Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025
Congress moves to expand sanctions on foreign networks helping ship and sell Iranian oil and gas
A bill to impose sanctions with respect to persons engaged in logistical transactions and sanctions evasion relating to oil, gas, liquefied natural gas, and related petrochemical products from the Islamic Republic of Iran, and for other purposes.
Stalled
No legislative action in over 90 days.
Legislative Progress
Key Points
- Would require the President to sanction foreign companies and people who help move, insure, finance, or sell Iranian oil, gas, and related products.
- Sanctions include freezing any of their property that touches the US financial system and banning involved individuals from getting visas or entering the US.
- Targets more than just the main companies: it can also hit subsidiaries, 50%-owned related companies, corporate officers, and even immediate family members.
- Allows case-by-case waivers for up to 180 days at a time, but only with notice to Congress; waiver authority ends in early 2029.
- Creates a State-led working group (with Treasury and Justice) to coordinate enforcement and work with other countries to close loopholes and track sanctions evasion.
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Milestones
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in Senate
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
Votes
No votes have been recorded for this legislation yet.
Related News
7 articles
US imposes sanctions on China refinery, others for Iran oil purchases
Reuters report on a large U.S. sanctions package targeting entities linked to Iranian oil/petrochemical trade; relevant as real-world enforcement context for the bill’s goals, though not centered on the bill itself.
New US sanctions target 50 people, companies and ships for allegedly aiding Iran's oil and gas trade
AP coverage of sanctions on individuals, firms, and vessels tied to Iran’s oil/LPG trade—aligned with the bill’s focus on logistics, shipping networks, and secondary sanctions, but not specifically about the bill.
US sanctions Iranian financiers, others over $100M in cryptocurrency transfers from Iran oil sales
AP report on sanctions tied to alleged sanctions-evasion financing flows linked to Iranian oil proceeds; relevant to the bill’s sanctions-evasion theme, but not a direct discussion of the bill.
Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
A bill to impose sanctions with respect to persons engaged in logistical transactions and sanctions evasion relating to oil, gas, liquefied natural gas, and related petrochemical products from the Islamic Republic of Iran, and for other purposes.
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