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Global Trade Alert

United States of America: Treasury targets Iranian weapons procurement networks allegedly supporting ballistic missile and military aircraft programs

Announcement

01 Oct 2025

In October 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control designated 21 entities involved in networks facilitating the acquisition of sensitive goods and technology for Iran’s Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics. These designations aim to counter Iran's ballistic missile and conventional weapons capabilities.

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Number of interventions

3

3 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

01 Oct 2025

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Last action: 07 Oct 2025
Controls on commercial transactions and investment instruments In force
On 1 October 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions on China-based entities allegedly involved in procuring and supplying dual-use electronics and other equipment destined for Ira...
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Last action: 07 Oct 2025
Controls on commercial transactions and investment instruments In force
On 1 October 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions on multiple Iran-based entities tied to procurement for Iranian ballistic-missile and military aircraft programs. As a result o...
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Last action: 07 Oct 2025
Controls on commercial transactions and investment instruments In force
On 1 October 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions on entities linked to Germany, Uruguay, Türkiye, Portugal, and Hong Kong for their alleged roles in Iran-related military procu...
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