General License 25 effectively suspends OFAC sanctions targeting Syria. Stringent US export control restrictions on exports and reexports to Syria remain....more
5/28/2025
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New restrictions prohibit dealings between US persons and the Government of Venezuela.
On August 5, 2019, President Trump issued Executive Order (E.O.) 13884, entitled “Blocking the Property of the Government of...more
Trump Administration breaks with precedent to allow US plaintiffs to bring “trafficking” suits under Title III of the Helms-Burton Act.
Title III of the Helms-Burton Act (the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity...more
OFAC adds PdVSA to its sanctions list and simultaneously issues general licenses temporarily allowing certain transactions and activities involving PdVSA.
On January 28, the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign...more
Withdrawal from the Iran nuclear agreement triggers full implementation of US sanctions, including threat of “secondary” sanctions on non-US persons dealing with Iran.
As reported in the Latham Client Alert dated May 10,...more
11/6/2018
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Withdrawal from the JCPOA will lead to re-imposition of several categories of US sanctions.
On May 8, 2018, President Trump announced that the United States will withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action...more
President Trump issues an Executive Order prohibiting certain transactions involving the Venezuelan government and state-owned or state-controlled entities.
Key Points:
..The Executive Order imposes new sanctions that...more
On December 17, 2014, President Obama announced that the United States would “chart a new course” on its Cuba policy. Starting in January 2015, and for the next two years, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets...more
Trump administration expected to maintain changes, but certain restrictions remain.
In the final days of his administration, President Obama announced significant changes to the US embargo against Sudan, in place since...more