Announcement
01 May 2026
In May 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions on three Iranian foreign currency exchange houses and 15 associated front companies in Hong Kong and the UAE allegedly involved in moving billions of dollars on behalf of sanctioned Iranian persons.
Source
Number of interventions
2
2 certainly harmful
0 likely harmful
0 liberalising
Implementation date
01 May 2026
Revocation date:
No revocation date
Recent update from 06 May 2026:
On 1 May 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions on 15 entities from Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates that are said to have operated as front companies supporting Iranian ...
Recent update from 06 May 2026:
On 1 May 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions on three entities from Iran, allegedly operating as foreign currency exchange houses that support the Iranian regime's shadow ba...
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