EU amends Iran sanctions list, removes one person
The Council of the European Union amended its Iran sanctions regime by removing one listed person and updating entries for four people and two entities. The changes take effect the day after publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
BRUSSELS, March 30, 2026 — The Council of the European Union adopted Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/776 amending Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 359/2011 on restrictive measures in view of the situation in Iran. The measure removes one person from the sanctions list and updates entries for four persons and two entities.
Under the changes, the deleted entry is for Hossein Salami. The updated person entries are Abbas Jafari-Dolatabadi, Ali-Akbar Yasaghi, Seyyed Morteza Bakhtiari and Bahram Reshte-Ahmadi.
The amended entity entries are for the Iranian Cyber Police, also known as FATA, and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Operational Base Karbala. The annex states that the updates concern parties described as responsible for serious human rights violations in Iran.
The regulation says it will enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. The Official Journal reference in the text shows publication on March 31, 2026.
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