Recent news from Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control: September 6 | ABA Banking Journal
News items that are the most recent sanctions-related actions from the Office of Foreign Assets Control.
bankingjournal.aba.comHere’s the latest on OFAC lists based on recent official sources:
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OFAC posted multiple sanctions actions and updates in May 2026, including Cuba designations and Russia-related general licenses, with additional Iran-related and counterterrorism updates on May 8 and May 11, and ongoing updates to the SDN list and related designations through May 19, 2026. These updates are published in OFAC’s “Recent Actions” and “Sanctions List Updates” pages. [source: OFAC Recent Actions May 19, 2026; May 18, 2026; May 11, 2026; May 08, 2026][1][3]
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Specific actions around May 18–19, 2026 include:
- Settlement with Adani Enterprises Limited (May 18, 2026) and various designation updates across counterterrorism, Iran-related, and Cuba-related actions (May 8–19, 2026).[3][1]
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For official, primary information, you can review:
- OFAC’s Recent Actions pages (Sanctions List Updates) and press releases for detailed designations, licenses, and FAQs.[7][1]
If you’d like, I can pull the exact entries for a particular date range (for example, May 2026 only) or extract the specific entities added or removed from the SDN list during your period of interest. I can also summarize new Cuba, Iran, or Russia-related designations and any new general licenses.