OFAC designates SDGT and Iran-linked individuals and entities
Sanctions teams must screen new SDGT and Iran-linked OFAC targets
Change
OFAC designated multiple individuals and entities under SDGT and Iran-related authorities, including entries linked to Hamas, HASM, Samidoun, Ebrahimi and Associates, and shipping companies with IMO identifiers.
Why it matters
The designations add named individuals, companies and vessel-linked entities to OFAC sanctions lists. Several entries include linked-party annotations and secondary-sanctions exposure, requiring screening beyond direct-name matches.
Implications
- — Sanctions-screening teams must add the newly designated SDGT and Iran-related individuals and entities to watchlist filters because OFAC added them to sanctions lists on 19 May 2026.
- — Trade-finance and payments compliance teams must escalate matches involving listed companies, linked parties and vessel identifiers because several entries carry linked-party or secondary-sanctions annotations.
- — Maritime compliance teams must screen vessel and ownership records against the listed shipping companies and IMO identifiers because OFAC included vessel-linked entities in the Iran-related designations.
Who is affected
- — Sanctions-screening teams at banks and payment firms
- — Trade-finance and cross-border payments compliance teams
- — Maritime compliance teams screening vessel-linked sanctions exposure