The Office of Foreign Assets Control is publishing the name of one newly-designated individual, Zimbabwe's Attorney General, whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to Executive Order 13469 of July 25, 2008 “Blocking Property of Additional Persons Undermining Democratic Processes or Institutions in Zimbabwe,” effective December 21, 2010. (See ITT's Online Archives or 12/23/10 news, 10122318, for previous BP summary of this designation.)
The Office of Foreign Assets Control is publishing the name of one newly-designated entity, Liner Transport Kish whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to Executive Order 13224, “Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism,” effective December 21, 2010, for its affiliation with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). (See ITT's Online Archives or 12/23/10 news, 10122310, for previous BP summary of this designation.)
The Office of Foreign Assets Control has placed sanctions on four top Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines executives and eight front companies located on the Isle of Man for supporting Iran's weapons of mass destruction program and carrying military cargoes.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control has issued a General License No. 2 under the Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators Sanctions Regulations, which authorizes certain previously blocked transactions related to the arrest, detention, and judicial sale of the MV Dandle and MV Decretive, vessels currently under arrest in Malta and Hong Kong, respectively.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control has released new civil penalties and enforcement information as follows:
The Office of Foreign Assets Control has designated Zimbabwe’s Attorney General, Johannes Tomana, pursuant to Executive Order 13469, which targets, among others, senior officials of the Government of Zimbabwe and persons who have engaged in actions or policies to undermine Zimbabwe’s democratic processes or institutions. OFAC has also updated its Specially Designated Nationals list to include these designations.
The Treasury Department has announced a set of designations targeting the financial networks of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL). Pursuant to Executive Order 13224, which targets for sanctions terrorists and those providing support to terrorists or acts of terrorism, Treasury designated Liner Transport Kish for providing shipping services on behalf of the IRGC.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control is publishing the names of three newly-designated individuals and seven entities whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to Executive Order 13224, “Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism,” effective December 9, 2010, which include a network of businesses in The Gambia, Lebanon, Sierra Leone, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, and the British Virgin Islands. (See ITT's Online Archives or 12/13/10 news, 10121312, for previous BP summary of these designations.)
The Office of Foreign Assets Control is removing the name of one individual from the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons whose property and interests in property have been blocked pursuant to Executive Order 13224, "Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism. The individual, Azahari BIN HUSIN of Malaysia, was designated pursuant to Executive Order 13224 on September 5, 2003. The removal is effective as of December 14, 2010.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control is publishing the names of one individual whose property and interests in property have been unblocked pursuant to Executive Order 13348, “Blocking Property of Certain Persons and Prohibiting the Importation of Certain Goods from Liberia,” effective December 14, 2010.