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03/02/2023 12:30 PM EST
Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State
The United States is committed to significantly reducing Iranian energy exports and will sanction those facilitating Iran’s petroleum and petrochemical trade. Today, the Department of the State is designating six entities that have engaged in the transport or sale of Iranian petroleum products or petrochemical products, pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13846, and is identifying 20 vessels as property or interests in property of these entities.
Specifically, the Department is designating Vietnam-based company Golden Lotus Oil Gas and Real Estate Joint Stock Company, pursuant to Section 3(a)(ii) of E.O. 13846, for knowingly engaging in a significant transaction for the transport of petroleum products from Iran.
The Department is also designating three entities pursuant to Section 3(a)(iii) of E.O. 13846 for knowingly engaging in a significant transaction for the transport of petrochemical products from Iran:
– PRC-based Global Marine Ship Mgmt. Co. Ltd.
– PRC-based Shanghai Xuanrun Shpg. Co. Ltd.
– United Arab Emirates-based Swedish Management Co. SA.
The Department is designating additional Iran-based entities below pursuant to Section 3(a)(iii) of E.O. 13846 for knowingly engaging in a significant transaction for the sale of petrochemical products from Iran:
– Shiraz Petrochemical Company, and
– Bushehr Petrochemical Co.
The Department is identifying 20 vessels as blocked property of these sanctioned entities.
– Vessels linked to Golden Lotus Oil Gas and Real Estate Join Stock Company:
– Vessels linked to Swedish Management Co. SA:
– Vessels linked to Shanghai Xuanrun Shpg Co.:
– Motor Tanker Yong Xin (IMO 923930)
Concurrent with these actions, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Iran General License O, authorizing the wind down and limited safety and environmental transactions involving certain vessels in which one or more of the blocked entities identified above have an interest, through 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time, June 30, 2023. For additional details, see Iran GL O, as well as adjoining FAQs 1119 and 1120.
As a result of today’s actions, all property and interests in property of these targets that are in the United States or in possession or control of U.S. persons must be blocked and reported to OFAC. Furthermore, anyone conducting transactions that involve the designated entities and identified vessels risks exposure to U.S. sanctions.
These designations underscore our continued efforts to enforce our sanctions against Iran. We will not hesitate to take action against those who try to circumvent our sanctions.
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