#Ofac

The US Treasury has extended general licenses for operations with Lukoil's foreign gas stations and its Bulgarian subsidiaries until April 24, 2027. The previous authorization expired on October 29, 2026.

OFAC of the U.S. Treasury added VTB, Russia's second-largest bank, to its sanctions list for its involvement in circumventing restrictions against Iran. The decision was made against the backdrop of the failure to unanimously extend anti-Russian sanctions in the EU due to a dispute over Usmanov and Fridman.

The US Treasury restricted Dubai-based Banque Misr UAE's access to correspondent accounts at American institutions, accusing it of servicing Iran's shadow networks for $1.8 billion.

On August 24, 2026, the United States removed Syria from the state sponsor of terrorism list and delisted HTS from the SDN sanctions list, while simultaneously imposing sanctions on two former members of the group. The measure is tied to Trump's promise and to Damascus's commitments regarding Russian oil.

The U.S. Treasury imposed new targeted sanctions on ten intermediaries in a shadow network that transferred cash to Hezbollah from Iran. Washington has redefined the group as an Iranian proxy.

Telegram short links (t.me) stopped working worldwide due to an error in blocking US sanctions against a third-party VPN service. Pavel Durov quickly contacted the domain operator, and access was restored. 🌐🚫🔧