Latest News About Ofac List

Here’s the latest high-level update on the OFAC list based on recent official actions.

• OFAC updates sanctions lists and designations on May 19, 2026, including Cuba designations and updates, plus a Russia-related general license issuance. This reflects ongoing adjustments to designated entities and related compliance tools [source: OFAC Recent Actions page, May 19, 2026].[1][3]
• A sanctions list update on May 18, 2026 covered counterterrorism designations and Iran-related designations, indicating continued expansion and reclassification of blocked entities for those topics.[3]
• May 11, 2026 saw updates to non-proliferation and Iran-related designations, showing continued activity across multiple sanctions programs.[3]
• Previous entries in May 2026 include designations under counterterrorism, counter-narcotics, Cuba-related actions, and related FAQs and general licenses, underscoring ongoing refinement of OFAC’s regimes.[3]
• In early 2026 there were notable actions highlighted in industry press summarizing OFAC updates, including SDN list adjustments and deletions in late 2024–early 2026 windows; these context pieces frame the ongoing evolution of sanctions designations.[4][5]

If you’d like, I can pull specific entries for a given date range (e.g., May 2026 only) and summarize the new or removed designations, or provide a quick reference table of the latest additions and which country or program they pertain to.

Would you like a focused summary by program (e.g., Iran-related, Cuba-related, Counter Terrorism, Counter Narcotics) or a date-filtered digest of the most recent actions? I can also fetch the exact designation names and any general licenses or FAQs issued in the latest updates if you need precise details for compliance purposes.[1][3]