OFAC Sanctions: US Treasury Designations — July 2026
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July 2026
Trade Policy
A structured record of 38 OFAC sanctions designations, enforcement actions, and SDN list additions issued by the US Treasury in July 2026. Each event captures the designated individual, entity, or vessel, the sanctions programme under which the designation was made, the stated rationale, and any related secondary sanctions implications. Coverage includes new designations, delistings, and civil monetary penalty actions.
US Treasury or OFAC sanctions designation or sanctions evasion enforcement action against individual entity or country
Compliance officers at banks, insurance companies, and financial institutions rely on OFAC action data to update sanctions screening lists and assess counterparty exposure. AML and sanctions teams use this data to prioritise enhanced due diligence on newly designated entities and their related parties. Export control counsel and trade finance legal teams monitor OFAC actions to advise clients on permissible transactions and licence requirements.
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<div style="overflow-x:auto;width:100%"><table class="catchall-table"><thead><tr><th style="min-width:40px">#</th><th style="min-width:240px">Event</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Sanctioned Entity</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Location</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Reason</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Sanctioned Entity Type</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Sanctioning Authority</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Action Type</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Penalty Amount</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Penalty Currency</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Action Date</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Sanctions Program</th><th style="min-width:120px;white-space:nowrap">Source</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td style="min-width:240px">US Treasury sanctions Russian citizens and company for terrorism links</td><td style="min-width:140px">Vadim Druzhbin</td><td style="min-width:140px">Russia</td><td style="min-width:140px">combating terrorism and alleged connection with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran</td><td style="min-width:140px">individual</td><td style="min-width:140px">US Treasury</td><td style="min-width:140px">sanctions_designation</td><td style="min-width:140px">2,500,000,000</td><td style="min-width:140px">USD</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-07-15</td><td style="min-width:140px">terrorism-related sanctions</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://news-pravda.com/world/2026/07/15/2444630.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://news-pravda.com/world/2026/07/15/2444630.html</a></td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td style="min-width:240px">US Sanctions Rwandan Entities Over DRC Conflict Minerals</td><td style="min-width:140px">Jean Malic Kalima</td><td style="min-width:140px">Rwanda</td><td style="min-width:140px">financing the M23 rebellion in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) through the illicit trade in conflict minerals</td><td style="min-width:140px">individual</td><td style="min-width:140px">US Department of the Treasury</td><td style="min-width:140px">sanctions_designation</td><td style="min-width:140px">2,500,000,000</td><td style="min-width:140px">USD</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-06-25</td><td style="min-width:140px">Global Magnitsky</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://rocketnews.com/2026/07/how-conflict-minerals-fuel-war-in-eastern-dr-congo-amid-us-sanctions" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://rocketnews.com/2026/07/how-conflict-minerals-fuel-war-in-eastern-dr-congo-amid-us-sanctions</a></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td style="min-width:240px">US Treasury sanctions Hayat Yolu for Hamas ties</td><td style="min-width:140px">Hayat Yolu</td><td style="min-width:140px">Turkey</td><td style="min-width:140px">Providing significant material support to Hamas and being part of its international fundraising infrastructure, generating revenue for the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas' military wing, and serving as an operational headquarters and financial hub for the Muslim Brotherhood.