# 2025-04526: Treasury ices Iranian oil tankers and shadowy ship bosses

2025-04526, Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action, is a Federal Register notice from Treasury Department, Foreign Assets Control Office published 2025-03-19, effective 2025-03-13; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-04526
- As of: 2026-10-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-04526
- Title: Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Treasury Department; Foreign Assets Control Office
- Citation: 90 FR 12936
- Published: 2025-03-19
- Effective: 2025-03-13
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-10-01

## In one line

Treasury ices Iranian oil tankers and shadowy ship bosses

## Summary

On March 13, 2025, OFAC blocked certain people and their oil tanker ships because they broke U.S. rules. This means their money and property in the U.S. are frozen, and Americans can’t do business with them. These actions target companies linked to Iran and could impact global oil trade and finances.

## Abstract

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons and vessels that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. The vessels placed on the SDN List have been identified as property in which a blocked person has an interest.

## Effects PRIA read

- Assets Frozen; U.S. Persons Barred: cost, medium. On March 13, 2025, OFAC added one or more persons to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List). All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of those persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with…
- Ten Oil Tankers Added to SDN List: cost, medium. On March 13, 2025, OFAC identified 10 named vessels (including BLUE GULF, ITAUGUA, PEACE HILL, SEASKY, LEXI/LEXIE, LYDYA N/OMAN PRIDE, POLARIS 1, CORONA FUN, SHANNON II, and NESO) with their IMO numbers as property in which blocked persons have an interest. Those vessels are listed as blocked under…

## Related documents

- [2026-20683](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20683): Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions, 2026-10-08
- [2026-20526](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20526): Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions, 2026-10-07
- [2026-20525](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20525): Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action, 2026-10-07
- [2026-20475](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20475): Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action, 2026-10-06
- [2026-20425](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20425): Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action, 2026-10-06
- [2026-20395](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20395): Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action, 2026-10-06

## Sources
- [2025-04526 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/03/19/2025-04526/notice-of-ofac-sanctions-action)
- [2025-04526 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-03-19/pdf/2025-04526.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-04526 (as of 2026-10-01).