2026-10-17
Ukrainian President Zelensky stated publicly that the lifting of sanctions on Russia will continue, and said that the diesel deal is merely the first step.
2026-10-17
According to a U.S. Central Command notice, the U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta is carrying out a maritime blockade mission against Iranian ports in regional waters. As of October 17, U.S. forces had requested 138 commercial vessels to reroute in order to ensure strict enforcement of the blockade.
2026-10-16
According to X account @__Inty__, Iran has still shipped out some liquefied petroleum gas and aviation fuel despite a U.S. naval blockade. Since mid-July, at least 8 tankers carrying about 4.1 million barrels of Iranian LPG have left the Gulf of Oman, most heading first to Malaysia, with China the highly likely final destination; another tanker transported Iranian aviation fuel to Myanmar in September.
2026-10-13
In response to China's sanctions against two officials from Taiwan's diplomatic allies, the U.S. State Department stated that the United States opposes China's coercive behavior and reiterated its concern for peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.
Location: Washington, United States ·
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2026-10-11
US military fighter jets used precision-guided missiles in the Gulf of Oman to strike a Panama-flagged Hong Kong shadow cargo ship that ignored US warnings and attempted to break through Iran's maritime blockade, leaving it disabled.
2026-10-10
After Navi Pillay received the award, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced new sanctions against the International Criminal Court and criticized the institution for having become politicized.
Location: Washington, United States ·
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2026-10-01
U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent said on a social media platform on October 1 that, due to the U.S. military blockade and mounting economic pressure on the Iranian regime, Tehran failed to export any crude oil in September.
2026-09-28
On September 28, 2026, the U.S. Senate passed the Falun Gong and Victims of Forced Organ Harvesting Protection Act (S.4009), a bipartisan bill introduced by Senators Ted Cruz and Jeff Merkley, by unanimous consent. The bill requires the U.S. President to impose sanctions on foreign individuals who knowingly participate in, assist, or support China's forced organ harvesting, including freezing their U.S. assets, prohibiting transactions, and revoking or denying visas; it directs the Secretary of State to assess whether the Chinese government is systematically engaged in forced organ harvesting and to submit a special report to Congress; and it extends protections to Falun Gong practitioners, Uyghurs, and other prisoners of conscience. The bill was subsequently sent to the House of Representatives for consideration.
Location: Washington, United States ·
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2026-08-26
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has released a new wave of sanctions targeting nearly 60 entities, individuals, and vessels, including several companies in China and Hong Kong, alleging they provide support to Iran's nuclear and oil networks.
2026-08-24
As of August 24, US Central Command has ordered 71 commercial vessels to change course, disabled 3 vessels, and boarded 2 vessels for inspection to ensure the enforcement of the maritime blockade against Iran.
2026-09-22
The US Department of the Treasury announced that starting September 23, it will completely cut off the global operations of Iran's airlines, denying landing and fueling services, and will impose sanctions such as SWIFT expulsion on external entities assisting Iran.
Location: Washington, United States ·
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2026-09-21
Bessent stated on CNBC on September 21 that China's financial regulatory authorities have contacted the United States regarding the enforcement of Iran sanctions across aviation, maritime shipping, cryptocurrency, and gold sectors.
2026-09-15
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast and Select Committee Chairman Moolenaar sent a letter to the Department of the Treasury and the Secretary of State, calling for stronger sanctions on foreign personnel associated with Southeast Asian cyber scam centers.
2026-09-10
According to a Reuters report on September 10, Iran is using a barter-like arrangement to convert some of its oil revenue into credit for purchasing Chinese goods, bypassing international banking payment channels.
2026-09-08
On September 8, Huawei began its criminal trial in the Eastern District Federal Court in New York, facing multiple charges including racketeering, bank and telecommunications fraud, money laundering, and violations of U.S. sanctions against Iran. Huawei pleaded not guilty to all charges and said the case was politically motivated.
2026-09-08
The foreign secretary of the UK's Labour government announced sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank and joined twelve countries in taking action, prompting a strong Israeli backlash.
Location: London, United Kingdom ·
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2026-09-06
A POLITICO investigative report dated September 6, 2026 says that Jilin Chemical Fiber Group, a Jilin provincial state-owned enterprise, is suspected of supplying tens of tons of carbon fiber precursor to Russian sanctioned entities for use in manufacturing Russian Shahed attack suicide drones.
2026-09-04
US Treasury Department official Bessent pointed out that not a single barrel of Iranian crude oil has been shipped out since August 25.
