Treasury Targets Iran-Linked Legal, Shipping and Vessel Networks and Opens a Bank Inquiry
Treasury designated a Panama- and Greece-based law firm, Singapore- and UAE-based shipping agents, companies, individuals and vessels under Executive Order 13902, alleging that they helped conceal or move Iranian petroleum, petrochemicals and steel. FinCEN separately issued its first administrative subpoena under 31 U.S.C. § 5318(k) in an inquiry into a Greek bank’s potential Iran or proxy ties and sent information requests concerning banks’ relationships with OFAC-designated Iranian institutions. These are sanctions designations, blocked-property rules, an administrative subpoena and information requests—not criminal charges, convictions, fines, a quantified frozen-asset total or money recovered for the Treasury. The action does not establish that the Strait of Hormuz is blocked or closed.
Article updated Oct 22, 2026, 8:22 AM Pacific
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Identified blocked assets, vessel ownership changes, cargo and port records, bank responses, civil or criminal proceedings, sanctions-evasion adaptations and any separate White House and CENTCOM navigation assessment.
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