OFAC adds ten individuals and Hizballah to SDN List

The Office of Foreign Assets Control issued a notice on August 20, 2026 (FR Doc No: 2026-17332) publishing the names of persons placed on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List. The designations were made under section 1(a)(iii)(C) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886.

The notice lists multiple individuals, each identified with personal details such as name, address, date of birth, nationality, and passport or national ID numbers. Each individual was designated for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support to either Hizballah or the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF). All are noted as carrying a secondary sanctions risk under section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended.

The notice also lists the entity Hizballah, identified with numerous alternate names and described as a transnational terrorist group. It was designated under section 1(a)(iii)(A) of Executive Order 13224 for being owned, controlled, or directed by, or acting on behalf of, the IRGC-QF.

All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of the listed individuals and the entity are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. For further information, OFAC provided contact numbers for its Associate Director for Global Targeting, Director for Licensing, and Assistant Director for Sanctions Compliance.

The SDN List and additional sanctions program information are available on OFAC's website at https://ofac.treasury.gov.