Announcement
08 May 2026
In May 2026, the U.S. Departments of State and Treasury imposed sanctions on nine entities across China, Hong Kong, the United Arab Emirates, and Belarus for their alleged role in supplying weapons, materials, and intelligence to Iran's military programs.
Source
Number of interventions
2
2 certainly harmful
0 likely harmful
0 liberalising
Implementation date
08 May 2026
Revocation date:
No revocation date
Recent update from 15 May 2026:
On 8 May 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions on five entities from Hong Kong, the United Arab Emirates, and Belarus that are said to have acted as intermediaries in weapons ...
Recent update from 15 May 2026:
On 8 May 2026, the U.S. Departments of State and Treasury jointly imposed sanctions on four entities from China that are said to have supported Iran's military programs. As a result of this decisio...
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