On October 9, OFAC issued General License 135 authorizing transactions involving Russian diesel fuel, including imports into the US, until April 7, 2027, after President Trump said Russia agreed to supply 300,000 metric tons immediately, 500,000 tons in November and one million tons after that. The move appears at odds with US efforts to target Russia’s energy sector, and a bipartisan group of six senators argued it would violate the Ending Importation of Russian Oil Act. The same day, the State Department designated the International Criminal Court, the first measures against the court itself, which UN Secretary-General António Guterres called a serious blow to international criminal justice; OFAC also issued GLs 13 to 16 to limit disruption. On October 8, OFAC sanctioned 17 vessels and 17 companies linked to Iran’s shadow fleet, while the State Department sanctioned five vessels, ten entities and six individuals, and OFAC removed two vessels from the SDN List.
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