Frequently Asked Questions

853. Can U.S. academic institutions provide online learning services to Iranian students located outside the United States? Can U.S. technology companies provide software and services to assist Iranian students in accessing online coursework?

… academic institutions, including their contractors, to export services to students located in Iran, or located outside of Iran but who are ordinarily resident in Iran (“Iranian students”), to sign up for and participate in certain undergraduate… Read more

181. Will the U.S. refrain from sanctioning foreign financial institutions that receive funds from the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) to repay loans? What if these loans were granted for projects that might be subject to the food, medicine, and medical device exemptions under the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)?

… allow sanctions based on transactions for the sale of food, medicine, or medical devices to Iran. Payments related to the export of broader humanitarian items would be dealt with in our … from sanctioning foreign financial institutions that receive funds from the Central Bank of… Read more

341. May a non-U.S. person export, reexport, or provide to Iran hardware or software that is subject to Commerce's Export Administration Regulations (EAR) pursuant to 31 CFR § 560.540?

… export the smartphones from its third-country manufacturing facility directly or indirectly to Iran. See FAQs 1087–1089 and 1110 . Date Updated: May 16, 2024 … May a non-U.S. person export, reexport, or provide to Iran hardware or software that is subject to… Read more

811. Can I ship agricultural commodities, food, medicine, and medical devices to Iran via IRISL or E-Sail on or after June 8, 2020?

… that allow for the sale of agricultural commodities, food, medicine, and medical devices to Iran by U.S. and non-U.S. persons (see, e.g., FAQ 637 ). However, these authorizations and … that knowingly engage in certain transactions with IRISL or E-Sail, even for the sale to… Read more

237. How does the effect of this determination compare to the effect of section 1(a) of Executive Order 13622 as to transactions with National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC)?

… these authorities is that the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) exception in the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act (TRA) section 312 is limited to transactions or financial services for the purchase of petroleum or petroleum products from Iran… Read more

347. Are there any restrictions as to the use of the Farsi language in authorized advertising or software?

… 347 … U.S. sanctions on Iran do not impose any restrictions as to the use of the Farsi language. See FAQ 337 . Date …

198. May a U.S. person deal with an Executive Order 13608-listed person so long as the dealing does not involve Iran or Syria?

… deal with an Executive Order 13608-listed person so long as the dealing does not involve Iran or Syria? …

184. What does the GHRAVITY E.O. do?

… could assist in or enable serious human rights abuses by or on behalf of the Government of Iran or the Government of Syria; or (2) to have sold, leased, or otherwise provided, directly or indirectly, goods, services, or technology to Iran or Syria likely to be… Read more

533. What are the requirements of CAATSA section 105 related to the imposition of sanctions on the IRGC, and how are those requirements being implemented?

… Act” (Public Law 115-44) ( CAATSA ), which, among other things, imposes new sanctions on Iran. Section 105 of CAATSA requires the imposition of sanctions applicable pursuant to the global terrorism Executive Order 13224 on Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps… Read more

604. Why do the sanctions set out in E.O.s 13574 and 13590 not appear in E.O. 13846?

… set out in section 1 of E.O. 13590 — relating to development of petroleum resources in Iran and Iran’s domestic production of petrochemical products — were incorporated into subsections …

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