White House Okays Additional Steps to Prevent Evasion of Syria, Iran Sanctions
The White House has authorized additional steps to prevent "activities intended to evade U.S. economic and financial sanctions with respect to Iran and Syria," President Barack Obama said in a May 1 letter to the Speaker of the House. He said the steps are pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA).
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The latest executive order authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to impose specified measures on a foreign person upon determining that the foreign person:
- has violated or conspired to violate any license, order, regulation, or prohibition related to Executive Order 12957 or 13338 of May 11, 2004.
- has violated or conspired to violate any license, order, regulation, or prohibition related to U.S. sanctions concerning Iran or Syria, Executive Order 13382 or 13224.
- has facilitated deceptive transactions for or on behalf of any person subject to U.S. sanctions concerning Iran or Syria.
- is owned or controlled by, or is acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, any person determined to meet the criteria set forth above.
The new measures to be imposed on anyone meeting any of these criteria are prohibitions on all transactions or dealings, whether direct or indirect, involving such persons, including any exporting, reexporting, importing, selling, purchasing, transporting, swapping, brokering, approving, financing, facilitating, or guaranteeing, in or related to any goods, services, or technology in or intended for the U.S., or provided by or to U.S. persons. The order also suspends entry into the U.S. of the foreign persons meeting the criteria.