OFAC Revokes Ansarallah-Related Sanctions, GLs, FAQs
The Office of Foreign Assets Control deleted several designations, revoked five general licenses and removed three frequently asked questions from its website to reflect the State Department’s decision last week to revoke the terrorist designation of Ansarallah (see 2102100016). The…
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changes, which took effect Feb. 16, rescinded several general licenses that authorized humanitarian-related trade and other transactions with Yemen and Ansarallah, the Iran-backed Houthi movement (see 2101250043 and 2101190016). OFAC clarified that U.S. people and companies no longer require OFAC authorization “to engage in transactions or activities with Ansarallah, provided such activities do not involve blocked persons or otherwise prohibited activities.”