On July 7, 2026, the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control revoked Iran General License X (“GL X”), which would have otherwise been valid through August 21, 2026. GL X was issued in June to authorize the production, delivery, and sale of Iranian crude, petrochemical products, and petroleum products. See our earlier summary here. OFAC replaced GL X with a narrow wind-down authorization issued as Iran General License X1 (“GL X1”). Under GL…
On June 22, 2026, the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) published a new general license (Iran General License X or “GL X”) as the first step in implementing the US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) to end recent hostilities in the Middle East. The MOU has not been formally or officially published by US Government agencies such as the State or Treasury Departments but its text has widely been reported and confirmed…
In a judgement of 7 April 2020 (ECLI:NL:HR:2020:623), the Dutch Supreme Court confirmed that the EU Blocking Regulation (“EUBR”) does not prevent extradition of an Iranian national to the United States for their alleged involvement in US export controls and sanctions violations. With this judgement, the Supreme Court upheld the judgement of the District Court of Rotterdam of 5 July 2019 (ECLI:NL:RBROT:2019:5338). This case was triggered by an extradition request for an Iranian national…
Representatives of China, France, Germany, Russia, the United Kingdom and Iran met on 26 February 2020 at a meeting of the Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). All participants reaffirmed their commitment to the JCPOA and their strong support and collective responsibility for the continuation of key nuclear non-proliferation projects. The meeting follows the announcement on 14 January 2020 that the JCPOA Dispute Resolution Mechanism had been initiated by the E3 Foreign Ministers (see our earlier blog post here); the time limit for Joint Commission consideration of Iran’s actions was extended without a specific deadline at the end of January (extending the 15 day period that was triggered on 14 January).