The Office of Foreign Assets Control on Nov. 12 sanctioned 32 individuals and entities for operating procurement networks that support Iran’s ballistic missile and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) production.

The Office of Foreign Assets Control on Nov. 12 sanctioned the Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA), a Burmese armed group, for supporting Myanmar-based cyber scam centers that target Americans with fraudulent investment schemes.

The recent export controls suspended by the Chinese government created a new framework for export controls that could quickly be reinstated should tensions between the U.S. and China flare up again, according to compliance experts.

China has added the U.S., Canada and Mexico to its list of countries requiring export licenses for certain precursor chemicals, its Ministry of Commerce announced Nov. 10, according to an unofficial translation.

The Bureau of Industry and Security again renewed a temporary denial order on Russia's Rossiya Airlines, saying the company has continued to illegally operate planes in violation of U.S. export controls, including on flights between Russia and Uzebekistan and Russia and Egypt, as well as domestically within Russia. The agency renewed the denial order for one year from Nov. 4. BIS first suspended the export privileges of the airline in May 2022 (see 2205200008) and has renewed the order multiple times. The order blocks Rossiya from participating in transactions subject to the Export Administration Regulations.

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The Treasury Department received mixed feedback about its decision to delay new regulations that were set to make investment advisers subject to anti-money-laundering (AML) and countering the financing of terrorism (CFT) requirements, a Biden-era effort that was meant to prevent criminals from hiding money in the U.S. and sanctioned companies from accessing sensitive technology through investments in American firms (see 2509230035 and 2507240021).

VFC Solutions, a sanctioned Cypriot investment firm, filed a lawsuit against the Office of Foreign Assets Control for denying its petition to be delisted from the Specially Designated National and Blocked Persons List (SDN List), arguing that the agency acted "arbitrarily and capriciously" by denying the petition based on "speculation and conjecture."

Arkansas’ six-member congressional delegation urged U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Nov. 6 to delay implementation of the new U.S.-EU trade deal (see 2507280027 and 2508210017) until the EU revises its deforestation reporting requirements. In a letter to Greer, the lawmakers reiterated their view that the regulation would harm American timber exports (see 2503170052). Greer’s office didn't respond to a request for comment.

Reps. Chris Smith, R-N.J., and Bill Huizenga, R-Mich., both members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, introduced a resolution Nov. 4 urging the Trump administration to sanction individuals and entities responsible for “severe violations” of religious freedom in Nigeria. The resolution was referred to the Foreign Affairs and Judiciary committees.