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UN Reimposes Iran Sanctions, Freezing Billions in Assets

By Drooid · Sep 17, 2026, 11:46 PM UTC · How we work

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The UN re-imposed sanctions on Iran in September 2025, banning arms transfers, nuclear material sales and freezing assets.
U.S. OFAC issued a trade embargo and sectoral sanctions, freezing billions of Iranian assets in U.S. banks.
U.S. secondary sanctions target foreign firms dealing in Iran’s digital assets, technology, gold, aviation and shipping.
The EU, UK, Australia, Canada, Japan, Norway and Switzerland impose an oil embargo, ban dual-use goods and apply matching sanctions.

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The UN re-imposed sanctions on Iran in September 2025, banning arms transfers, nuclear material sales and freezing assets.
U.S. OFAC issued a trade embargo and sectoral sanctions, freezing billions of Iranian assets in U.S. banks.
U.S. secondary sanctions target foreign firms dealing in Iran’s digital assets, technology, gold, aviation and shipping.
The EU, UK, Australia, Canada, Japan, Norway and Switzerland impose an oil embargo, ban dual-use goods and apply matching sanctions.