Seventh Round of Houthi Sanctions

Posted 6/14/24

Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is sanctioning ten individuals, entities, and vessels, including tanker captains, in multiple jurisdictions that have engaged in the illicit transport of oil and other commodities, including for the network of Houthi financial facilitator Sa’id al-Jamal.

This action targets maritime shipping and financial facilitators, several vessel managers and owners, and a company involved in forging shipping documents.

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