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Imposition of new U.S. sanctions targeting Syria, the government of Syria and Syria’s energy sector

  • Baker Botts LLP
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  • Syria, USA
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  • August 19 2011

In response to recent events in Syria and in order to place increased pressure on the Syrian regime, the United States government has imposed new sanctions on transactions involving Syria, the government of Syria and Syria’s energy sector

United States imposes new round of sanctions on Syria

  • Baker Botts LLP
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  • Syria, USA
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  • June 2 2011

As part of its escalating pressure on Syria to cease its crackdown on recent demonstrations, the United States government has imposed a new round of sanctions targeting the Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, and some of his top aides

New Executive Order expands extraterritorial sanctions against Iran and Syria

  • Baker Botts LLP
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  • Iran, Syria, USA
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  • May 10 2012

On Tuesday, May 1, 2012, President Obama signed an Executive Order authorizing the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") to expand current sanctions by "Prohibiting Certain Transactions with and Suspending Entry into the United States of Foreign Sanctions Evaders with Respect to Iran and Syria."