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United States of America: Sanctions against entities facilitating Iranian oil trade

Announcement

01 May 2026

In May 2026, the United States Department of State announced sanctions against several entities for their involvement in the illicit trade of Iranian petroleum and petroleum products.

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Number of interventions

3

3 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

01 May 2026

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Announced: 01 May 2026
Foreign customer limit In force

Recent update from 05 May 2026:

On 1 May 2026, the U.S. Department of State imposed sanctions on a vessel for its involvement in the transport of Iranian petroleum products as part of Iran's so-called "dark fleet." These sanction...

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Announced: 01 May 2026
Controls on commercial transactions and investment instruments In force

Recent update from 05 May 2026:

On 1 May 2026, the U.S. Department of State imposed sanctions on two entities from the United Kingdom and Hong Kong that are said to have been involved in the transport of Iranian petroleum product...

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Announced: 01 May 2026
Controls on commercial transactions and investment instruments In force

Recent update from 05 May 2026:

On 1 May 2026, the U.S. Department of State imposed sanctions on one entity from China that is said to have been involved in the import of Iranian crude oil. As a result of this decision, this enti...

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