In today’s Federal Register, OFAC announced new restrictions it is imposing on Iran’s Bank Saderat. The bank, which is state-owned, is one of the largest banks in Iran. Under the new rules, effective retroactively to September 8, 2006, exceptions in…
A news item in The Register reports that U.K citizen and government employee Mohammed Hassan has been told by PayPal that his account will be closed if he doesn’t fax to them his passport, a driver’s license, a utility bill,…
On August 24, OFAC announced the removal of Yusaf Ahmed Ali from the list of Specially Designated Nationals. This might lead you to wonder how this could happen. How could Mr. Ali be a terrorist one day and not a…
U.S. citizens can now work for certain NGOs in Iran . . . as long as they leave their laptops at home. On August 22, 2006, OFAC announced a General License permitting U.S. citizens to work for six specified NGOs…