Fallout From New OFAC SDN Designation May Uncover Details on Syria-ISIS Oil Trade Theory
Last week, the United States Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") designated four individuals and six…
Websites for Marketing of Dietary Supplements to Iran Exempt Under the Information or Informational Materials Exemption
As readers of this blog may know, dietary supplements are generally authorized for export to Iran, pursuant to the general…
The House Gets Desperate on Iran Sanctions Deal
It is rare for me to write anything about the sanctions debate going on in Congress. However, it is unprecedented…
OFAC Seeks to Break Up Brothers’ Circle
Today, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) announced the designation of six (6)…
OFAC General License D: Is the “D” for Deceiving?
Before any officials of the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) or any other U.S. agency takes this post the…
With Two New General Licenses Is OFAC Attempting to Restore Balance to the Force?
Today, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) announced the issuance of two (2)…
Iranian Tennis Referee Banned From US Open; Not Sanctions’ Fault?
On Wednesday the New York Times ran a story entitled “Sanctions Against Iran Mean a Tennis Referee Can’t Work at…
OFAC Goes Silent on Iran
In the lead-up to Iran’s elections on June 14, 2013, The United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign…
Is OFAC Fed Up With Frivolous License Applications?
The heading of this blog posting seems to state a question with an obvious answer: yes, the United States Department…
Delegation of Authority In Tier I Kingpin OFAC Delisting Cases
As I have noted numerous times on this blog not all designations made under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designations Act…