Over the past month, the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) has sanctioned 97 entities. This report focuses exclusively on legal entities (companies, organizations, financial institutions, fronts, and other corporate structures) and excludes individuals and maritime vessels to isolate structural enforcement trends.
The two charts below draw on OFAC data as of 01 June 2026. The first shows the count of distinct newly designated entities per calendar month since January 2025. The second breaks down the primary country distribution of entities added during May 2026 specifically.
New Designations per Month — Jan 2025 to May 2026
January 2025 and October 2025 stand out as unusually high-volume months, but while January 2025 was heavily screwed towards Russian companies under sanction program RUSSIA-EO14024, October 2025 was dominated by Cambodian companies under the Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCO) sanctions program . The remaining months cluster in a much lower range. This month was primarily driven by sanctions under IRAN-EO13902 and IRAN-EO13846 programs.
Country Breakdown — May 2026
China dominates May 2026 designations, accounting for more than 40% of all newly added entities. The United Arab Emirates follows as the second-most-cited primary country. Most common related entities were "Providing support to: PEDRAM PIROUZAN AND ASSOCIATES PARTNERSHIP COMPANY" and "Owned or Controlled By: AL-BEHADILI, Mustafa Hashim Lazim".
What This Means
With so many countries on this list, it should be clear that you don’t need to be doing business with the IRGC to be at risk of non-compliance. Working with sanctioned companies can carry penalties in the millions. Even organizations one step removed can face secondary sanctions risks. If you want to know if you’re exposed, drop us a line. We identify the hidden risks behind the sanctions lists.