U.S. Treasury Issues New Sanctions on Individuals and Vessels
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Date: 2026-01-28
Source: Federal Register, Volume 91, Number 18
On January 23, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued a new sanctions action.
This action adds persons and vessels to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List).
These designations mean all property and interests in property of the listed persons or vessels that are in the U.S. or under the control of U.S. persons are blocked.
U.S. persons are generally not allowed to conduct transactions or provide services to the persons or vessels on the list.
OFAC identified one or more legal grounds that allow the action under Executive Order 13902.
The assets of the named persons and vessels are now legally frozen under U.S. jurisdiction.
The vessels named have been identified as property in which a blocked person has an interest.
This action took effect as of January 23, 2026.
The notice was published in the Federal Register on January 28, 2026, in pages 3783 to 3786.
People can find the SDN List and learn more about OFAC sanctions by visiting the website: https://ofac.treasury.gov.
For further questions, the public can contact:
- Associate Director for Global Targeting at 202-622-2420
- Assistant Director for Licensing at 202-622-2480
- Assistant Director for Sanctions Compliance at 202-622-2490
- Or use the contact form at https://ofac.treasury.gov/contact-ofac
The action was announced by Bradley T. Smith, Director of the Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Federal Register Document Number: 2026-01646
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