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U.S. sanctions update – Syria SST rescission, Operation Economic Outcast, and Iran sanctions developments
By Leigh T. Hansson, Alexander Brandt, James Willn, Tan Albayrak, Finlay Donaldson, William Young, Dimitris Athanasopoulos, Danai Kandilorou, Ciara Elson, Banu Hilalqizi
Overview On 24 August 2026, the United States took coordinated action across its Syria and Iran sanctions programmes. Secretary of State Marco Rubio rescinded Syria’s State Sponsor of Terrorism (SST)…
SmarTrade
Department of the Treasury Announces Further Sanctions on Iran
By Scott E. Diamond**, Samir D. Varma, Francesca M.S. Guerrero
On August 24, 2026, President Donald Trump and the Department of the Treasury announced implementation of “Operation Economic Outcast,” marking further efforts remove the Islamic Republic of Iran “and its enablers” from…
SmarTrade
State Department Rescinds Syria’s Designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism
By Scott E. Diamond**, Samir D. Varma, Francesca M.S. Guerrero
On August 24, 2026, the State Department announced that the United States was formally rescinding Syria’s designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism following the conclusion of the mandatory 45-day…
Agricultural Law & Rural Practice | Solo Small Firm & General Practice Section
U.S.-China Sanctions and Export Controls: Managing Compliance Risks in Cross-Border Trade
Overview Article Amundsen Davis International Trade Alert August 25, 2026 Multinational companies operating across the U.S. and China increasingly face a difficult compliance dilemma: complying with one country’s sanctions, export…
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
Switzerland Implements Remainder of EU’s 20th Sanctions Package Against Russia
By Philippe Reich (Switzerland), Kaspar Projer (Switzerland), Samantha Salsench (Switzerland), Anna Zellweger (Switzerland), Noah Buergi (Switzerland)
On 19 August 2026, the Swiss Federal Council adopted extensive amendments to the Ordinance on Measures in Connection with the Situation in Ukraine (the “Ukraine Ordinance”; the following citations in…
Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Blog
Connecticut Court Issues First Prompt Injection Sanctions
A Connecticut pro se plaintiff has been caught—and sanctioned for—attempting to manipulate a court he believed was relying on an Artificial Intelligence tool to reach decisions by hiding instructions directed…
International Trade Insights
Weekly Trade Update: August 17-20, 2026
By Nithya Nagarajan, Bhargavi Kalaga
CBP to Verify Importer of Record Information on Form 5106 CBP announced it is executing enhanced enforcement procedures to verify the accuracy of importer of record information provided on CBP…
Simple Justice
The HISTORIC MEASURES Of A Lost War
He can’t help it. Everything he does is the biggest, greatest, best, worst, ever. If he didn’t talk in absurd superlatives, he wouldn’t be Trump. But this time, he really…
JURIST
ICC condemns latest US sanctions against its president and prosecutor
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday condemned the US for its latest sanctions against Tomoko Akane, the president of the court, and Abdoulaye Seye, senior trial lawyer at the…
Global Regulation Tomorrow
Fraud Without Borders: Key Takeaways from the DOJ’s New Enforcement Memorandum
By Cat McManus, Keith M. Rosen (US), Andrew Reeves (UK)
Overview On August 13, 2026, Colin M. McDonald, Assistant Attorney General of the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) National Fraud Enforcement Division (the Fraud Division or the Division), issued a…