Menu Division Home About Us Remarks and Releases Contact Us HomeEconomic Sanctions Policy and Implementation ...Iran Sanctions hide Iran Sanctions The United States has imposed restrictions on activities with Iran under various legal authorities since 1979, following the seizure of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. The Department of State’s Office of Economic Sanctions Policy and Implementation is responsible for enforcing and implementing a number of U.S. sanctions programs that restrict access to the United States for companies that engage in certain commercial activities in Iran. Releases June 27, 2024 Imposing Sanctions on Entities and Vessels Trading in Iranian Petroleum or Petrochemical Products June 27, 2024 Designating Entities and Vessels Engaged in Iranian Petroleum or Petrochemical Products Trade June 25, 2024 Targeting Iran’s Shadow Banking Network June 25, 2024 Treasury Targets Shadow Banking Network Moving Billions for Iran’s Military April 25, 2024 Designating Facilitators and Financiers of Iran’s Illicit UAV Transfers April 25, 2024 Treasury Targets Networks Facilitating Illicit Trade and UAV Transfers on Behalf of Iranian Military April 23, 2024 Sanctioning Iranian Cyber Actors April 23, 2024 Treasury Designates Iranian Cyber Actors Targeting U.S. Companies and Government Agencies April 18, 2024 Treasury Targets Iranian UAV Program, Steel Industry, and Automobile Companies in Response to Unprecedented Attack on Israel April 18, 2024 Targeting Iran’s UAV Program, Steel Industry, and Automobile Companies April 4, 2024 Designating Financial Supporters of Iran’s Ministry of Defense April 4, 2024 Treasury Targets Network Facilitating Shipments Valued in Hundreds of Millions for Iranian Military March 15, 2024 Targeting Entity and Vessel Shipping Commodities for Qods Force and Houthi-Affiliated Network March 15, 2024 Treasury Targets Vessel Shipping Iranian Commodities for Houthis and Qods Force March 12, 2024 Taking Coordinated Actions with Bahrain against Supporters of Al-Ashtar Brigades March 12, 2024 U.S. Targets Al-Ashtar Brigades Operatives February 27, 2024 Targeting Qods Force Deputy Commander and Houthi-Affiliated Supporters Treasury Targets Vessel Shipping Iranian Commodities Valued at over $100 Million for Iran’s Ministry of Defense Treasury and the United Kingdom Target Qods Force Deputy Commander and Houthi-Affiliated Supporters February 14, 2024 Designating Persons Tied to Network Smuggling U.S. Technology to Central Bank of Iran February 14, 2024 Treasury Sanctions Network Smuggling U.S. Technology to Central Bank of Iran January 29, 2024 Taking Actions to Combat the Iranian Regime’s Transnational Repression January 29, 2024 The United States and United Kingdom Target Iranian Transnational Assassinations Network September 18, 2023 Designating Iranian Persons Connected to Wrongful Detentions September 18, 2023 Treasury Designates Former President of Iran September 15, 2023 United States Imposes Sanctions on the Anniversary of Mahsa “Zhina” Amini’s Death September 15, 2023 Treasury Sanctions Iranian Officials and Companies Connected to Repression in Advance of the Anniversary of Mahsa “Zhina” Amini’s Death June 2, 2023 Designation of Arvan Cloud and Affiliates That Have Aided Internet Censorship in Iran June 2, 2023 Treasury Sanctions Iranian Company Aiding in Internet Censorship June 1, 2023 Sanctioning Operatives Involved in Iranian External Plots June 1, 2023 Treasury Designates Iranian Regime Operatives Involved in Assassination Plots in the United States and Abroad April 27, 2023 Sanctioning Russian Federation and Iranian State Actors Responsible for the Wrongful Detention of U.S. Nationals April 27, 2023 Treasury Sanctions Officials of Iranian Intelligence Agency Responsible for Detention of U.S. Nationals in Iran April 24, 2023 Designating Iranian Officials in Connection with Serious Human Rights Abuses Or Censorship in Iran April 24, 2023 Treasury Sanctions Senior Iranian Officials Overseeing Violent Protest Suppression