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U.S. dollar transactions with Iran are subject to new restrictions tough policy decisions face international financial institutions

  • Wiley Rein LLP
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  • Iran, USA
  • -
  • November 28 2007

In a recent wave of activity, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) has tightened sanctions on Iranian financial institutions and made previously licensed transactions with parties in Iran more difficult

The United States, United Kingdom and Canada impose new sanctions on Iran

  • Wiley Rein LLP
  • -
  • Canada, Iran, United Kingdom, USA
  • -
  • November 29 2011

On November 20 and 21, 2011, the United States, United Kingdom and Canada announced coordinated sanctions on the Islamic Republic of Iran in response to the recently released International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report detailing Iran's continued development of its nuclear weapons program

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

  • Wiley Rein LLP
  • -
  • European Union, Iran, USA
  • -
  • 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
  • -
  • Iran, USA
  • -
  • 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

Senate Banking Committee approves act extending ISA sanctions and placing additional economic pressure on the Iranian government

  • Wiley Rein LLP
  • -
  • Iran, USA
  • -
  • February 7 2012

On February 2, the U.S. Senate Banking Committee approved by unanimous voice vote the Johnson-Shelby Iran Sanctions, Accountability and Human Rights Act of 2012

New financial regulations take aim at Iran

  • Wiley Rein LLP
  • -
  • Iran, USA
  • -
  • August 17 2010

If a bank, insurance company, broker or other financial institution does international business, it should carefully examine new regulations that came into effect on August 16, 2010

OFAC eliminates the U-turn general license

  • Wiley Rein LLP
  • -
  • Iran, USA
  • -
  • November 7 2008

On November 6, 2008, OFAC announced the elimination of the U-turn general license to the Iranian Transactions Regulations

New U.S. sanctions may target overseas insurers and reinsurers of Iranian oil industry

  • Wiley Rein LLP
  • -
  • Iran, USA
  • -
  • September 29 2009

The revelation of Iran's second underground uranium enrichment plant and that country's test firing of two long-range missiles have reinvigorated the Iran sanctions bills introduced in Congress in April

Additional sanctions targeting Iran and financial institutions engaged with Iran - Section 1245 of the National Defense Authorization Act

  • Wiley Rein LLP
  • -
  • Iran, USA
  • -
  • January 11 2012

On December 31, 2011, the President signed into law H.R. 1540, the "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2102" (NDAA or the Act

Expanded sanctions against Iran continue unabated in the new year

  • Wiley Rein LLP
  • -
  • Iran, USA
  • -
  • January 11 2013

On January 2, 2013, President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (NDAA 2013), which included expanded sanctions

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