US imposes new round of sanctions on Iran, focusing on digital assets and oil among other areas
- The U.S. Treasury Department announced new sanctions against Iran targeting digital assets, technology, aviation, gold, and shipping.
- Treasury Secretary Bessent referred to this as an 'economic D-Day.'
- Entities doing business with Iran face increased secondary sanctions risks.
- The U.S. will work with global stakeholders to ensure compliance with the sanctions.
- As of May, the U.S. had seized nearly $1 billion in crypto assets from Iran.
On August 25, the U.S. Treasury Department announced a new round of sanctions against Iran, focusing on digital assets, technology, aviation, gold, and shipping to cut off Iran's revenue sources. Treasury Secretary Bessent described the sanctions as an 'economic D-Day.'
The sanctions will impose greater risks of secondary sanctions on any individual or entity that continues to do business with the Iranian regime. The U.S. plans to accelerate its accountability efforts in this regard.
In the coming days, the U.S. Treasury, State Department, and military will meet with global stakeholders to discuss the sanctions. Countries will be required to cease the identified activities within a specified timeframe.
The ongoing conflict between the United States and Iran has led to multiple rounds of sanctions, particularly targeting Iranian oil revenue. In June, the U.S. sanctioned Nobitex, Iran's largest crypto exchange, and as of May, had seized nearly $1 billion in crypto assets from Iran.
美国对伊朗实施新一轮制裁，重点关注数字资产和石油等领域
8月25日，美国财政部宣布针对伊朗的新一轮制裁，重点关注数字资产、技术、航空、黄金和航运，以切断伊朗的收入来源。财政部长贝森称这些制裁为“经济D日”。
这些制裁将对继续与伊朗政权做生意的个人或实体施加更大的二次制裁风险。美国计划加快相关责任追究工作。
接下来，美国财政部、国务院和军方将与全球利益相关者会面，讨论制裁事宜。各国将被要求在规定的时间内停止被识别的相关活动。
美国与伊朗之间的持续冲突导致多轮制裁，特别是针对伊朗的石油收入。6月份，美国制裁了伊朗最大的加密货币交易所Nobitex，截至5月，美国已从伊朗没收近10亿美元的加密资产。