Sanctions & Export Control
Material regulatory developments from Office of Foreign Assets Control and Bureau of Industry and Security are tracked daily by Cresthaven Analytics. Over the last 90 days, 20 material briefs relevant to professionals operating in the trade & geopolitical risk sector have been published below. Each brief is sourced directly from the primary regulatory feed, summarized for institutional readers, and scored for materiality.
Recent material activity
A selection of recent published briefs; this is not a complete archive.
OFAC adds entities to Non-SDN Menu-Based Sanctions List under PAIPA with blocking and financial prohibitions
OFAC added entities to its Non-SDN Menu-Based Sanctions List on October 19, 2026 under the Protecting American Intellectual Property Act of 2022. The designations impose blocking, lending, foreign exchange, and banking t…
Read the full Sanctions & Export Control brief →OFAC issues amended General License 60A authorizing transactions for Venezuela earthquake relief efforts
OFAC issued Venezuela-related General License 60A on October 16, 2026, authorizing transactions related to earthquake relief efforts in Venezuela. The agency also issued an amended FAQ 1263 to accompany the updated licen…
Read the full Sanctions & Export Control brief →OFAC removes one or more persons from the SDN List, unblocking their property interests
OFAC published a notice on October 16, 2026 announcing the removal of one or more persons from the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List. The action unblocks the property and property interests of the d…
Read the full Sanctions & Export Control brief →OFAC adds Iran-linked SDN designations and issues Russia and Iran general license amendments on October 15, 2026
OFAC designated new Iran-linked individuals and entities on October 15, 2026. The action also amends Russia-related general licenses covering Lukoil operations and issues a wind-down license for an Iran-linked developmen…
Read the full Sanctions & Export Control brief →OFAC removes one or more persons from the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List
OFAC removed one or more persons from the SDN List on October 15, 2026. The delisting terminates blocking obligations and transaction prohibitions tied to the removed designations.
Read the full Sanctions & Export Control brief →OFAC publishes Venezuela Sanctions Regulations General License 60 in the Federal Register
OFAC published General License 60 under the Venezuela Sanctions Regulations on October 13, 2026, formalizing a license previously posted to its website. The Federal Register publication establishes the official record. E…
Read the full Sanctions & Export Control brief →OFAC publishes Iran-related sector determination under January 2020 Executive Order in Federal Register
OFAC published a formal Federal Register notice on October 13, 2026 formalizing a sector determination issued under the January 10, 2020 Executive Order targeting Iran. The determination had previously appeared only on O…
Read the full Sanctions & Export Control brief →OFAC removes Jorge Jesus Rodriguez Gomez from the Venezuela SDN List effective October 14 2026
OFAC removed five name-variant entries for Jorge Jesus Rodriguez Gomez, a Venezuelan national born November 9, 1965, from the Specially Designated Nationals List under the Venezuela sanctions program. The removal lifts a…
Read the full Sanctions & Export Control brief →OFAC adds persons and vessels to SDN List triggering immediate asset-blocking and transaction prohibitions
OFAC added one or more persons and associated vessels to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List on October 14, 2026. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction are blocked. U…
Read the full Sanctions & Export Control brief →OFAC designates four individuals and multiple entities linked to Cartel del Noreste under counter-narcotics and counter-terrorism authorities
OFAC designated four Mexican nationals and multiple entities on October 13, 2026, under counter-narcotics and counter-terrorism authorities. The targets are individuals and businesses linked to Cartel del Noreste, a tran…
Read the full Sanctions & Export Control brief →OFAC removes one or more persons from SDN List and updates identifying information for remaining designees
OFAC removed one or more persons from the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List on October 8, 2026, unblocking their associated property interests. The same notice updates identifying information for on…
Read the full Sanctions & Export Control brief →OFAC adds newly designated persons to SDN List triggering immediate blocking obligations across the U.S. financial system
OFAC added one or more persons to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List on October 7, 2026. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction are blocked. U.S. persons are broadly …
Read the full Sanctions & Export Control brief →OFAC removes one or more persons from SDN List and updates identifying information for listed parties
OFAC published a notice on October 7, 2026 removing at least one person from the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List and consolidating duplicate entries across the SDN, NS-PLC, and SSI Lists. The noti…
Read the full Sanctions & Export Control brief →OFAC adds one or more persons to the SDN List under applicable sanctions authority
OFAC designated one or more persons to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List on October 6, 2026. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction are blocked. U.S. persons are bro…
Read the full Sanctions & Export Control brief →OFAC adds one or more persons to the SDN List triggering immediate U.S. blocking obligations
OFAC added one or more persons to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List on October 6, 2026. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction are blocked. U.S. persons are broadly …
Read the full Sanctions & Export Control brief →OFAC adds one or more persons to the SDN List, triggering immediate blocking obligations across U.S. financial system
OFAC designated one or more parties to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List on October 6, 2026. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction are blocked immediately, and U.S.…
Read the full Sanctions & Export Control brief →OFAC adds one or more persons to the SDN List under applicable statutory sanctions criteria
OFAC designated one or more persons to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List on October 2, 2026. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction are blocked. U.S. persons are gen…
Read the full Sanctions & Export Control brief →OFAC designates six individuals linked to Tren de Aragua under counterterrorism and transnational criminal organization authorities
OFAC added at least six individuals to the Specially Designated Nationals List on September 30, 2026, all linked to Tren de Aragua under counterterrorism and transnational criminal organization designations. Asset-blocki…
Read the full Sanctions & Export Control brief →OFAC amends Cuban sanctions regulations to restrict Cuba Restricted List transactions and eliminate U-Turn financial transfers
OFAC published a final rule on September 30, 2026 amending the Cuban Assets Control Regulations to implement the President's 2025 Cuba policy directive. The rule adds new prohibitions on indirect financial transactions w…
Read the full Sanctions & Export Control brief →OFAC adds Cuba Sanctions Regulations under May 2026 executive order effective September 30
OFAC published a final rule on September 30, 2026, establishing new Cuba Sanctions Regulations to implement Executive Order 14404, issued May 1, 2026. The regulations take effect immediately in abbreviated form. OFAC has…
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