The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Oct. 15
designated 16 Iran-related individuals and several entities, including Iraq
International Development Investment and Finance Bank, Iran’s Chabahar
International Offshore Bank, Jazireh International Bank and multiple
currency-exchange firms. OFAC also designated Cuba International Commercial Bank
(BICSA). OFAC issued two Russia-related general licenses authorizing
transactions linked to Lukoil retail fuel stations outside Russia and certain
Lukoil-related entities in Bulgaria, and an Iran-related general license
permitting an orderly wind-down of transactions involving Iraq International
Development Investment and Finance Bank.