2026-09-04
On September 4, 2026, the U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions against a Turkish investment bank and its subsidiaries, accusing the bank of helping Iran's shadow banking network route and launder oil trade payments from China.
Location: Washington, United States ·
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2026-09
The Graham Act, which imposes tariffs, freezes assets, seizes property, and pursues legal accountability against those assisting Iran and Russia, passed with a strong majority in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Location: Washington, United States ·
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2026-09
The US Treasury Department sanctioned Turkey's Golden Global Bank and its subsidiaries, accusing them of providing money laundering and correspondent banking services for oil trade between the Iranian Revolutionary Guard and the Chinese Communist Party, cutting off Iran's financial lifeline in Turkey.
2026-09
The report of the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission notes that China is Iran's most important economic lifeline, providing revenue by purchasing Iranian oil and supplying components for its war machines.
2026-09
The U.S. Central Command said that in the past few months it has helped more than 2,000 merchant vessels pass through the Strait of Hormuz and has prevented Iran from exporting oil. As of September 20, it has rerouted 109 merchant vessels to ensure compliance with the blockade order.
2026-08-28
The U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions against an Egyptian bank's branches in the United Arab Emirates and related Hong Kong shell companies, accusing them of providing multi-billion-dollar money laundering channels for the Iranian regime and terrorist organizations.
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates ·
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2026-08-24
The US Treasury Department announced on Monday an economic offensive against Iran, targeting five economic lifelines: digital assets, technology, gold, aviation and shipping, warning that those who help Iran evade sanctions will pay the price.
Location: Washington, United States ·
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2026-08-24
The United States announced sanctions against multiple transnational far-left terrorist networks, including Italy's tech service platform AI Collective and Masabadiel, a front organization related to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, to cut off their financial and digital lifelines.
Location: Washington, United States ·
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2026-08-19
On Wednesday, US President Trump announced on Truth Social unprecedented and most devastating economic actions and isolation against Iran, targeting oil smuggling, currency swaps, and ship registries, and threatening massive economic consequences for countries providing a lifeline to Tehran.
2026-08-18
President Trump stated that there are currently no talks or dialogues taking place with Iran, and emphasized that the U.S. military blockade of Iranian ports and oil terminals is fully effective.
Location: Washington, United States ·
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2026-08-06
The US State Department announced sanctions on 5 entities and 8 individuals that helped Cuba import weapons and maintain foreign military cooperation, including Cuba's Defense Minister and a military attaché stationed in China.
Location: Washington, United States ·
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2026-08-05
The US Treasury Department announced the lifting of sanctions on Iraq's Baghdad Airways, while stating that this does not represent a softening of its stance toward Iran and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
2026-08-05
China's Ministry of Commerce has placed 7 US companies on a countermeasures list, tightened exports of drone components to the United States, and launched a national security investigation into imported printers and copiers.
2026-08-05
On August 5, 2026, China's Ministry of Commerce issued an announcement stating that, pursuant to the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law, it had taken counter-sanctions measures against six US entities, including Applied DNA Sciences, which were suspected of participating in the supply of Taiwan-related military products and technical support.
2026-07-31
The United States announced on Thursday sanctions against six entities and individuals located in China, India, Russia and Iran, accusing them of providing support to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
2026-07-30
The US Treasury Department imposed sanctions on multiple companies and individuals in China, India and Russia, accusing them of providing logistics and commercial support to Iran's Mahan Air.
2026-07-29
The U.S. Treasury announced new sanctions targeting 10 entities, 8 oil tankers, and related insurance institutions involved in oil transportation through the Strait of Hormuz.
Location: Washington, United States ·
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2026-07-25
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has warned that Moonshot AI's project, Kimi K3, may be stealing U.S. AI models through "distillation" techniques and could potentially use overseas nodes to hijack access to NVIDIA servers. The U.S. government has added Kimi K3 to the Entity List for sanctions.
2026-07-23
The U.S. Department of War released the updated Section 1286 list, adding 130 universities and research institutions from China, Russia and Iran, including Fudan University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
2026-07-16
The U.S. military resumed its naval blockade of Iran, forcing 3 commercial ships that tried to bypass the blockade to change course and disabling another vessel that refused to comply with orders.
2026-07-13
Trump announced the resumption of a naval blockade on Iranian ports and oil terminals, and said the United States would take control of the Strait of Hormuz in response to Iran's attacks on ships.
