US DOJ charges parts supplier for violating Russia sanctions
The United States Department of Justice has charged Ohio-based Flighttime Enterprises Inc. and three of its employees with multiple crimes related to their alleged violation of US sanctions by exporting aircraft parts to Russia. The 11-count indictment unsealed on February 13, 2025, alleges that the company, together with Daniela Friery, Pavil Iglin, and Marat Aysin, […]
Rosatom and 250 people: New targets of US’s sanctions
In his final days in the presidency, Joe Biden and his administration have implemented new sanction decisions against Russia due to its ongoing invasion of Ukraine. The sanctions announced on January 15 include significant restrictions aimed at Russia’s energy sector and military-industrial base. The U.S. Treasury Department announced that approximately 100 new targets, including previously […]
Dozens of Tankers Dropped Anchor After U.S. Sanctions
According to ship tracking data, at least 65 oil tankers have anchored at various locations, including the coasts of China and Russia, since the U.S. announced a new sanctions package on January 10. Based on ship tracking data from MarineTraffic and LSEG, at least 65 oil tankers have anchored at numerous points since the U.S. […]
US imposes sanctions on Yemen Kuwait Bank
USA imposed sanctions on Yemen Kuwait Bank for Trade and Investment for its alleged ties to the Houthi group. The Department of Treasury said in a statement that it is sanctioning the bank “for its financial support to Ansarallah, commonly known as the Houthis.” It said the Houthis -a US-designated terrorist organization- continue to attack […]
Additional sanctions from USA to Russia
On 10 January, the United States sanctioned major targets in Russia’s energy sector, the primary source of revenue fueling Russia’s war against Ukraine. The Department of State is imposing sanctions on nearly 80 individuals and entities. Concurrently, the Department of the Treasury is designating more than 150 individuals and entities and individuals and identifying 183 […]
U.S. Sanctions Chinese Cybersecurity Firm for State-Backed Hacking Campaigns
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions on Integrity Technology Group, Incorporated, a Beijing-based cybersecurity firm, for orchestrating several cyber attacks against victims in the U.S. These attacks have been publicly linked to a Chinese state-sponsored threat actor known as Flax Typhoon (also known as Ethereal Panda or RedJuliett), […]
The US has imposed sanctions on an Australian man for his alleged role in global narcotics trafficking
David Jonathan Thackray and a New Zealand national, Ho Kai Leung, were among 12 individuals and eight entities sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) in an action taken against “global narcotics traffickers”. Thackray was charged with importing nearly one kilogram of cocaine into New Zealand in 2014 and was subsequently […]
US Treasury Department’s sanctions office hacked by Chinese government
The US Treasury Department’s sanctions office was breached by Chinese government hackers, according to a report published on last wednesday. Citing US officials, The Washington Post reported that the hackers targeted the Office of Foreign Assets Control, which implements sanctions on countries and individuals, as well as the Office of the Treasury Secretary. The anonymous […]
Sanctioned shadow fleet gas carrier zigzags between Norwegian oil platforms
Following the transshipment of natural gas from Russia’s sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 project, the Mulan has been sailing in circles in the North Sea. The 236-meter-long LNG carrier named Mulan has been sailing back and forth in the North Sea for more than a week. According to The Barents Observer, on December 20, the Mulan […]
Biden signs Pentagon budget bill that extends sanctions on Hong Kong officials
US National Defence Authorisation Act, annual omnibus bill, also includes extension of China sanctions in Tibet and Uygur legislation. US President Joe Biden has signed key legislation into law that extends for another five years the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019, including its sanctions on key Chinese officials. Biden signed the […]