The U.N. Security Council on Sept. 28 reimposed all nuclear-related U.N. sanctions and restrictions against Iran that had been paused after the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal. The imposition of those so-called "snapback" sanctions came after France, Germany and the U.K., known as the E3, in August began the process to reimpose U.N. sanctions against Iran after accusing the country of failing to meet safeguards around its nuclear program (see 2508280033).

Officials from the U.K. and Bermuda issued a joint statement this week committing to boost cooperation on sanctions, and the U.K. agreed to provide Bermuda with up to 300,000 pounds, or about $400,000, this year "for new initiatives to enhance Bermudian sanctions capacity and capability."

The U.K. this week sanctioned a British band and its label for counterterrorism reasons after they were found guilty of terrorism-related charges. The country sanctioned the musical group Embers of an Empire and its production company, Rampage Productions, for "promoting and encouraging terrorism via its dissemination of music whose content promotes and encourages terrorism." The U.K. also said they have "made funds available" to parties "involved in terrorism."

The Office of Foreign Assets Control this week sanctioned five people and one entity for helping North Korea's government generate revenue for its weapons and missile programs, including through weapons sales to the Myanmar military.

The Office of Foreign Assets Control this week sanctioned Indian nationals Sadiq Abbas Habib Sayyed and Khizar Mohammad Iqbal Shaikh for working with narcotics traffickers to supply "hundreds of thousands" of counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl and other illegal drugs to people in the U.S. OFAC also sanctioned Shaikh's company, KS International Traders, which the agency said is a "purported online pharmacy used in furtherance of Shaikh’s criminal activities." Both Shaikh and Sayyed were indicted on narcotics-related charges by DOJ last year.

The Office of Foreign Assets Control issued a final rule this week to officially change the heading of the Syria-Related Sanctions Regulations to the "Promoting Accountability for Assad and Regional Stabilization Sanctions Regulations." It also revises those regulations to reflect the administration's easing of certain Syria-related sanctions earlier this year (see 2507010012 and 2506300055). The changes take effect Sept. 25.

The U.K. on Sept. 23 amended the entry of Yuri Denisov on its Russia sanctions list. Denisov's new listing says the individual "has been involved in obtaining a benefit from or supporting the" Russian government by acting as a director of the Public Joint Stock Company Moscow Exchange Group, which operates in the financial services sector.

The State Department labeled Barrio 18, a Latin American rival gang to MS-13, as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist and Foreign Terrorist Organization, the agency said in notices released Sept. 23. The Office of Foreign Assets Control added Barrio 18 to its Specially Designated Nationals List to reflect the move.

The Council of the European Union on Sept. 22 extended its sanctions regime on Sudan for another year to Oct. 10, 2026. The sanctions cover 10 people and eight entities and were imposed to target "those responsible for destabilising Sudan and obstructing its political transition."

The U.K. on Sept. 22 removed Tatiana Evtushenkova -- director of the venture capital firm Redline Capital U.K. and member of the board of directors for Redline Capital Management -- from its Russia sanctions list. The U.K. originally sanctioned Evtushenkova for her ties to Russian businessman Vladimir Evtushenkov. The country didn't provide a reason for the delisting.