<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://sanctionlaw.com/plaintiffs-lawyers-have-their-own-opinion-on-the-iran-deal/"></div>It will be at least a month or so before Congress has its final say on the Iran deal. But plaintiffs’ lawyers representing victims of Iranian support for terrorism have weighed in with an emphatic “NO.” Lost amidst the fanfare the Iran-related hearings on Capitol Hill and the President’s Iran-related speech at American University, an […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_
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<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://sanctionlaw.com/you-have-the-right-to-remain-silent-but-its-not-always-a-good-idea/"></div>Last week, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) designated Singapore-based Senat Shipping Limited for providing support to a previously designated North Korean shipping company, Ocean Maritime Management Company (OMMC). According to press reports, Senat was responsible for chartering the container ship Chong Chon Gan, which was seized in Panama in 2013 with a cargo […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt
<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://sanctionlaw.com/are-the-new-ukraine-designations-escalation-or-maintenance/"></div>Following the recent Ukraine-related designations, media reports can’t seem to decide whether the United States is escalating pressure on Russia or standing firm. U.S. Tightens Russia Sanctions After Putin Blocks MH17 Court claims Bloomberg, while the Wall Street Journal’s piece reads U.S. Names New Sanctions Targets in ‘Maintenance’ Move.’ So who is right? Did the […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via
<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://sanctionlaw.com/irans-phantom-patriot-act-311designation/"></div>On July 23, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued a Final Rule pursuant to § 311 of the USA PATRIOT Act imposing the Fifth Special Measure on FMBE Bank Ltd. (“FMBE”). FMBE was identified by FinCEN as a financial institution of primary money laundering concern on July 15, 2014 for facilitating pretty much every […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!
<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://sanctionlaw.com/the-greatest-weapon-against-the-irgc-american-business/"></div>One of the key misconceptions you often encounter about the consequences of sanctions violations is that a monetary penalty can be imposed for breaking any of the U.S. sanctions on Iran. The reality is that civil penalties can only be levied against individuals or entities found in violation of U.S. primary sanctions contained in the […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on
<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://sanctionlaw.com/ofacs-emphatic-response-to-those-anticipating-an-iran-free-for-all/"></div>There’s been a great deal of overheated rhetoric about what the nuclear agreement between the P5+1 and Iran means for U.S. businesses hoping to enter the Iranian market. There is certainly a possibility that sanctions relief will lead to a number of new opportunities, particularly for U.S. multinationals with foreign subsidiaries. However, the reality for […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter
<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://sanctionlaw.com/the-shaky-foundations-of-an-iran-deal-counter-argument/"></div> One of the central critiques of the recently agreed-to Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (“JCPOA”) is that under the agreement, Iran will receive a $100-$150 billion windfall that it may use in part to support Hezbollah, increase its backing of Bashar al-Assad, or fund myriad other regional mischief. If there were no deal or […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_
<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://sanctionlaw.com/the-biggest-question-mark-for-u-s-businesses-in-the-iran-deal/"></div>The long awaited nuclear deal between the P5+1 and Iran, née “The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action” (“JCPOA”), is upon us. So far, the discussion surrounding the deal has predictably focused on the machinations of Congress and whether the agreement is “good” or “bad” deal. Setting aside the folly in reducing an exceedingly complex international […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_
<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://sanctionlaw.com/confirm-szubin-already/"></div>It has been almost three months since President Obama formally nominated Adam Szubin as Undersecretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence (“TFI”). It has been over five months since Szubin assumed the role in an acting capacity after taking over for now Deputy CIA Director David Cohen. Yet according to The Hill, Szubin’s nomination continues to […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_
<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://sanctionlaw.com/how-i-became-a-volunteer-fed/"></div>You may remember a minor uproar several months ago surrounding a newly imposed and quickly retracted policy at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst dealing with Iranian students’ studies. UMass decided that U.S. sanctions required it to prohibit Iranian students from certain science and engineering courses. A public relations nightmare ensued, after which the university retracted the […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_