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United States of America: Treasury sanctions entities facilitating Iran's shadow banking and currency transfer networks

Announcement

07 Aug 2026

In August 2026, the United States of America announced sanctions on multiple networks spanning several countries for enabling Iran's shadow banking system. The action targets entities operating in Iran's financial and petroleum sectors.

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Number of interventions

2

2 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

07 Aug 2026

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Announced: 07 Aug 2026
Controls on commercial transactions and investment instruments In force

Recent update from 12 Aug 2026:

On 7 August 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions on four entities from Hong Kong and Singapore that are said to have been involved in facilitating financial transactions for ...

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Announced: 07 Aug 2026
Controls on commercial transactions and investment instruments In force

Recent update from 12 Aug 2026:

On 7 August 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions on three entities from the United Arab Emirates that are said to have been involved in facilitating financial transactions fo...

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