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21 July 2026

The Latest Sanctions Developments: New Powers, New Targets And Increased Enforcement

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BCL's latest sanctions round-up examines the most significant developments across the UK, EU and US sanctions regimes. Key highlights include:

  • UK sanctions: The first organisations designated under the National Security (State Threats) Act 2026, alongside new sanctions targeting Russian cyber actors, Iranian-linked groups, and entities connected to conflicts in Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
  • Enforcement developments: The prosecution of the captain of a Russian "shadow fleet" vessel following the UK's first maritime interdiction of its kind, and the dismissal of sanctions charges against Hauser & Wirth in a landmark court ruling.
  • EU sanctions: Continued negotiations over the EU's latest Russia sanctions package, alongside new measures targeting cybercrime, human rights abuses and Russian intelligence-linked individuals and entities.
  • US sanctions: Fresh sanctions targeting Iranian commercial and shipping networks, together with proposed legislation that could introduce tougher sanctions on Russia and tariffs on the world's largest importers of Russian energy.

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