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Maya Lester KC

US imposes tariffs on 60 countries following forced labour investigation

28/07/2026 — The US has imposed new tariffs of 10% and 12.5% on goods from 60 trading partners, covering 99.4% of US imports, under s.301 of...
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Michael O'Kane

US adds 13 linked to evasion network to Iran sanctions list

28/07/2026 — The US has added 4 people and 9 entities linked to Iranian financier Babak Zanjani's sanctions evasion network — press release. OFAC acted under...
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Maya Lester KC

US court grants temporary stay of visa sanctions policy on First Amendment grounds

28/07/2026 — The District Court for the District of Columbia has granted a stay under s705 of the Administrative Procedure Act (5 USC 705) suspending (pending...
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Michael O'Kane

EU adds 6 people to Iran sanctions lists & delists 7 people following review

28/07/2026 — The EU has added 6 people to its Regulation (EU) 359/2011 Iran sanctions list – press release. 5 judges in Iran’s regional revolutionary courts...
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Sanctions are imposed on Russia by the EU, UK, USA, Australia, Canada, Japan, and New Zealand and others, following Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 and invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

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Maya Lester KC

Shanghai Maritime Court holds foreign sanctions are no defence to breaching a shipping contract

28/07/2026 — China’s Supreme People’s Court has published the first judgment to apply China’s Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law 2021 (AFSL). See our China pages for an overview...
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Michael O'Kane

US announces visa restrictions on cyberscam and sextortion offenders

28/07/2026 — The US State Department has announced a new global visa restriction policy targeting people involved in cybercrime. The policy is made pursuant to Section...
Maya Lester KC

China adds 14 EU-based companies to export control list in response to 21st Russia sanctions package

28/07/2026 — China’s Ministry of Commerce has added 14 companies in the EU to its list of export-controlled entities. A Ministry of Commerce spokesperson said the...
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Michael O'Kane

US renews Lukoil International general licence & amends Venezuela FAQ

28/07/2026 — The US has issued General Licence 131H, to allow transactions related to the negotiations of contracts for the sale or transfer of Lukoil International GmbH...

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