2026-07-13
On July 13, 2026, US President Trump announced the resumption of a naval blockade of Iran, banning Iran-related trade vessels from transiting the Strait of Hormuz and imposing an additional 20% safe-passage fee on other commercial vessels.
2026-07-10
The US Treasury Department has imposed a new round of sanctions on Iran, targeting a financial manager responsible for overseeing a global asset network that benefits the Iranian leadership.
2026-07-08
The U.S. Treasury Department has revoked a temporary license previously issued to Iran that authorized it to produce, transport, and sell oil.
2026-07-08
On July 8, 2026, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) announced new rules that comprehensively prohibit research projects it funds from cooperating with Chinese military-related and human-rights-related institutions placed on U.S. sanctions and restriction lists, as well as their employees.
2026-07
The Falun Gong Protection Act calls for sanctions against individuals suspected of participating in grave human rights violations such as the forced harvesting of organs from Falun Gong practitioners. It has twice been passed by the House of Representatives and is currently awaiting consideration by the Senate.
Location: Washington, United States ·
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2026-06-29
On June 29, 2026, China's Ministry of Commerce issued an announcement expanding export controls on Japan, announcing new sanctions against 40 Japanese entities, of which 20 were placed on the control list and 20 on the watch list, saying the aim is to curb the development of Japan's military industry.
2026-06-26
On June 26, 2026, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced an expansion of import restrictions on Chinese technology equipment such as Huawei, ZTE, Hikvision and Dahua, bringing some previously approved older-model devices onto the ban list as well.
Location: Washington, United States ·
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2026-06-16
On June 16, the US Senate unanimously passed a landmark bill defining the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) as a criminal organization, naming Xi Jinping as a brutal dictator, and listing evidence of crimes including the origin of COVID-19, the fentanyl crisis, and forced organ harvesting.
Location: Washington, United States ·
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2026-06-16
On June 18, 2026, the United Kingdom announced sanctions against four Chinese entities on the grounds of providing key military equipment to Russia. The Chinese Embassy in the UK issued a statement expressing firm opposition and stating that it had lodged solemn representations with the British side.
Location: London, United Kingdom ·
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2026-06-13
On June 13, 2026, the US added Chinese biotech companies including WuXi AppTec to the Entity List.
2026-05-26
On May 26, 2026, the UK government added Huobi Global, which operates Huobi (HTX), to its sanctions list, on the grounds that it provided funding and financial services to the Russian government.
2026-05-11
On May 11, 2026, the United States announced sanctions against 3 individuals and 9 companies, accusing them of helping Iran's Revolutionary Guard ship oil to China; the companies involved are located in Hong Kong, the UAE, and Oman.
2026-05-08
U.S. Central Command stated that a U.S. Navy F/A-18 fighter jet struck the funnels of the cruise ships Starfish 3 and Sevda, which were attempting to violate the U.S. blockade and enter an Iranian port, causing them to lose power.
2026-05-08
Iranian officials stated that they seized a Barbados-flagged tanker, Ocean Koi, carrying Iranian oil in the Gulf of Oman. The vessel is managed by a company in Pudong, Shanghai, and had previously been sanctioned by the United States.
2026-05-07
China's National Financial Regulatory Administration recently issued verbal guidance suggesting that several major domestic banks suspend issuing new RMB loans to five refineries sanctioned by the U.S. for involvement in Iranian oil transactions.
2026-04-23
The U.S. Department of Justice, the Department of the Treasury and multiple other agencies jointly announced a special operation codenamed targeting scam centers, indicting Chinese criminal suspects, shutting down Telegram channels and fake websites, offering rewards for their capture and sanctioning relevant implicated individuals and entities in Myanmar's Taichang and Cambodia.
2025
Commerce Department officials said the Bureau of Industry and Security's total fines for export violations in 2025 rose from $16 million in 2024 to $324 million, an increase of more than 18-fold.
2024-01-22
The US has placed Baghdad Airways on its sanctions list, alleging that the airline provided assistance to the IRGC Quds Force and its proxy organizations in Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon.
2022-01-27
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has revoked the Section 214 operating authorization of China Unicom Americas Operations Co., Ltd.
2022
In 2022, the U.S. Treasury sanctioned Turkish businessman Sitki Ayan and the network of companies he controls, which had transferred hundreds of millions of dollars in oil sales proceeds for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Quds Force and was an upstream link in the business allegedly conducted by Golden Global Bank.
2021-10-26
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has revoked the Section 214 operating authorization of China Telecom Americas.