On August 7, 2026, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control issued an amended Iran-related Frequently Asked Question, FAQ 1257, and updated the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List. The action included new Iran-related and counter-terrorism designations, as well as removals from counter-narcotics-related listings.
New SDN List Designations
OFAC added five individuals to the SDN List. Saeed Ghasempour, Amir Hendi, Peivand Mohammad, and Shima Sharifi were listed under [IRAN-EO13902]. Ghasempour was identified as linked to BANK-E SHAHR, Hendi as linked to TITAN EXCHANGE, and Mohammad as linked to FARAB SOROUSH AFAGH QESHM COMPANY. The listing for Siavash Kayvanpour includes the [SDGT] and [IRGC] designations and identifies multiple digital currency addresses, a Dominica passport, and a United Arab Emirates national identification number.
The entities added under [IRAN-EO13902] were ABAN TETHER EXCHANGE in Iran; ALPS INTERNATIONAL L.L.C-FZ, AYDENIZ GENERAL TRADING L.L.C, CRYPTO HOME DMCC, NFT HOME DMCC, SHELBIT GENERAL TRADING LLC, and TITAN EXCHANGE in the United Arab Emirates; BLUE DASH GENERAL TRADING COMPANY LIMITED, GLEAMING HK TRADING LIMITED, and OVIEDO OVERSEAS COMPANY LIMITED in Hong Kong; CAILAFANG PTE. LTD. in Singapore; SHELBIT TECHNOLOGIES LTD SPÓŁKA Z OGRANICZONĄ ODPOWIEDZIALNOŚCIĄ W LIKWIDACJI in Poland; and SHPS SHELBIT in Georgia.
CRYPTO HOME DMCC, NFT HOME DMCC, SHELBIT GENERAL TRADING LLC, SHELBIT TECHNOLOGIES LTD SPÓŁKA Z OGRANICZONĄ ODPOWIEDZIALNOŚCIĄ W LIKWIDACJI, and SHPS SHELBIT also carry the [SDGT] designation. The entries for CRYPTO HOME DMCC and SHPS SHELBIT include digital currency addresses. TITAN EXCHANGE is listed with several alternate names and is linked to BANK-E SHAHR. The source identifies additional sanctions information for several entries, including secondary sanctions risk under section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886.
Removals
OFAC deleted entries for Mario German Satizabal Rengifo, including the alias “PELO DE COBRE”; Rubi Yiceth Ayala Barrera; Heriberto Zazueta Godoy, including the alias “CAPI BETO”; Leopoldo Zazueta Gomez; and Demetrio Romero Zevada. It also deleted PRODUCCION PESQUERA DONA MARIELA, S.A. DE C.V.; TAIPEN, S.A. DE C.V., including the alias “TAI PEN”; and COMERCIALIZADORA Y FRIGORIFICOS DE LA PERLA DEL PACIFICO, S.A. DE C.V. The source states that there were no unrelated administrative list changes.