# 2026-16153: Treasury frees two planes from sanctions freezer

2026-16153, Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions, is a Federal Register notice from Treasury Department, Foreign Assets Control Office published 2026-08-07, effective 2026-08-05; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-14).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16153
- As of: 2026-08-14
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-16153
- Title: Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Treasury Department; Foreign Assets Control Office
- Citation: 91 FR 51220
- Published: 2026-08-07
- Effective: 2026-08-05
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-08-14

## In one line

Treasury frees two planes from sanctions freezer

## Summary

The U.S. Treasury’s OFAC updated its sanctions list by unblocking one company and two aircraft, meaning their U.S. assets are now free to use. Meanwhile, they updated info on a person from Iraq who remains blocked, keeping their assets frozen. These changes took effect on August 5, 2026, impacting who can access money or property under U.S. rules.

## Abstract

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing updates to the identifying information of one or more persons currently included in OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List). OFAC is also publishing the names of one entity whose property and interests in property have been unblocked and two aircraft who have been removed from the SDN List.

## Effects PRIA read

- One Entity and Two Aircraft Unblocked: benefit, medium. On August 5, 2026, OFAC removed one named entity and two aircraft from the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN) List, which means their property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction are unblocked and may be used in the United States. If you are the owner or a b…
- Al-Shabbani SDN Entry Updated — Assets Still Blocked: cost, medium. On August 5, 2026, OFAC updated the SDN List entry for Basheer Abdulkadhim Alwan Al-Shabbani (DOB 01 May 1986; nationality Iraq; Passport A14930891 expires 27 Jan 2027; alt. Passport A9836915 expires 19 Aug 2024; National ID AA2889593 expires 21 Oct 2026). His property and interests in property sub…

## 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
- [2026-16153 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/07/2026-16153/notice-of-ofac-sanctions-actions)
- [2026-16153 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-07/pdf/2026-16153.pdf)

## Related
- [Previous: 2026-16152, Sunshine Act Meetings](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16152)
- [Next: 2026-16154, Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16154)
- [All Federal Register documents](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16153 (as of 2026-08-14).