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MOFCOM Announcement No. 21
Chinese Ministry of Commerce order issued 2 May 2026 activating the 2021 Blocking Rules and creating a private right of action in Chinese courts against Western firms complying with US Iran sanctions.
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#19 19 Oct
Drones: Industry & Defence · source event
#17 5 Aug
Mentioned in: Beijing puts US drone parts on licence
Drones: Industry & Defence#104 25 May
Directed Hengli and four sister refineries to disregard US sanctions
Iran Conflict 2026: OFAC licence on Hengli expires 24 May#106 24 May
Mentioned in: Sanctions licence dies in OFAC silence
Iran Conflict 2026#105 21 May
Directed Chinese entities to disregard US sanctions and continue dealing with designated parties including Hengli
Iran Conflict 2026: Hengli moves Singapore arm before GL V cliff#104 19 May
Mentioned in: OFAC sb0502: 50 entities, 19 vessels, no refinery
Iran Conflict 2026#98 15 May
Mentioned in: OFAC designates twelve for IRGC oil routing
Iran Conflict 2026#98 14 May
Mentioned in: Trump's three pledges, China's silent readout
Iran Conflict 2026#95 11 May
Mentioned in: Economic Fury hits four Hong Kong shells
Iran Conflict 2026#95 11 May
Mentioned in: Trump's Beijing trip holds off Iran action
Iran Conflict 2026#92 8 May
Mentioned in: Beijing splits MOFCOM defiance from NFRA loan halt
Iran Conflict 2026#91 7 May
Mentioned in: China splits on Hengli before Trump-Xi
Iran Conflict 2026#90 6 May
Mentioned in: Iran's strait authority opens to silence
Iran Conflict 2026#103 2 May
Published on 2 May 2026 directing Chinese entities to disregard US Iran sanctions on five named refineries
Iran Conflict 2026: MOFCOM No. 21 mirrors OFAC's blind spots#90 2 May