USA - September 2 2025 On August 29, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a landmark decision in V.O.S. Selections, Inc., et al. V. Donald J…

OFAC Targets Iranian Oil Network and Shadow Fleet in Sweeping Sanctions Action

USA - August 26 2025 Overview On August 21, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) announced further sanctions action…