US Treasury2026-08-05 14:34:58US Treasury Removes Some Iran-Related Sanctions, Official Says Policy UnchangedFox News reported on August 5 that the U.S. Treasury Department has removed some Iran-related sanctions from its website. A Treasury official said the removal does not represent any shift in U.S. policy toward the Iranian government, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force, any designated terrorist organization, or their supporters and proxies. The official added that the removal is part of normal administrative procedures and was conducted after a review of the specific circumstances related to Baghdad Air, which is also known as Fly Baghdad. Earlier, the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) published an update titled “Revocation of Counterterrorism Designations” on its official website. That update lifted some Iran-related sanctions and removed Fly Baghdad from the sanctions list. Fly Baghdad had previously been placed on the counterterrorism sanctions list because of its association with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force. The removal from the list came as part of the same administrative review, according to the Treasury official.1940
U.S. Treasury2026-08-05 14:42:09US Treasury Removes Some Iran Sanctions, Drops Baghdad Airline From Terror ListAccording to ChainCatcher, citing a Fox News report, the U.S. Treasury Department has removed some Iran-related sanctions from its website. A Treasury official said the removal does not represent any change in Washington's policy toward the Iranian government, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force, any designated terrorist organization, or its supporters and agents. The official described the move as part of normal administrative procedures, taken after a review of the specific circumstances surrounding the airline Fly Baghdad. Earlier, the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) published an update on its official website revoking counterterrorism designations, lifting some Iran-related sanctions, including the removal of Fly Baghdad from the sanctions list. Fly Baghdad had previously been added to the U.S. counterterrorism sanctions list because of its ties to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force. The development was first reported by Fox News, and the information was relayed by ChainCatcher in a flash news update.1940