and Censorship March 9, 2023 Designating Iran Sanctions Evasion Networks March 9, 2023 Treasury Targets Sanctions Evasion Network Moving Billions for Iranian Regime March 8, 2023 Marking International Women’s Day, Treasury Sanctions Iranian Officials and Entities for Serious Human Rights Abuses March 8, 2023 Sanctioning Those Connected to Human Rights Abuses in Iran February 9, 2023 Treasury Sanctions Companies Involved in Production, Sale, and Shipment of Iranian Petrochemicals and Petroleum February 9, 2023 Designating Entities Involved in the Iranian Petrochemical and Petroleum Products Trade January 23, 2023 Treasury Sanctions the IRGC Cooperative Foundation and Senior Iranian Officials Connected to Protest Suppression December 21, 2022 Sanctioning Iranian Officials Connected to Serious Human Rights Abuses December 21, 2022 Treasury Sanctions Iranian Regime Officials Tied to Continued Violence Against Protestors December 9, 2022 Combating Global Corruption and Human Rights Abuses December 9, 2022 Treasury Sanctions Over 40 Individuals and Entities Across Nine Countries Connected to Corruption and Human Rights Abuse December 8, 2022 Designating a Network of Iranian Oil Sanctions Evaders December 8, 2022 Treasury Targets Sanctions Evasion Network Generating Hundreds of Millions of Dollars for Qods Force Oil Sales November 23, 2022 Designating Iranian Officials Connected to Serious Human Rights Abuses in Iran’s Kurdistan and West Azerbaijan Provinces November 23, 2022 Treasury Sanctions Iranian Officials Connected to the Continued Protest Crackdown Designating Sanctions Evaders Involved in Iranian Petrochemical and Petroleum Trade Treasury Targets Network Supporting Iranian Petrochemical and Petroleum Sales November 16, 2022 Sanctioning Senior Officials of Iranian Broadcaster November 16, 2022 Treasury Sanctions Senior Officials and “Interrogator Journalists” of Iran’s State-Run Media November 15, 2022 Imposing Sanctions on Entities and Individuals in Response to Iran’s Transfer of Military UAVs to Russia November 15, 2022 Treasury Targets Actors Involved in Production and Transfer of Iranian Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to Russia for Use in Ukraine November 3, 2022 Designation of Sanctions Evasion Network November 3, 2022 Treasury Sanctions Oil Shipping Network Supporting IRGC-QF and Hizballah October 28, 2022 Sanctioning the Iranian Entity Responsible for a Bounty on Salman Rushdie October 28, 2022 Treasury Sanctions Iranian Foundation Behind Bounty on Salman Rushdie October 26, 2022 Treasury Sanctions Iranian Officials and Entities Responsible for Ongoing Crackdown on Protests and Internet Censorship October 26, 2022 Designation of Iranian Officials and Entities Connected to Ongoing Protest Repression, Censorship, and Prison Abuses October 6, 2022 Sanctioning Iranian Leaders Responsible for Human Rights Abuses or Censorship October 6, 2022 Treasury Sanctions Iranian Leaders Responsible for Internet Shutdown and Violent Crackdown on Peaceful Protests September 29, 2022 Treasury Targets Financial and Shipping Facilitators of Iranian Petrochemicals and Petroleum Sales September 29, 2022 Designating Iran Petroleum and Petrochemical Sanctions Evaders September 22, 2022 Designating Iran’s Morality Police and Seven Officials for Human Rights Abuses in Iran September 22, 2022 Treasury Sanctions Iran’s Morality Police and Senior Security Officials for Violence Against Protesters and the Death of Mahsa Amini September 8, 2022 Treasury Sanctions Iranian Persons Involved in Production of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Weapon Shipment to Russia September 8, 2022 Designating Iranian Proliferators of Shipping Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Technology to Russia for Use in Ukraine September 9, 2022 Treasury Sanctions Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Minister for Malign Cyber Activities September 9, 2022 Sanctioning Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security for Malign Cyber Activities