Quantum What? U.S. Sanctions Target Russian Quantum Computing
The Director of the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Controls (“OFAC”) made two sanctions-related determinations on…
Medical Supply and Agricultural Transaction Considerations for Russia/Ukraine: U.S. Sanctions and Export Controls
U.S. economic sanctions programs and export controls generally have a soft spot for transactions related to the supply of agricultural…
Gil Travel Enforcement Action Teaches Lesson About Compliance
On October 27, 2015, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) issued a web…
Iran, U.S. Trade Warnings Over Mahan’s New Airbuses
In the latest installment of the Mahan Air/Al-Naser Airlines saga, officials from both the U.S. and Iran have begun exchanging…
OFAC/BIS Drop the Hammer on Al-Naser Airlines
About a week and a half ago, I flagged Mahan Air’s apparently successful effort to acquire Western commercial aircraft using…
Why DOJ Thinks Your iPhone Could Support the Iranian Nuclear Program
Look around. You are currently surrounded by “dual-use” goods that could contribute to Iran’s nuclear or military programs. If you’ve…
Tailspin: The Fokker Saga Part II
On June 8, I posted an article related to the Fokker Services (“Fokker”) criminal case pending in the United States…
Mozaffar Khazaee: Bumbling Spy Or Disgruntled Employee?
Last week the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut unsealed a criminal complaint against Mozaffar Khazaee, a dual U.S.-Iranian…
OFAC Hits Balli Group PLC and Balli Aviation With A Massive Penalty
I know I’m starting to sound like a broken record here, but the United States Department of the Treasury Office…