It has also adopted an expedited application process for those “seeking to engage in certain human rights-, humanitarian- and democracy-related activities with respect to Iran.” OFAC also says it administers a “favorable licensing policy” for projects and activities that are designed to benefit democracy and human rights in Iran, as well as for academic and cultural exchange programs. financial institutions are allowed to process “noncommercial, personal remittances to Iran,” allowing individuals inside the United States to “assist a family member or friend” so long as the payment is processed through a third-country financial institution and not directly transferred from an American bank to an Iranian bank, which is currently prohibited under U.S. sanctions have mostly been linked to the Iranian government and its illicit activities, as well as its curtailment of Iranian human rights. The organizations, institutions and individuals who have been designated for U.S. persons intended to relieve human suffering are exempt from the sanctions on trade between the United States and Iran, provided such donations are not to the Government of Iran, Iranian financial institutions, or any other person whose property and interests in property are blocked,” OFAC said. law, there is a general authorization for Americans to freely send certain humanitarian items, with specific OFAC authorization available for other items. Government’s commitment to facilitating humanitarian engagement with the Iranian people is manifest in its longstanding policy to authorize exports or re-exports of humanitarian goods, such as agricultural commodities, medicine, and medical devices, to Iran,” OFAC said. laws and regulations in a way that allows Americans to continue their humanitarian support of the Iranian people without providing support to the Government of Iran. humanitarian exports can gain authorization through a license from OFAC. law the sale and export of nearly all types of food and medicine, as well as basic medical supplies, are “broadly authorized,” and other types of U.S.
Treasury Department.Īccording to a February 6 press release from the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), under U.S. However, Americans have remained free to send humanitarian assistance to help the Iranian people, including food, medicine and money, according to the U.S.
sanctions have been steadily tightening on Iran as a result of the Iranian government’s continued failure to live up to its international obligations regarding its nuclear and ballistic missile activities.
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