Sanctions

The list holds 19,249 entries on 7 August 2026, under 73 distinct programmes, reaching 199 distinct countries. The largest single programme is RUSSIA-EO14024, which names 6,349 of the 19,249 entries.

The desk holds 53 days of recorded list size and 2 days of observed designation movement. The range grows by one day every time the daily diff runs; it cannot be grown backwards.

The line is the size of the list, not the rate of designation. It is the daily total this pipeline has recorded since 2026-06-12. A day on which the total rises by twelve may be twelve additions, or twenty additions and eight removals, and the export does not say which. The bars are the only real velocity here: designations observed being added, from the first day the diff compared one export against the previous one. Days before that carry no bar because nobody recorded which entry arrived when.

Every designation is counted once for each programme and country it names, which is 25,485 threads across the three tiers. All three tiers carry that same total, so a band's width is a share of the whole list and not of a chart.

• 2026-08-07The series starts here. The first export had nothing to be compared with, so this day observed no additions and no removals. It is a baseline, not a quiet day.
• 2026-08-183 added, 0 removed; net +3 across the list.
• 2026-08-2053 added, 0 removed; net +53 across the list.

• 2026-08-16North Korea and Russia reaffirmed ties on Korean Liberation Day; no direct consequence for traded markets.
• 2026-08-15The U.S. shifted policy focus toward comprehensive sanctions on Cuba rather than military action; the shift removes near-term kinetic risk to regional energy and trade flows.
• 2026-08-15The Trump administration is considering economic isolation measures against Iran; the specific pressure points remain unannounced and the enforcement timeline is undefined.
• 2026-08-15Attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz mount as the US vows to cripple Iran's economy; the timing and scale of the attacks remain unclear, leaving the transmission into crude and tanker rates contingent on whether transits or loadings actually fall.
• 2026-08-15Russia's crude output fell further in H2 2026 under sanctions and Ukrainian strikes; Rystad Energy cut its 2026 forecast to 8.95 million bpd and 2027 to 8.6 million bpd, a 90,000 bpd downgrade reflecting cumulative disruption.
• 2026-08-15Iran's oil production rose 26,000 bpd according to OPEC data; a modest increase with no immediate consequence for crude pricing or supply balances.
• 2026-08-15Trump threatened Iran with US control of the Strait of Hormuz; a rhetorical threat with no stated policy change and no immediate market consequence.
• 2026-08-15The US rebuffed Ukraine's requests for long-range missiles; no immediate market consequence but shapes the trajectory of Western military support and sanctions enforcement against Russia.
• 2026-08-15Iran said no decision has been made on returning to talks with the US; talks remain suspended with no near-term path to a negotiated settlement on sanctions or nuclear terms.
• 2026-08-15Putin visited disputed islands claimed by Japan; Tokyo is considering ambassador recall and sanctions escalation with no timeline stated.
• 2026-08-14Trump administration's reassessment of Putin signals a harder US stance on Russia; Ukraine policy direction remains unsettled and sanctions enforcement posture is in flux.
• 2026-08-14The U.S. stated that lower oil prices, not Iran's nuclear programme, are now the priority; a repositioning that signals a deprioritisation of sanctions enforcement on Iranian crude and potential openness to supply increases.
• 2026-08-14Attacks on Hormuz transits intensified as US-Iran negotiations stalled; Brent headed toward a 5% weekly gain with prices approaching $100 as supply risk offset a 17-million-barrel US crude inventory build.
• 2026-08-14BP announced plans to develop the second phase of Venezuela's Loran gasfield with Trump-linked partners; the move signals renewed foreign investment in Venezuelan hydrocarbons under the post-Maduro administration.
• 2026-08-14Iranian household purchasing power is collapsing under inflation; no direct market consequence, though the backdrop informs sanctions enforcement capacity and regional stability risk.
• 2026-08-14Two ships attacked in the Strait of Hormuz and the US signalled indefinite naval blockade capability; transits ground to near standstill with no maritime alternative and crude bid higher on supply isolation risk.
• 2026-08-14Ukraine proposed a mutual suspension of attacks on civilian shipping in the Black Sea while drone strikes on Russian energy infrastructure extended to the Baltic; negotiations on maritime restraint remain unsigned with no enforcement mechanism named.
• 2026-08-14The US is escalating financial pressure on Iran's economy through expanded blockade and isolation measures; the transmission into commodities and fx depends on enforcement pace and Iran's ability to sustain oil exports despite sanctions.
• 2026-08-14A sanctioned Russian insurer facilitated salvage operations on a tanker stranded off Oman; the use of circumvention channels to manage a casualty underscores persistent gaps in sanctions enforcement around maritime incidents.
• 2026-08-14No headline substance provided; without detail on the nature, duration or extent of the Hormuz disruption, no consequence for traded markets can be stated.
