Treasury Slaps New Faces on the Sanctions Naughty List Today
Published Date: 12/5/2025
Notice
Summary
On October 1, 2025, the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) blocked the property and money of certain people by adding them to a special blacklist. This means Americans can’t do business with these folks, and any assets they have under U.S. control are frozen. It’s a big move to keep the financial system safe and sound!
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Assets of Listed Persons Are Blocked
On October 1, 2025, OFAC added one or more people to its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list, and all property and interests in property of those persons that are subject to U.S. jurisdiction are blocked (frozen).
U.S. Persons Barred from Transactions
OFAC's October 1, 2025 action means U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with the individuals added to the SDN list; doing business with them is not allowed under the listed sanctions authority.
Names Published on OFAC SDN List
OFAC published the names of one or more newly designated persons to its Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN) List; the SDN List and additional program information are available on OFAC's website at https://ofac.treasury.gov.
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