</td><td style="min-width:140px">organization</td><td style="min-width:140px">U.S. Treasury Department</td><td style="min-width:140px">sanctions_designation</td><td style="min-width:140px">0</td><td style="min-width:140px">USD</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-03-12</td><td style="min-width:140px">Hamas-related sanctions</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.953mnc.com/2026/07/28/indiana-university-closes-muslim-philanthropy-initiative-following-investigation" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.953mnc.com/2026/07/28/indiana-university-closes-muslim-philanthropy-initiative-following-investigation</a></td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td style="min-width:240px">Binance's Settlement with US Authorities over Sanctions Evasion</td><td style="min-width:140px">Binance</td><td style="min-width:140px">Iran</td><td style="min-width:140px">money laundering and sanctions evasion</td><td style="min-width:140px">organization</td><td style="min-width:140px">US Department of the Treasury</td><td style="min-width:140px">settlement</td><td style="min-width:140px">4,300,000,000</td><td style="min-width:140px">USD</td><td style="min-width:140px">2023-11-01</td><td style="min-width:140px">Iran sanctions</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://unchainedcrypto.com/binance-routes-foreign-law-enforcement-requests-through-the-uae-frustrating-investigators-nyt-reports" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://unchainedcrypto.com/binance-routes-foreign-law-enforcement-requests-through-the-uae-frustrating-investigators-nyt-reports</a></td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td style="min-width:240px">US sanctions Mexican cartel CJNG and its business network</td><td style="min-width:140px">Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG)</td><td style="min-width:140px">Mexico</td><td style="min-width:140px">drug trafficking, money laundering, and criminal enterprises</td><td style="min-width:140px">organization</td><td style="min-width:140px">OFAC</td><td style="min-width:140px">sanctions_designation</td><td style="min-width:140px">0</td><td style="min-width:140px">USD</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-07-24</td><td style="min-width:140px">Mexican cartel sanctions</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.freightwaves.com/news/borderlands-mexico-us-widens-mexican-cartel-crackdown-to-tequila-makers-baby-shoe-company" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.freightwaves.com/news/borderlands-mexico-us-widens-mexican-cartel-crackdown-to-tequila-makers-baby-shoe-company</a></td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td style="min-width:240px">BAT settles North Korea sanctions breach with US authorities</td><td style="min-width:140px">British American Tobacco PLC</td><td style="min-width:140px">North Korea</td><td style="min-width:140px">breach of sanctions against North Korea</td><td style="min-width:140px">organization</td><td style="min-width:140px">OFAC</td><td style="min-width:140px">civil_penalty</td><td style="min-width:140px">635,000,000</td><td style="min-width:140px">USD</td><td style="min-width:140px">2023-01-01</td><td style="min-width:140px">sanctions against North Korea</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.morningstar.com/news/alliance-news/1783940653895075300/press-bat-sued-by-investors-over-north-korea-operations-the-times" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.morningstar.com/news/alliance-news/1783940653895075300/press-bat-sued-by-investors-over-north-korea-operations-the-times</a></td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td style="min-width:240px">Gold trader Reza Zarrab sentenced in Iran sanctions evasion case</td><td style="min-width:140px">Reza Zarrab</td><td style="min-width:140px">Iran</td><td style="min-width:140px">conspiring with a Turkish bank to help Iran evade U.S. sanctions by trading its oil for gold</td><td style="min-width:140px">individual</td><td style="min-width:140px">U.S. Department of Justice</td><td style="min-width:140px">sanctions_evasion_enforcement</td><td style="min-width:140px">376,000</td><td style="min-width:140px">USD</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-07-14</td><td style="min-width:140px">Iran sanctions</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://ca.news.yahoo.com/gold-trader-gets-time-served-155657577.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://ca.news.yahoo.com/gold-trader-gets-time-served-155657577.html</a></td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td style="min-width:240px">OFAC Sanctions Rwanda Defense Force</td><td style="min-width:140px">Rwanda Defense Force</td><td style="min-width:140px">Rwanda</td><td style="min-width:140px">supporting, training, and fighting with the March 23 Movement (M23), a US- and UN-sanctioned armed group, in the eastern DRC.