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Sanctions & Export Controls Update
OFAC Warns That Foreign Financial Institutions Face Targeting under Iran Sanctions Without Being Provided Advance Notice
By Terence Gilroy (US), Michael Amberg (UK), Vivian Tse (US)
On October 5, 2026, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) published an alert (the “Alert”) warning that foreign financial institutions (“FFIs”) that continue to…
SmarTrade
OFAC Targets Iran’s Aviation and Rail Sectors for Additional Sanctions
By Scott E. Diamond**, Francesca M.S. Guerrero, Samir D. Varma
On October 1, 2026, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued new sectoral sanctions determinations targeting Iran’s automotive and rail sectors. These determinations authorize OFAC to…
India Legal
The MAGA Ship Is Taking On Water
By Kenneth Tiven Most Americans understand that the national mid-term Congressional elections on November 3 will help determine whether the United States remains a citizen-led democracy or moves further towards…
Global Policy Watch
President Trump Signs Legislation Authorizing Russia-Related Tariffs and Additional Sanctions
On September 18, President Trump signed into law the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 (the “Graham Act” or the “Act”), which passed both the House…
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
US Department of the Treasury Strengthens Iran Sanctions as Part of Operation Economic Outcast
By Janet K. Kim (US), Lise S. Test (US), Tom Reynolds (US)
Earlier this month, as part of Operation Economic Outcast targeting Iran, the US Department of the Treasury ushered in a flurry of administrative and regulatory changes. On September 10, 2026,…
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Iranian Lawyers Under Attack in Iran and Abroad
Preoccupation with the ongoing armed conflict in Iran has diverted attention from the grim aftermath of Iran’s nation-wide protests that began on 28 December 2025, during which tens of thousands…
JURIST
A promise without enforcement: reflecting on the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
By Xitai Wang | U. Pittsburgh School Of Law, US
26 September 2026: International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons The UN will observe Saturday the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, an annual observance…
Global Policy Watch
UK Adopts New Iran Sanctions and Announces Measures Relating to Israeli Settlements
By David Lorello, Emanuel Ghebregergis, Matthieu Coget, Sarah Bishop
This alert summarizes recent developments in relation to the UK sanctions. First, the UK introduced a substantial expansion of its Iran sanctions regime, including new trade, financial and transport restrictions.…
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Navigating the storm: Supply chain resilience in an era of uncertainty
By Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft
More than half a year after the conflict in Iran and other countries in the Middle East escalated, hopes for a swift return to normal market conditions have largely faded.…
JURIST
Iranian authorities’ execution of protesters and political dissidents violate international law, Human Rights Watch says
Human Rights Watch and the Abdorrahman Boroumand Center for Human Rights in Iran said in a joint report Thursday charging that Iranian authorities are unlawfully executing protesters and political dissidents…