Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control 31 CFR Part 560 ( printed page 54957) AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury. ACTION: Final rule; stay of effectiveness. SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is indefinitely suspending five general licenses issued pursuant to the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations to align with changes in the foreign policy of the United States towards Iran. DATES: Effective August 24, 2026, 31 CFR 560.544 , 560.550 , and 560.554 are stayed indefinitely. As of August 24, 2026, the effectiveness of the Iran General Licenses F and G, published at 79 FR 11180 and 79 FR 49157 , respectively, and available on OFAC's website ( https://ofac.treasury.gov ), are stayed indefinitely. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OFAC: Assistant Director for Regulatory Affairs, 202-622-4855; or https://ofac.treasury.gov/​contact-ofac . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Electronic Availability This document and additional information concerning OFAC are available on OFAC's website: https://ofac.treasury.gov . Background On October 22, 2012, OFAC issued a final rule that amended the former Iranian Transactions Regulations, 31 CFR part 560 (ITR) , and reissued them in their entirety as the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations (ITSR or “the Regulations”) ( 77 FR 64664 , October 22, 2012). Since then, OFAC has amended the Regulations on several occasions. On February 27, 20…