• 2026-08-14The Caroline Bezengi, a tanker carrying sanctioned Russian crude, ran aground weeks ago; the resulting oil slick has now reached Oman's coastline with no stated impact on active crude flows or regional supply.
• 2026-08-14US Treasury Secretary threatened Iran with economic isolation and signalled new measures for next week; no concrete action yet to move prices.
• 2026-08-14U.S. Treasury Secretary stated the administration will pursue unprecedented economic isolation of Iran and maintain a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz; the announced intent to enforce Hormuz passage restrictions creates oil transit risk without immediate confirmation of enforcement.
• 2026-08-14BP and other major oil producers are returning to Venezuela after the Maduro era; Venezuelan crude output recovery would add supply to a market that has priced in years of disruption.
• 2026-08-14BP secured an offshore licence in Venezuela less than nine months after the US-backed regime change; the award signals a path to reopening a major oil province after years of sanctions and underinvestment.
• 2026-08-13The EU sanctions regime on Russian energy faces policy review; the outcome determines whether crude and gas flows into Europe tighten or stabilize in the coming months.
• 2026-08-13Hungary cast doubt on the Russia-backed nuclear power deal; no immediate consequence for traded markets.
• 2026-08-13US-Iran negotiations over Hormuz remain stalled as the Trump administration maintains port blockades; Brent held near $90 before fading to $87, with diesel cracks widening on global fuel tightness.
• 2026-08-13Iran's central bank chief said the country will join the BRICS New Development Bank; a procedural step in Iran's financial diversification away from Western institutions with no immediate consequence for traded markets.
• 2026-08-13No specific event in Hormuz transits or the US-Iran negotiation is established; market analysts are weighing competing scenarios for price paths, which is commentary on uncertainty rather than a development that moves flows or costs.
• 2026-08-13A shadow fleet tanker grounded off Oman entered salvage; the vessel's cargo status and refloat timeline remain unclear, leaving near-term supply impact contingent on whether the ship carries crude or refined product and how long the operation takes.
• 2026-08-13Trump revived sanctions as a strategy toward Iran as alternative approaches to resolve the conflict stalled; the shift signals enforcement risk into oil supply expectations and near-term positioning around Iranian crude export capacity.
• 2026-08-13The UK seized a shadow fleet tanker following a Putin threat; enforcement action against Russian oil logistics narrows available tonnage and raises insurance and routing costs for crude exports from Russia.
• 2026-08-13The US signalled a return to Iran sanctions pressure as the primary policy tool; the shift narrows near-term conflict risk in the Gulf but leaves crude supply dependent on enforcement pace and scope.
• 2026-08-13Russia has built a parallel financial system to circumvent sanctions; the shift is entrenched but enforcement and secondary sanctions exposure remain the operative channels into prices.
• 2026-08-13Boris Johnson backed 100 percent US tariffs as a sanctions measure against Russia; the proposal has no current legislative pathway and remains a political stance without market consequence.
• 2026-08-13The EU failed to reach agreement on sanctions against Israel; no immediate consequence for traded markets, as no sanctions package was proposed or tabled.
• 2026-08-13Venezuela's government and opposition agreed to jointly pursue recovery of gold reserves held at the Bank of England; the claim opens a diplomatic and legal channel but carries no immediate consequence for London gold holdings or pricing.
• 2026-08-13A tanker hull suffered serious damage navigating Arctic ice on the Northern Sea Route despite icebreaker assistance; the incident underscores operational risk as Russia expands oil shipments through the corridor.
• 2026-08-13Russian tankers under sanctions are deploying improvised drone defences; the adaptation extends the viability of shadow fleet operations without changing the underlying sanctions architecture or enforcement.

Three parts of the specification have no data source behind them yet, and each is absent rather than approximated.

• The 30 and 90-day velocity board is empty. It counts designations added in a window, and the first window closes 30 days after the diff's first run. The daily totals recorded since 12 June cannot be turned into it, because a change in the total does not say how many entries moved in each direction.
• The middle tier of the ribbon is type, not sector. The export publishes no sector for a designation. Assigning one would be a characterisation of a named subject, which the register forbids, so the desk counts what the file states.
• No entry carries a listing date. The standing export publishes none, so the desk cannot say when any designation was made, only that it stands today.

Every count on this page is read from one file: the OFAC Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List, published 7 August 2026, 19,249 entries. 175 of the 199 published country names resolve to a country the world map can shade; the remaining 24 are counted and named here but cannot be drawn, and none of them is folded into a neighbour to make the map look complete.

Source of record: OFAC, Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List. The export is fetched daily; this page is counted from the copy loaded on 2026-08-07.