Recent news from Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control: April 20
News items that are the most recent sanctions-related actions from the Office of Foreign Assets Control.
bankingjournal.aba.comHere are the latest publicly available OFAC updates and where to find them.
- Latest action highlights (as of May 19–20, 2026):
- Cuba designations and related updates, plus issuance of a Russia-related General License. This appears in OFAC’s recent actions for May 19, 2026 [OFAC recent actions page].
- Settlement with Adani Enterprises Ltd and other May 18, 2026 items on sanctions list updates and enforcement actions [OFAC recent actions page].
- Iran-related and counterterrorism designations updates scattered through early–mid May 2026 [OFAC recent actions page].
- A May 8–11 cluster includes counterterrorism, nonproliferation, Cuba updates, and related FAQs/guidance [OFAC recent actions page].
Where to verify and read in full
- OFAC’s Recent Actions (latest sanctions list updates and enforcement actions): https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions
- OFAC press releases (official announcements and context): https://ofac.treasury.gov/press-releases
- Sanctions List Search (interactive search for specific individuals, entities, and countries): https://sanctionssearch.ofac.treasury.gov
- SDN and other sanctions lists download (for bulk reference): https://www.treasury.gov/ofac/downloads
If you want, I can pull exact entries for a particular date, country, or entity from the May 2026 updates and summarize what changed (designation, removal, or licensing). Would you like me to focus on a specific country or individual/entity?