New, wide-ranging U.S. presidential executive order on Iran *

Iran, USA - June 5 2013
The President has issued a new Executive Order to implement the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act that significantly expands the…

Co-authors: Stanley J. Marcuss .

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The curious case of Elaf Islamic Bank and the Part 561 List *

USA - May 29 2013
The Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") recently announced that it removed Iraq's Elaf Islamic Bank from its Part 561 List. Elaf became…

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U.S. sanctions against Syria *

Syria, USA - May 20 2013
The President has just extended by way of a public notice the effectiveness of the national emergency with respect to Syria declared by executive…

Co-authors: Stanley J. Marcuss .

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Palestine: a reminder of the OFAC regulatory labyrinth *

Palestine, USA - May 16 2013
OFAC this week issued a general license redefining the term "Palestinian Authority" as that term is used in three sets of U.S. sanctions regulations…

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Re: Burma (or is it Myanmar?): why we are all lost in translation *

Myanmar, USA - May 12 2013
The White House last week issued a notice continuing the national emergency with respect to Burma. The notice itself is an annual rite of passage for…

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