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United States adds new names to OFAC sanctions list
The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control said it added one or more people to its Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List. The move blocks property under U.S. jurisdiction and generally bars U.S. persons from doing business with them.
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, or OFAC, announced a new sanctions action adding one or more people to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List, known as the SDN List.
According to the notice published in the Federal Register, OFAC said it found that one or more applicable legal criteria had been met.
The agency said all property and interests in property of those people that are subject to U.S. jurisdiction are blocked. It also said U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.
The document said the action was issued on September 8, 2026 and cited Executive Order 13224, as amended, and Executive Order 13902 as the relevant sanctions authorities.
The Federal Register notice said the SDN List and additional information about OFAC sanctions programs are available on the agency’s website.
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