Syria OFAC’s Syria sanctions are designed to deter Bashar al-Assad, his cronies, foreign enablers, and the Government of Syria from accessing the international financial system and global supply chain. In addition, there are many illicit actors that operate in Syria, such as those related to Specially Designated Global Terrorists, Iran, […]
North Korea Among other objectives, OFAC’s North Korea sanctions are intended to stop the Government of North Korea from further developing its WMD programs by restricting its access to the international financial system and global supply chain. OFAC generally licenses non- governmental organizations (NGO) to provide services related to certain […]
Venezuela The Venezuela sanctions program is designed to limit the illegitimate former Maduro regime’s sources of revenue and hold accountable those who stand in the way of restoring democracy in Venezuela, while also ensuring the flow of humanitarian goods and services to the Venezuelan people. U.S. persons are not prohibited […]
Iran The Iran sanctions program is focused on denying the Iranian regime the funding it needs to continue its ongoing violent and destabilizing activities around the world. To ensure that humanitarian goods can reach the people of Iran, while maintaining pressure on the Iranian regime, the United States maintains broad […]
Publication of a Fact Sheet on the Provision of Humanitarian Assistance and Trade to Combat COVID-19 4/16/2020 On April 16, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued a Fact Sheethighlighting the most relevant exemptions, exceptions, and authorizations for humanitarian assistance and trade under the Iran, Venezuela, North […]
Iran’s Sanctions Relief Scam FACT SHEET OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON APRIL 6, 2020 Share “I think the Iranian [people] love America. I think they’d love to be free…They love what we stand for…if they need help with respect to the virus, we have the greatest medical professionals in the world. […]
Issuance of Iran-related Frequently Asked Question Related to Humanitarian Assistance with Regard to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in Iran 3/6/2020 Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing a new Frequently Asked Question related to the manner in which humanitarian goods or assistance can […]
Issuance of Counter Terrorism and Iran-related General License 8 and Frequently Asked Questions 2/27/2020 The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing General License 8 “Authorizing Certain Humanitarian Trade Transactions Involving the Central Bank of Iran” and related FAQsin conjunction with the formalization of the Swiss Humanitarian Trade Arrangement (SHTA), […]
Guidance Related to the Provision of Humanitarian Assistance and Support to the Venezuelan People Date: August 6, 2019 As the illegitimate former Maduro regime continues to usurp power and plunder assets that rightfully belong to the Venezuelan people, the United States has implemented Venezuela- related sanctions to preserve such assets […]
Guidance Related to Humanitarian Assistance with Regard to the November 12, 2017 Earthquake in Iran 549. In light of the recent earthquake in Iran, how can I help the Iranian people while making sure to abide by U.S. sanctions? In light of the tragic earthquake in Iran, the Department of […]
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