Iran (Nuclear)

  • Last revised:17 December 2025

Purpose of sanctions regime

This sanctions regime is aimed at encouraging the Iranian government to:

  • abandon nuclear weapons programmes
  • restrict the ability of Iran to develop nuclear weapons and nuclear weapons delivery systems

Overview of sanctions measures

Current sanctions measures implemented in Jersey in relation to Iran include:

  • asset freezes and restrictions on making funds and economic resources available to designated persons
  • travel ban
  • prohibitions against the export, supply and/or delivery, the making available of, or the transfer of restricted goods and technology
  • prohibitions against the provision of technical assistance, financial services and funds, or brokering services, relating to restricted goods and technology
  • prohibitions against the import, supply and/or delivery, acquisition, or transfer, of certain goods and certain technology from Iran or which are located in Iran
  • prohibitions against arrangements relating to uranium mining and certain restricted goods and technology
  • provision of interception and monitoring services
  • director disqualification sanctions

Jersey regime

The Sanctions and Asset-Freezing (Implementation of External Sanctions) (Jersey) Order 2021 (the Jersey Order) implements the Iran (Sanctions) (Nuclear) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (the UK Regulations).

Article 3 of the Jersey Order imposes the asset-freeze provisions in Part 3 of the Sanctions and Asset-Freezing (Jersey) Law 2019 (the SAFL) on any person listed by or under the UK Regulations. The Part 3 provisions also include, but are not limited to, Articles 15-17 of the SAFL on exceptions, licences, and circumventing prohibitions etc.

Offences

The offences for this regime are set out in both the SAFL and the Jersey Order.

Reporting obligations

Reporting obligations are set out at Article 32 of the SAFL and apply to all regimes in force. These obligations include requirements for a relevant financial institution to inform the Minister if:

  • it holds an account of a person, has entered into dealings or an agreement with a person or has been approached by or on behalf of a person, and
  • it knows, or has reasonable cause to suspect, that the person:
    • is a designated person, or;
    • has committed, is committing or intends to commit an offence under this Law, and 
  • the information or other matter on which the knowledge or reasonable cause for suspicion is based came to it in the course of carrying on its business.

Licences and exceptions

A Jersey General Licence, granted by the Minister, allows multiple parties to conduct specified activities that sanctions measures would otherwise restrict. Supervised persons must ensure that their activities are within the scope of the General Licence's terms and adhere to all its conditions.

The Minister may also grant a specific licence under the SAFL and/or the Jersey Order.

To apply for a specific sanctions licence, a supervised person must complete the relevant Sanctions form and return it to sanctions@gov.je.

The FSIU provides guidance on sanctions licences and exceptions on the Government of Jersey website Sanctions licences and exceptions.

Latest news

17 December 2025

The UK Sanctions List has been updated. All current asset-freezing sanctions designations effective in Jersey are available on the OFSI Consolidated List of financial sanctions targets. Further information can be found on Jersey Gazette.

9 December 2025

The UK Sanctions List has been updated. All current asset-freezing sanctions designations effective in Jersey are available on the OFSI Consolidated List of financial sanctions targets. Further information can be found on Jersey Gazette.

*All published Latest News notices relating to financial sanctions, including those extending beyond the last 30 days, may be obtained from the Jersey Gazette

Legal acts

Jersey

  • Sanctions and Asset-Freezing (Jersey) Law 2019
  • Sanctions and Asset-Freezing (Implementation of External Sanctions) (Jersey) Order 2021
  • Sanctions and Asset-Freezing (Implementation of External Sanctions) (Iran – Amendment) (Jersey) Order 2023

United Kingdom

Further information

Useful information is provided on GOV UK website: