Treasury Blacklists Two Iranians Over Weapons of Mass Destruction
Published Date: 4/15/2025
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Treasury’s OFAC just added two Iranian individuals to its sanctions blacklist, blocking their property and banning U.S. people from doing business with them. These moves target people linked to weapons of mass destruction activities and took effect on April 1, 2025. This means any assets they have under U.S. control are frozen, and anyone dealing with them risks penalties.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Designations block U.S.-based assets and transactions
On April 1, 2025, OFAC added named individuals and entities to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN) List. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked (frozen), and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.
Listed parties marked 'Subject to Secondary Sanctions'
The notice lists multiple individuals and entities and marks them as 'Subject to Secondary Sanctions' on the SDN List (for example, AKBARI, Hossein; YOUSEFNEJAD, Abbas; and several entities). This designation appears alongside the April 1, 2025 action.
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