</td><td style="min-width:140px">organization</td><td style="min-width:140px">OFAC</td><td style="min-width:140px">sanctions_designation</td><td style="min-width:140px">0</td><td style="min-width:140px">USD</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-03-02</td><td style="min-width:140px">Democratic Republic of the Congo Sanctions Regulations</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://sanctionsnews.bakermckenzie.com/ofac-issues-general-license-authorizing-agricultural-and-medical-transactions-and-activities-related-to-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-and-the-republic-of-rwanda" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://sanctionsnews.bakermckenzie.com/ofac-issues-general-license-authorizing-agricultural-and-medical-transactions-and-activities-related-to-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-and-the-republic-of-rwanda</a></td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td style="min-width:240px">US Sanctions Iran Oil Network and Crypto Wallets</td><td style="min-width:140px">Hossein Shamkhani</td><td style="min-width:140px">Iran</td><td style="min-width:140px">facilitating oil and arms deals and illicit revenue schemes for the Iranian regime</td><td style="min-width:140px">individual</td><td style="min-width:140px">OFAC</td><td style="min-width:140px">sanctions_designation</td><td style="min-width:140px">130,000,000</td><td style="min-width:140px">USD</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-07-15</td><td style="min-width:140px">Iran sanctions</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/us-sanctions-iran-oil-network-022720059.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/us-sanctions-iran-oil-network-022720059.html</a></td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td style="min-width:240px">Oahu man pleads guilty to Iran sanctions evasion</td><td style="min-width:140px">Arash Einolghozati</td><td style="min-width:140px">Iran</td><td style="min-width:140px">illegally transferring funds to Iran in violation of US sanctions and evading sanctions using cryptocurrency</td><td style="min-width:140px">individual</td><td style="min-width:140px">OFAC</td><td style="min-width:140px">sanctions_evasion_enforcement</td><td style="min-width:140px">1,000,000</td><td style="min-width:140px">USD</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-07-13</td><td style="min-width:140px">Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://mauinow.com/2026/07/15/o%CA%BBahu-man-pleads-guilty-to-illegal-money-transfer-to-iran" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://mauinow.com/2026/07/15/o%CA%BBahu-man-pleads-guilty-to-illegal-money-transfer-to-iran</a></td></tr><tr class="row-locked"><td>11</td><td style="min-width:240px">Trump Orders Trade Halt with Spain Over NATO Dispute</td><td style="min-width:140px">Spain</td><td style="min-width:140px">Spain</td><td style="min-width:140px">refusal to meet NATO defense obligations and lack of assistance during the Iran War</td><td style="min-width:140px">country</td><td style="min-width:140px">US Treasury</td><td style="min-width:140px">sanctions_designation</td><td style="min-width:140px">0</td><td style="min-width:140px">USD</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-07-09</td><td style="min-width:140px">NATO dispute</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/trump-hails-spain-s-generous-financial-pledge-after-tense-nato-standoff/ar-AA27xIOi" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/trump-hails-spain-s-generous-financial-pledge-after-tense-nato-standoff/ar-AA27xIOi</a></td></tr><tr class="row-locked"><td>12</td><td style="min-width:240px">US Treasury sanctions Turkish Hamas financiers</td><td style="min-width:140px">El-Kahira for General Trading</td><td style="min-width:140px">Turkey</td><td style="min-width:140px">financing Hamas and laundering funds for organized-crime networks</td><td style="min-width:140px">organization</td><td style="min-width:140px">OFAC</td><td style="min-width:140px">sanctions_designation</td><td style="min-width:140px">0</td><td style="min-width:140px">USD</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-07-23</td><td style="min-width:140px">Hamas sanctions</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2026/07/27/us-treasury-sanctions-turkish-hamas-financiers-as-erdogan-presses-for-f-35s" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2026/07/27/us-treasury-sanctions-turkish-hamas-financiers-as-erdogan-presses-for-f-35s</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div>
<h3>What types of OFAC actions are covered?</h3><p>The dataset captures OFAC designations adding individuals, entities, or vessels to the SDN list, as well as sanctions evasion enforcement actions, civil monetary penalties, and related US Treasury designations.</p><h3>Are sanctions lifted or amended also included?</h3><p>Yes. Removals from the SDN list (delistings), licence grants, and material amendments to existing sanctions programmes are captured alongside new designations.</p><h3>Does coverage include secondary sanctions?</h3><p>Yes, where the US Treasury formally designates foreign parties for sanctions evasion or secondary sanctions violations. The dataset focuses on official OFAC actions, not extrapolations of secondary sanctions exposure.</p><h3>How often is this dataset updated?</h3><p>We rerun this dataset once a month. You can create your own dataset that updates as frequently as every one hour on <a href="https://platform.newscatcherapi.com/catchall">platform.newscatcherapi.com/catchall</a></p>