Operation Economic Outcast Targets Iran’s Remaining Industrial Lifelines (Press Release)

Date issued: Oct. 01 2026

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Notes:

1) This press releases describes designations of third-country entities for operating in the automotive sector under seemingly unique circumstances, i.e. being designated concurrent with the issuance of the sectoral “determination” at issue (albeit where such transactions were already sanctionable pursuant to a different authority). See comments to Determination Pursuant to Section 1(a)(i) of Executive Order 13902 - Automotive and Rail Sectors of the Iranian Economy (Effective October 1, 2026). The press release also describes a number of bona fide secondary sanctions actions pursuant to EO 13871 (for “operating in the iron, steel, aluminum, or copper sector of Iran” and “having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services in support of” an entity designated pursuant to EO 13871.

2) The designation of the German entity for having...