On August 24, 2026, the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued a notice that it is immediately suspending several general licenses related to its Iranian Transactions Sanctions Regulations (ITSR), including General License G and others directly impacting education and research activities. The notice provides a wind down period for previously authorized transactions under the effected general licenses through September 8, 2026.
As a result, all new or previously unreviewed UCR activities involving Iran, Iranian institutions, or persons located in Iran must now be reviewed by UCR’s Export Control Office before proceeding to ensure continued compliance. This includes research and academic collaborations, publication or co-authorship relationships, educational activities and exchanges, conferences, payments or support, travel, shipments, and transfers of data, software, technology, equipment, biological materials, or other research resources. Please direct all questions regarding this to exportcontrol@ucr.edu.