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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
- 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
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