By now, I think you are aware of my experience and expertise in the sanctions realm – and have some sense of my point of view regarding sanctions compliance and its geopolitical ramifications. So, if your firm would like me to come “visit” you via Zoom, Google Meet, WebEx, etc […]
Publication of Hong Kong-Related Sanctions Regulations Release date 01/15/2021 Body The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing regulations to implement Executive Order 13936 of July 14, 2020, “The President’s Executive Order on Hong Kong Normalization.” These regulations were published in the Federal Register, and take […]
New designations Iran Individuals AZIMIAN, Hamidreza, Iran; DOB 23 Jul 1961; POB Tabriz, Iran; nationality Iran; Additional Sanctions Information – Subject to Secondary Sanctions; Gender Male; Executive Order 13846 information: LOANS FROM UNITED STATES FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. Sec. 5(a)(i); alt. Executive Order 13846 information: FOREIGN EXCHANGE. Sec. 5(a)(ii); alt. Executive Order […]
Imposing Sanctions on Iranian Entities for Activities Related to Conventional Arms Proliferation PRESS STATEMENT MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE JANUARY 15, 2021 Share Iranian conventional arms proliferation poses a persistent threat to regional and international security, as evidenced by Iran’s continued military support and confirmed arms transfers that fuel […]
Imposing Sanctions Related to the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines and Iranian Shipping Entities PRESS STATEMENT MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE JANUARY 15, 2021 Share In June 2020, the State Department sanctioned the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) pursuant to Executive Order 13382 (WMD Proliferators and […]
State Department Terrorist Designation Reviews and Amendments MEDIA NOTE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON JANUARY 14, 2021 Share The Department of State has amended the terrorist designations of Lashkar i Jhangvi (LJ) and ISIL Sinai Peninsula (ISIL-SP) to include additional aliases. These aliases have been added to LJ and ISIL-SP’s designations […]
State Department Terrorist Designations of HASM and Its Leaders and Maintenance of PIJ FTO Designation MEDIA NOTE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON JANUARY 14, 2021 Share The Department of State has increased sanctions against Harakat Sawa’d Misr – also known as HASM – by designating the group as a Foreign Terrorist Organization […]
14 Jan 2021 Fraudulent website related to Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public to a press release issued by Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited on fraudulent website, which has been reported to the HKMA. Hyperlink to […]
Commerce Adds China National Offshore Oil Corporation to the Entity List and Skyrizon to the Military End-User List FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, January 14, 2021 Office of Public Affairs (202) 482-4883 publicaffairs@doc.gov Today, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) in the Department of Commerce (Commerce) added Chinese National Offshore […]
So, as announced on the White House website on Thursday (I still have not received an email from OFAC – I just decided to check if it had shown up on the Recent Actions page), there is a new Executive Order that amends Executive Order 13959. It basically makes a […]
FinCEN recognizes that 15 days was just not enough for the recent Crypto NPRM’s comment period HKMA Alert: Easttechbank.com suspected to be fraudulent To those who were confused by “egg on face” OFAC adds & updates some terror designations POTUS is modifying E.O. 13959 again… UK also takes action over […]