August 1, 2022 Treasury Targets Companies Supporting Iranian Petrochemical Conglomerate August 1, 2022 Designation of Entities Supporting Trade of Iranian Petroleum and Petrochemical Products July 6, 2022 Targeting Iran’s International Petroleum Trade July 6, 2022 Treasury Targets Iranian Oil and Petrochemical Trade Network June 16, 2022 Treasury Targets International Sanctions Evasion Network Supporting Iranian Petrochemical Sales June 16, 2022 Targeting a Sanctions Evasion Network Supporting Iranian Petrochemical Sales May 25, 2022 Targeting an Oil Smuggling Network Supporting the IRGC-QF and Hizballah May 25, 2022 Treasury Targets Oil Smuggling Network Generating Hundreds of Millions of Dollars for Qods Force and Hizballah December 7, 2021 Targeting Repression and Supporting Democracy December 7, 2021 Treasury Targets Repression and the Undermining of Democracy October 29, 2021 Designation of Six Targets Involved in Iran’s Destabilizing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Activities October 29, 2021 Treasury Sanctions Network and Individuals in Connection with Iran’s Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Program September 17, 2021 The United States Imposes Sanctions on International Networks Supporting Terrorism September 17, 2021 Treasury Sanctions International Financial Networks Supporting Terrorism September 3, 2021 Sanctioning Iranian Intelligence Affiliates for Targeting Dissidents Abroad September 3, 2021 Treasury Sanctions Iranian Intelligence Network Targeting Iranian-American Activist in the United States August 13, 2021 The United States Designates an Oil Broker Network Supporting Qods Force August 13, 2021 Treasury Targets Oil Broker Network Supporting Qods Force Treasury Department Resource Center Office of Foreign Assets Control FAQs: Iran Sanctions Archive: Find releases prior to January 20, 2021 Executive Orders June 24, 2019 Executive Order Imposing Sanctions With Respect to Iran August 6, 2018 Executive Order 13846; Reimposing Certain Sanctions With Respect to Iran January 16, 2016 Executive Order 13716; Revocation of Executive Orders 13574, 13590, 13622, and 13645 With Respect to Iran, Amendment of Executive Order 13628 With Respect to Iran June 3, 2013 Executive Order 13645; Authorizing the Implementation of Certain Sanctions Set Forth in the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 and Additional Sanctions With Respect to Iran October 9, 2012 Executive Order 13628; Authorizing the Implementation of Certain Sanctions Set Forth in the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 and Additional Sanctions With Respect to Iran July 30, 2012 Executive Order 13622; Authorizing Additional Sanctions with Respect to Iran May 1, 2012 Executive Order 13608; Prohibiting Certain Transactions With and Suspending Entry Into the United States of Foreign Sanctions Evaders With Respect to Iran and Syria April 23, 2012 Executive Order 13606; Blocking the Property and Suspending Entry into the United States of Certain Persons with Respect to Grave Human Rights Abuses by the Governments of Iran and Syria via Information Technology November 23, 2011 Executive Order 13590; Authorizing the Imposition of Certain Sanctions With Respect to the Provision of Goods, Services, Technology, or Support for Iran's Energy and Petrochemical Sectors March 17, 1995 Executive Order 12957; Prohibiting Certain Transactions With Respect to the Development of Iranian Petroleum Resources Statutes 2013 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Bill: Subtitle D - Iran Sanctions The Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, as amended (ISA) The Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (CISADA) Section 1245 of the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (ITRSHRA) United Nations Security Council Resolutions UNSCR 1929 (2010) UNSCR 1803 (2008) UNSCR 1747 (2007) UNSCR 1737 (2006) Tags Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs Division for Counter Threat Finance and Sanctions Iran Sanctions