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The Financial Restrictions (Iran) Order 2011 of 21st November is the most draconian form of unilateral sanctions ever introduced by the Government – and it does an awful lot more than it says on the tin.

Since Hassan Rouhani’s election to the Iranian presidency, some U.S. leaders have expressed interest in diplomatic talks with Iran.

Whilst sanctions targeting Russia are at an all-time high, the EU and UN have now reintroduced restrictive measures against Iran...

With the exception of the limited sanctions relief provided under the November 24, 2013, Joint Plan of Action, which will be extended until the JCPOA is implemented, all sanctions against Iran remain in place...

On 21 December 2021, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued the long-awaited decision on the interpretation of Article 5 of the EC "Blocking Ordinance" (Regulation EC No. 2271/96).

On 10 January 2020, in response to missile attacks by the Iranian military targeting two U.S. bases in Iraq, the United States Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control...

Welcome to our tenth bulletin in our regular series on global sanctions this bulletin looks at the new Libyan and Syrian sanctions and gives an update on the general situation in the MENA region.

This is the fifth bulletin in our regular series on Iran sanctions which comes at a time when HMRC has convicted a Director of selling products to Iran and European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton has announced that a new round of nuclear talks between Iran and the P5+1 group will take place from 15th to 18th November.

The legal landscape for doing business in Iran has changed significantly in the past seven months.

For many years, the potential of the untapped Iranian market was viewed as an enticingly juicy apple that was just of reach.

On October 11, the US imposed additional sanctions on Iran and its networks exporting oil via its "ghost fleet."

October 16, 2017 – On October 13, 2017, President Trump announced that he will not certify the Iran nuclear deal (the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action...

After years of economic stagnation under international trade sanctions, Iran is preparing for the post-sanctions era following the historic deal with P5+1 (entitled the "Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action") in Vienna on 14 July.

On August 21, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") announced further sanctions action targeting a global network facilitating Iranian oil exports.

On 14 July 2015, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was agreed between the E3/EU+3 (or the P5+1, comprising the United States, Russia, China, the United Kingdom, France and Germany), together with Iran.

The European Union's 21st sanctions package against Russia introduces unprecedented restrictions on Russian crude oil and petroleum products, potentially suspending a planned price cap increase...

After years of economic stagnation Iran is preparing for the post-sanctions era following the historic Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action reached by the P5+1 on 14 July.