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OFAC gets hot, bothered on Iran and Cuba: how economic sanctions work today

  • Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
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  • Cuba, Iran, USA
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  • May 7 2013

People who practice U.S. economic sanctions law like to talk about how sanctions are policy-oriented, or an engine of U.S. foreign policy. Whereas

New US sanctions in FY 2013 National Defense Authorization Act expand on trend to apply pressure on third country business with Iran

  • Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP
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  • Iran, USA
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  • January 15 2013

On January 2, 2013, President Obama signed a law significantly expanding existing US economic sanctions against Iran and targeting non-US third

United States steps up its targeting of non-U.S. companies doing business with Iran

  • Thompson Hine LLP
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  • Iran, USA
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  • January 16 2013

Recently enacted U.S. sanctions continue a trend of pursuing non-U.S. companies that do business in Iran. A new statute recently signed into law, the

When an entity is owned or controlled by the government of Iran for U.S. sanctions purposes

  • Bryan Cave LLP
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  • Iran, USA
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  • March 20 2012

The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has amended the Iranian Transactions Regulations to redefine when an entity is owned or controlled by the government of Iran

Urgent: President issues executive order implementing Section 218 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 eliminating immediately the “foreign subsidiary loophole” to u.s. iran sanctions

  • Alston & Bird LLP
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  • Iran, Syria, USA
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  • October 10 2012

On October 9, 2012, the President issued an Executive Order implementing a number of provisions under various Iran-related statutes, including Section 218 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, which for the first time applies Office of Foreign Assets Control Iran sanctions to U.S.-controlled offshore subsidiaries

Sanctions against Iran

  • Florence Rostami Law LLC
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  • European Union, Iran, USA
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  • June 1 2012

Although American entities involved with trade of IT technology should do their due diligence on their partners, especially international partners, for compliance with the U.S. and the E.U. sanctions against Iran, they should closely follow recent developments that may change the situation

New Iran sanctions legislation: tighter restrictions on indirect dealings and enhanced reporting obligations

  • Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP
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  • Iran, USA
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  • August 14 2012

On Friday, August 10, 2012, President Obama signed the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act (the "Act"), greatly expanding the scope of Iran sanctions

The United States and the European Union target Bank Tejarat for sanctions

  • Wiley Rein LLP
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  • European Union, Iran, USA
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  • January 24 2012

On January 23, 2012, the U.S. Department of Treasury, pursuant to Executive Order 13382, which prohibits transactions with and freezes the assets of weapons of mass destruction proliferators and their supporters, announced the designation of Bank Tejarat, Iran's third-largest bank for sanctions

U.S. Department of Treasury designates the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security pursuant to anti-terrorism authority

  • Wiley Rein LLP
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  • Iran, USA
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  • February 16 2012

Amid the deteriorating diplomatic relationship between the United States and Iran, on February 16, 2012, the U.S. Department of Treasury announced the designation of the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) for its support to terrorist groups, perpetration of human rights abuses against Iranian citizens and its role in supporting the Syrian regime's crackdown against the people of Syria

Peak pressure: CISADA and NDAA timeline

  • Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
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  • Iran, USA
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  • May 1 2012

Since July 1, 2010, when the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 was enacted, there have been many developments under the law, as well as the recent passage of the complementary National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012

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