Iran-related General License T, "Authorizing Limited Safety and Environmental Transactions and the Offloading of Cargo Involving Certain Persons or Vessels Blocked on January 23, 2026."

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Iran-related General License T, "Authorizing Limited Safety and Environmental Transactions and the Offloading of Cargo Involving Certain Persons or Vessels Blocked on January 23, 2026."

Date issued: Jan. 23 2026

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OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL

Executive Order 13902 of January 10, 2020
Imposing Sanctions With Respect to Additional Sectors of Iran

GENERAL LICENSE T

Authorizing Limited Safety and Environmental Transactions and the Offloading of Cargo Involving Certain Persons or Vessels Blocked on January 23, 2026

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this general license, all transactions prohibited by Executive Order (E.O.) 13902 that are ordinarily incident and necessary to one or more of the following activities involving the blocked vessels or blocked persons listed in the Annex to this general license, and any entity in which the listed blocked persons own, directly or indirectly, individually or in the aggregate, a 50 percent or greater interest, are authorized through
12:01 a.m. eastern standard time, February 22, 2026, provided that any payment to a blocked person must be made into a blocked interest-bearing account located in the United States:
(1) The safe docking and anchoring in any port, excluding ports located in Iran or the Russian Federation or Venezuela, or under the control of the Government of Iran or the Government of the Russian Federation or the Government of Venezuela, of the blocked vessels listed in the Annex to this general license (the “Blocked Vessels”);
(2) The preservation of the health or safety of the crew of any of the Blocked Vessels;
(3) Emergency repairs of any of the Blocked Vessels or environmental mitigation or protection activities relating to any of the Blocked Vessels; or
(4) The delivery and offloading of cargo involving the Blocked Vessels, provided that the cargo is not of Iranian-origin and was loaded on or before January 23, 2026, and that the delivery and offloading of cargo does not occur at any port located in Iran or the Russian Federation or Venezuela, or under the control of the Government of Iran or the Government of the Russian Federation or the Government of Venezuela.

Note 1 to paragraph (a). The authorization in paragraph (a) of this general license includes services such as vessel management, crewing, bunkering, piloting, registration, flagging, insurance, classification, and salvage.

(b) This general license does not authorize:
(1) The entry into any new commercial contracts involving the property or interests in property of any blocked persons, including the blocked persons described in paragraph (a) of this general license, except as authorized by paragraph (a); or
(2) Any transactions or activities prohibited by E.O. 13902, except as authorized by paragraph (a) of this general license, or any transaction or activity prohibited by any other E.O. or any part of 31 CFR chapter V, including any transaction or activity involving Iran, the Government of Iran, or Iranian-origin goods or services that is prohibited by the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations (31 CFR part 560).

Bradley T. Smith

Director
Office of Foreign Assets Control

Dated: January 23, 2026

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Annex – Blocked Persons and Vessels Described in Paragraph (a) of General License T

List of Blocked Persons and Blocked Vessels Described in Paragraph (a) of General License T as of January 23, 2026:

Blocked Person Blocked Vessel Name IMO Number
Horizon Harvest Shipping LLC SEA BIRD IMO 9088536
Aayat Ship Management Private Limited AVON IMO 9034705
Black Stone Oil and Gas AL DIAB II IMO 9053816
Galeran Service Corp CESARIA IMO 9251602
Longevity Shipping Limited LONGEVITY 7 IMO 9240885
Odyssey Marine Inc. EASTERN HERO IMO 9353905
Benoil Shipping Inc AQUA SPIRIT IMO 9197727
Trade Bridge Global Inc. CHIRON 5 IMO 9306665
Trade Bridge Global Inc. KEEL IMO 9176929

External link location:
https://ofac.treasury.gov/media/934946/download?inline

TURBOFAC Commentary (25 words)

Notes:

1) Refer to comments to Iran General License S (same in all material respects except expiration date and names of parties and vessels sanctioned).

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