Security & Defense

#32026D1226EU Adds New Iran-Linked Sanctions Listings

🇪🇺European Union··Other·Low Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

This decision adds two people and one entity to the EU sanctions list linked to Iran’s military support for Russia’s war against Ukraine, support for armed groups in the Middle East and Red Sea region, and actions affecting freedom of navigation in the Middle East. The practical effect is that the listed parties face EU travel restrictions and asset freezes under the existing sanctions regime. EU businesses, banks, insurers, shipping companies, and compliance teams should update screening lists and make sure they do not provide funds or economic resources to the newly listed parties.

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Key Changes

  • Adds two individuals and one entity to the EU sanctions list under Decision (CFSP) 2023/1532.
  • Applies existing travel restrictions and asset freeze measures to the newly listed parties.
  • Requires EU operators to screen against the updated list and avoid providing funds or economic resources to the listed parties.

Obligations

What this law requires

high

EU operators must screen counterparties against Annex I to Decision (CFSP) 2023/1532 as amended by Decision (CFSP) 2026/1226, which adds two natural persons and one entity to the restrictive-measures list.

EU businessesEU financial institutionsEU insurersEU shipping companiesEU sanctions compliance teams
From the date of publication in the Official Journal of the European Union
operational
critical

EU persons and entities must not make funds or economic resources available, directly or indirectly, to the newly listed persons and entity added to Annex I to Decision (CFSP) 2023/1532.

EU personsEU companiesEU financial institutionsEU businesses
From the date of publication in the Official Journal of the European Union
prohibition
critical

EU financial institutions and other asset holders must apply asset-freeze controls to the newly listed persons and entity under the existing restrictive-measures regime in Decision (CFSP) 2023/1532.

EU banksEU financial institutionsEU asset custodiansEU businesses holding assets for third parties
From the date of publication in the Official Journal of the European Union
prohibition
high

EU Member States must apply travel restriction measures to the two newly listed natural persons added to Annex I to Decision (CFSP) 2023/1532.

EU Member Statesborder control authoritiesimmigration authorities
From the date of publication in the Official Journal of the European Union
operational

Affected Parties

Newly listed individuals and entity linked to Iran-related activitiesEU banks, insurers, shipping companies, exporters, and compliance teams

Tags

EU sanctions,Iran,asset freeze