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U.S. says sanctions actions implement NSPM-2 of 2025

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The announced sanctions actions are being carried out in a manner that implements NSPM-2 of 2025.

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The U.S. announced sanctions targeting Iran in response to the regime’s repression of protesters. The State Department said it is designating Fardis Prison over reported abuses, while the Treasury is sanctioning several Iranian security officials — including Ali Larijani, secretary of the Supreme Council for National Security — and 18 individuals and entities tied to Iran’s shadow-banking networks that laundered proceeds from petroleum and petrochemical sales. The action cites multiple executive orders and implements National Security Presidential Memorandum-2 of 2025.
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The U.S. State Department press statement (Jan 15, 2026) explicitly states the sanctions action "further implements National Security Presidential Memorandum-2 of 2025." The Department of the Treasury/OFAC press release for the same measures also says the designations are taken "in furtherance of the President's National Security Presidential Memorandum 2 (NSPM-2)" and describes sanctions targeting Iran’s petroleum/financial sectors and shadow-banking networks. Verdict: True — official U.S. government documents explicitly link the Jan 15, 2026 sanctions to NSPM-2, and the actions announced align with NSPM-2’s directives to impose maximum pressure on Iran’s financial, petroleum, and sanctions-evasion networks.

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  1. Update · Jan 16, 2026, 12:49 AMTrue
    The U.S. State Department press statement (Jan 15, 2026) explicitly states the sanctions action "further implements National Security Presidential Memorandum-2 of 2025." The Department of the Treasury/OFAC press release for the same measures also says the designations are taken "in furtherance of the President's National Security Presidential Memorandum 2 (NSPM-2)" and describes sanctions targeting Iran’s petroleum/financial sectors and shadow-banking networks. Verdict: True — official U.S. government documents explicitly link the Jan 15, 2026 sanctions to NSPM-2, and the actions announced align with NSPM-2’s directives to impose maximum pressure on Iran’s financial, petroleum, and sanctions-evasion networks.
  2. Update · Jan 16, 2026, 12:35 AMTrue
    State Department's January 15, 2026 press release states that the sanctions action 'also further implements National Security Presidential Memorandum-2 of 2025.' NSPM-2 was issued February 4, 2025 by the White House to impose maximum pressure on Iran and coordinate sanctions across agencies. The combination of these documents confirms that the stated action is intended to implement NSPM-2 of 2025.
  3. Original article · Jan 15, 2026
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