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Final ruleTook effect Sept. 8, 2026

Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register Sept. 10, 2026. Document 2026-18461. Updated Nov. 6, 2026.

What it does

The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is indefinitely suspending three general licenses and one licensing policy issued pursuant to the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations to align with changes in the foreign policy of the United States towards Iran.

The Foreign Assets Control Office's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What changed in the regulation

1 part of Title 31 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

31 CFR 560

Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).

Compared with

The Foreign Assets Control Office has published 54 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 23 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

What happens next and when

Effective September 8, 2026, 31 CFR 560.522, 560.528, and 560.529 are stayed indefinitely.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-18461
ActionFinal rule; stay of effectiveness.
AgenciesTreasury Department; Foreign Assets Control Office
PublishedSept. 10, 2026
Effective dateSept. 8, 2026

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register