#32026R1164EU expands Iran sanctions to cover threats to freedom of navigation in the Middle East
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This regulation expands the EU’s Iran sanctions framework so it can target people, companies, and bodies linked to actions that undermine freedom of navigation in the Middle East. The change adds a new basis for asset freezes against those responsible for, supporting, carrying out, or benefiting from Iran-related policies or actions that threaten maritime passage in the region. Businesses with exposure to Middle East shipping, trade, finance, insurance, logistics, or sanctioned-party screening should update compliance checks. The practical effect is that more Iran-linked actors may be listed, and EU operators will need to avoid making funds or economic resources available to them.
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Key Changes
- Expands the EU Iran sanctions framework to include actions undermining freedom of navigation in the Middle East
- Adds new listing criteria for asset freezes against people, companies, and bodies linked to those actions
- Updates the title of Regulation (EU) 2023/1529 to reflect the broader sanctions scope
Obligations
What this law requires
EU operators must screen counterparties for persons, entities, and bodies listed under the expanded Iran sanctions criteria, including those responsible for, supporting, implementing, or benefiting from Iran’s actions or policies undermining freedom of navigation in the Middle East.
EU operators must not make funds or economic resources available, directly or indirectly, to natural or legal persons, entities, or bodies listed under the Iran sanctions framework as expanded by this regulation.