OFAC released a periodic enforcement notice on July 29, 2015, this time about Massachusetts-based Blue Robin, Inc. for violating the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations (ITSR).  Blue Robin was fined $82,260 by OFAC for the violations. The allegations center around…

Following much anticipation, Iran and the P5+1 states (the United States, United Kingdom, France, Russia, China and Germany) announced on Tuesday morning Vienna time the reaching of a landmark deal on Iran’s nuclear deal. What does it include? The basic…

There has been a lot of guesswork regarding the potential (often assumed to be “certain”) unraveling of the international sanctions regime against Iran once it reaches an agreement with the so-called P5+1 (United States, United Kingdom, France, China, Russia and Germany). The…

U.S. federal authorities have taken hefty measures against Iraq and UAE based entities in the latest move of sanctions enforcement, sending a clear signal that the U.S. sanctions regime against Iran remains in full force.  On May 21st 2015, The U.S. Department of Commerce’s…

This article is in Persian (Farsi) and addresses some of the confusion about the recent preliminary P5+1 nuclear agreement with Iran. An English version will be posted on Akrivislaw.com.  اعلام رسمی خبر توافق ایران و اعضای گروه 5+1 (ایالات متحده…

So, I was on Al Jazeera English last night discussing the landmark deal between Iran and the P5+1 states (United States, United Kingdom, France, China, Russia, and Germany).  Here is the clip:

As I often tell my clients, there are major differences in what U.S. sanctions laws on Iran allow and and what actually can happen logistically, the key being that the latter is generally somewhat more narrow and limited than the former.  Most…

There have been a number of reports in recent days that the European Union may ramp up sanctions against Russia following the continuation of the crisis in Ukraine and the Crimea. While there were reports of the EU removing certain…