US Sanctions IRGC Oil Network Under 'Economic Fury' Campaign – May 2026

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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced impending restrictions on Iranian state-owned airlines, including denial of landing access, refuelling, and ticket sales, as part of broader economic pressure on Iran during the ongoing Strait of Hormuz conflict. Third-party governments and companies providing services to sanctioned Iranian carriers face secondary sanctions exposure. Iran Air and Mahan Air, already under US sanctions, are the primary targets, with humanitarian and pilgrimage travel exempted.

"We will also be shutting down both Iranian airlines' access to landing spots, refuelling, and ticket sales... Anyone who accepts those, we will sanction. So they should be very clear that the state-owned Iranian airlines are outlaws and cannot do this."

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The US Treasury Department has announced new sanctions targeting Iran's armed forces oil sales, aimed at curtailing Iran's ability to rebuild its military and fund threats against the US and regional partners. The sanctions expand existing Iran oil restrictions with specific focus on military revenue streams. While significant geopolitically, the article provides no named entities, vessels, facilities, or quantified insured loss pathway sufficient to elevate market materiality.

ABD Hazine Bakanlığı, İran'ın silahlı kuvvetlerini yeniden inşa etmesini ve ABD ile bölgedeki ortaklarına yönelik tehditlerini engellemek amacıyla İran ordusunun petrol satışlarına yönelik yeni yaptırımları duyurdu.

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The US Treasury Department has announced new sanctions targeting Iranian armed forces' oil sales, aimed at preventing Iran from rebuilding its military capabilities and countering threats to the US and regional partners. This action expands the existing OFAC sanctions framework against Iran's energy sector. While significant geopolitically, the source provides no named vessels, facilities, cargo contracts, or insured assets directly affected, limiting immediate London market loss pathway evidence.

ABD Hazine Bakanlığı, İran'ın silahlı kuvvetlerini yeniden inşa etmesini ve ABD ile bölgedeki ortaklarına yönelik tehditlerini engellemek amacıyla İran ordusunun petrol satışlarına yönelik yeni yaptırımları duyurdu.

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The U.S. Treasury Department has designated a network of shipping companies, tanker operators, and commercial facilitators allegedly involved in moving Iranian petroleum and petrochemical products. These sanctions create direct implications for War Risk and Marine Hull underwriters by potentially rendering named vessels uninsurable in standard markets and triggering OFAC compliance reviews. Political Risk and Marine Cargo books will also need to assess exposure to any sanctioned entities or facilitating organizations.

The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday unveiled a fresh round of sanctions targeting a network of shipping companies, tanker operators, and commercial facilitators allegedly involved in Iranian petroleum and petrochemical...

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The US Treasury has sanctioned eight named vessels and over 15 entities involved in transporting Iranian crude oil and petroleum products, amid an active US-Israel conflict with Iran that has closed the Strait of Hormuz to approximately 20% of global oil and gas flows. Named vessels include the Marshall Islands-flagged tanker Flora, the Comoros-flagged Hauncayo, and the Panama-flagged Ill Gap. The sanctions carry direct implications for marine war risk, hull, and political risk underwriters with exposure to Iranian oil trade vessels and the broader Strait of Hormuz disruption.

The conflict has roiled global markets by closing the vital strait off Iran and Oman, through which 20% of the world's oil and gas normally flowed.

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The US has imposed sanctions on an Iranian agency alleged to be attempting to control shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical chokepoint for global energy and trade flows. This sanctions action targets Iranian efforts to exert influence over one of the world's most strategically important waterways. The designation carries direct implications for War Risk, Marine, and Political Risk underwriters given the Strait's centrality to Persian Gulf vessel transits and energy cargo flows.

US imposes sanctions on Iranian agency trying to control shipping in the Strait of Hormuz

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The US Treasury Secretary has called on G7 nations and 'the world' to align with and impose US-led sanctions on Iran. This represents a diplomatic push to multilateralise existing US unilateral sanctions against Iran. The move has significant implications for trade, energy, and financial flows involving Iran and any entities that continue to conduct business with the country.

The US Treasury Secretary says he's calling 'the world' to join the US in imposing sanctions on Iran.

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The Trump administration on 11 May 2026 unveiled a broad new round of sanctions targeting the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' (IRGC) global oil network as part of its 'Economic Fury' maximum pressure campaign against Iran. The action is aimed at severing Iranian oil revenues that are alleged to fund IRGC operations and proxy activities worldwide. The designations represent a significant escalation in US economic pressure on Tehran amid ongoing US-Iran nuclear and conflict negotiations.

The Trump administration on Monday unveiled a sweeping new round of sanctions targeting the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' (IRGC) global oil network, escalating its 'Economic Fury' campaign aimed at cutting...

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