Announcement
16 Apr 2025
In April 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions against several entities and vessels facilitating the trade and transport of Iranian crude oil.
Source
Number of interventions
3
3 certainly harmful
0 likely harmful
0 liberalising
Implementation date
16 Apr 2025
Revocation date:
No revocation date
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