Part of: Trump Policy Analysis Hub
Rosneft and Lukoil designated under expanded Russia sanctions. Shadow fleet tanker seized January 7, 2026. India pledging to stop Russian oil purchases. Iran maximum pressure campaign with new designations. OFAC targeting crypto exchanges for sanctions evasion. NDAA expanding sanctions authorities. North Korea sanctions tightened.
U.S. seizure of Russian shadow fleet tanker on January 7, 2026. Part of broader shadow fleet enforcement campaign. Interactive legality test, authority stack builder, statelessness analyzer. Test different fact patterns against UNCLOS and sanctions law.
Major Russian energy companies Rosneft and Lukoil added to sanctions list. Shadow fleet enforcement intensifying with tanker seizure. India deal: promising to stop buying Russian oil.
New official sanctions designations under maximum pressure doctrine. Targeting Iranian oil exports, financial networks, and nuclear program support infrastructure.
OFAC targeting digital asset exchanges facilitating sanctions evasion. Designations of crypto platforms and wallet addresses linked to sanctioned entities.
Expanded sanctions targeting North Korean weapons programs, cyber operations, and revenue generation networks. NDAA provisions expanding enforcement authorities.
Office of Foreign Assets Control administers sanctions programs. Maintains the SDN (Specially Designated Nationals) list and sectoral sanctions.
Block U.S. persons from transacting with sanctioned targets. Asset freezes, transaction prohibitions, visa bans on designated individuals.
Target non-U.S. persons who deal with sanctioned parties. Risk losing access to U.S. financial system. Extraterritorial enforcement.
IEEPA (emergencies), CAATSA (Russia), JCPOA-related (Iran), NDAA (expanded authorities), Executive Orders (Venezuela, Cuba, North Korea).
WHO, Paris Agreement, UNESCO and 63 more. Legal authority, implementation timeline, sanctions implications.
Tariffs are often paired with sanctions. Calculate actual import costs under Section 301/232 duties.
Arctic strategic interests overlap with Russia sanctions policy. Consent Matrix, NATO implications.
Trade pressure tactics similar to sanctions framework. USMCA leverage, economic coercion analysis.