Treasury/OFAC solicits comments (due August 25, 2025) on a proposed electronic Sanctions Reconsideration Portal under § 501.807 to streamline removal requests from SDN & other sanctions lists, reducing respondent burden

UK/OFSI publishes risk assessment report for Art Market Participants and High Value Dealers; outlines red flags, compliance gaps, and guidance to mitigate sanctions evasion risks.

UK/ECJU issues Notice to Exporters NTE 2025/16: CDS will be updated (Release 4.8.0) to support special and diacritic characters and remove case sensitivity for licence declarations.

Treasury / OFAC issues Q2 report under Section 906(b) TSRA covering Jan–Mar 2025: summaries include application counts and determinations for exports to Iran.

Swiss Federal Council approves new Switzerland‑EU package addressing wage, immigration, electricity, and referendum rules, launching public consultation until 31 Oct 2025.

EU issues Notice (OJ C/2025/3356) informing data subjects subject to Guatemala-related restrictive measures of reporting obligations, data handling, and retention rules.

Canada/Global Affairs issued a factsheet covering its designation of two Israeli officials under Special Economic Measures Regulations for supporting extremist settler violence; prohibits dealings and renders them inadmissible under immigration law.

FinCEN issues updated advisory highlighting red flags and typologies for identifying Iranian oil smuggling, shadow banking, and weapons procurement; supersedes 2018 Iran advisory to aid financial institutions’ sanctions compliance.

UK/OFSI announces new GOV.UK sanctions hub, enhanced Russia sanctions guidance, and improved navigation tools to streamline access to UK sanctions content; includes pre-filtered sanctions search and updated statutory guidance structure.

UK/OFSI releases new video series "Financial Sanctions: The Basics" providing accessible guidance on compliance processes. Series covers introduction to OFSI, guidance documents, consolidated list, reporting obligations, general and specific licenses for financial institutions and compliance best practices for regulated entities.