OFAC issues Iran-related designations, Iran GL EE, and amended Russia GL 13S

What's on the official record

On 8 October 2026, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) published a multi-part action at https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20261008.

8 October — Iran-related General License EE. OFAC issued Iran-related General License EE, "Authorizing the Wind Down of Transactions Involving Samudra Marine Services Private Limited." The page cites no Executive Order for this action.

8 October — Russia-related General License 13S. OFAC issued Russia-related General License 13S, "Authorizing Certain Administrative Transactions Prohibited by Directive 4 under Executive Order 14024." The page cites Executive Order 14024 for this action.

8 October — Iran-related SDN List additions. OFAC added six individuals, 27 entities, and 22 vessels to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN) List.

The six individuals added, each under [IRAN-EO13846] (Executive Order 13846): CHUNDAKATTIL, Harishyam Hariharan (India); KOCHIKAR, Ketan Manohar (India); NOORZAD, Said Ahmad (Turkey); SAHU, Bhupendrasingh Dhalsingh (India); VORA, Dhwani Nisarg (a.k.a. BHUTA, Dhwani Dhiren) (India); VORA, Nisarg Samir (India).

Entities added under [IRAN-EO13846] (Executive Order 13846): ARABIANPRO MATERIALS FZCO; BGZ DIS TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI; HESSONITE SHIP MANAGEMENT LLC; HORIZON SHIP MANAGEMENT FZE; NOORZAD PETROKIMYA URUNLERI NAKLIYE SANAYI VE TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI; ONE PLUS INTERNATIONAL CO LTD; PADIDEH PLASTIC POSHTIBAN COMPANY; SAMUDRA MARINE SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED; SSPL SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED; TUTER PLASTIK SANAYI VE TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI.

Entities added under [IRAN-EO13902] (Executive Order 13902): BETTA SHIPPING INC; BRICH SHIPPING COMPANY LIMITED (a.k.a. YONG SING SHIPPING COMPANY LIMITED); GODDESS SHIPPING CORP.; GRAVION MARITIME CO.; HECHUANG INTERNATIONAL GROUP LIMITED; JLS DRAGON COMPANY LIMITED; KANHA SHIPPING INC; MAKARUA SHIPPING LTD; NORTHPORT NAVIGATION INC.; NOSTALGIA CO., LTD; ORNELLA SHIPPING INC.; PARITOSH SHIPPING INC.; SAINT ABUNDANT INTERNATIONAL CO LTD; SCIENCE RU TRADING CO LTD; SHUNHANG SHIP MANAGEMENT LIMITED; STANDWILL SHIPPING LIMITED; TERRA NAV SHIPPING LTD.

Vessels added under [IRAN-EO13846] (Executive Order 13846): ARGO MARIS (IMO 9041643); ATHE NOVA (IMO 9188116); BLACK MAYA (IMO 9118800); YASHAR (IMO 9129380); YONG TAI (IMO 9231511).

Vessels added under [IRAN-EO13902] (Executive Order 13902): AVA 6 (IMO 9226140); BITU (IMO 9531765); EXFLAME (IMO 9294678); G SPRING (IMO 9040118); GAS LUCKY (IMO 9177557); GAS MARAKUA (IMO 9240421); KANHA (IMO 9308766); KING CHAIN (IMO 9277761); MACKEREL (IMO 9234628); NOBLE SEA (IMO 9343118); PARITOSH (IMO 9383352); POLAR (IMO 9050187); SHENZHEN (IMO 9276561); SOGL (IMO 9208227); STARWAY (IMO 9273246); TINA 5 (IMO 9237761); ZIXUAN (IMO 9317298).

8 October — Iran-related SDN List deletions. OFAC deleted two vessels from the SDN List, both under [IRAN-EO13902] (Executive Order 13902): HAKUNA MATATA (IMO 9354167) and PINOCCHIO (IMO 9400112).

Unrelated Administrative List Changes: None.

Assessment

For a sanctions or trade-finance committee, the record lets the committee screen its counterparties, vessels, and transactions against the six individuals, 27 entities, and 22 vessels OFAC added to the SDN List, using the names, IMO numbers, MMSI numbers, and registration identifiers the page lists. It also lets the committee check whether any transaction involving Samudra Marine Services Private Limited falls within the wind-down authorized by Iran General License EE, or whether any administrative transaction prohibited by Directive 4 under Executive Order 14024 falls within Russia General License 13S. The committee can decide to hold or enhance diligence on any exposure that matches the listed names or identifiers.

For an owner or operating executive, the record lets the executive check whether any vessel the firm owns, charters, insures, or manages appears among the 22 vessels OFAC added to the SDN List, by IMO or MMSI number, and whether any transaction involving Samudra Marine Services Private Limited requires wind-down under Iran General License EE. The executive can decide to exit or fix any exposure before a buyer or lender checks.

What would change this call

A subsequent OFAC action that adds, removes, or amends these designations or general licenses would change the record. A correction to any SDN List entry would change the names and identifiers reported here.

What to check next

Check	What the record supports
Screen counterparties and vessels against the six individuals, 27 entities, and 22 vessels added to the SDN List	The page lists each name, IMO/MMSI, and registration identifier
Confirm whether any transaction involves Samudra Marine Services Private Limited	Iran General License EE authorizes wind-down of transactions involving that entity
Confirm whether any administrative transaction is prohibited by Directive 4 under Executive Order 14024	Russia General License 13S authorizes certain such transactions
Verify the two deleted vessels are no longer treated as blocked	The page lists HAKUNA MATATA and PINOCCHIO as SDN deletions

Confidence

Filed 25 October 2026 from the record dated 8 October 2026. All facts are drawn from the OFAC recent-actions page for 8 October 2026; the note reports what OFAC did and states no determination of its own.

Sources

[1] OFAC Recent Actions, "Iran-related Designations; Issuance of Iran-related General License; Issuance of Amended Russia-related General License", 8 October 2026, https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20261008.