OFAC
OFAC (the Office of Foreign Assets Control) is a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury that administers and enforces economic and trade sanctions on behalf of the United States. It maintains the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list and similar blacklists, freezing the assets of designated individuals and entities and prohibiting U.S. persons from transacting with them. OFAC implements sanctions programs tied to U.S. foreign policy and national security objectives, ranging from country-based regimes to targeted measures against specific actors.
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US Treasury sanctions Russia-linked A7 payment system, designates it a transnational criminal organization
The US Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on the A7 payment system, a Russia-linked financial network that processed payments through international banks in 2024 and 2025. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the main goal of the action is the isolation of Iran and its financial partners.