The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced on Tuesday the imposition of sanctions on 35 individuals and entities suspected of helping Iran evade sanctions, with a focus on disrupting Iran's "shadow banking" network, and warned foreign financial institutions against providing services to companies paying fees for passage through the Strait of Hormuz to Iran or the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps. The U.S. specifically named enterprises processing Iranian oil, which could potentially access the U.S. financial system through dollar transactions and procurement of American goods. The Treasury stated that since February 2025, the United States has taken sanction actions targeting approximately 1,000 Iran-related individuals, vessels, and aircraft. Analysts believe that if the U.S. truly implements "maximum pressure," the next step may not be further sanctions on refineries, but rather direct targeting of banks facilitating Iran’s financial settlements.
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