Tariff Notices · Sanctions · confirmed
OFAC blocks Iran-linked exchange houses and Hong Kong/UAE front companies
Updated · Impact score 74/100 · Confidence 55%
OFAC designated Iranian financial facilitator Ali Ansari, three Iranian exchange houses, their controlling partners, and related companies on July 10. The action includes Hong Kong-based CDM Trading Limited and UAE-based Naba Alzaki Raw Materials Trading LLC.
Why it matters
The newly blocked parties reach payment and commercial-counterparty screening outside Iran. U.S. persons generally cannot transact with the named parties outside an authorization, and entities they own 50 percent or more may also be blocked even if not named separately.
What to check next
Rescreen open suppliers, customers, payment beneficiaries, banks, exchange houses, and beneficial owners for the July 10 additions—especially CDM Trading, Naba Alzaki Raw Materials Trading, Smart Global, and the named Iranian exchange houses—and pause any match for OFAC review before releasing funds or goods.
Affected entities
- Iran
- Hong Kong
- UAE
- OFAC
- CDM Trading Limited
- Naba Alzaki Raw Materials Trading LLC
- Smart Global Limited
- Sanctions screening
- Payments and beneficial ownership