Sanctions Comparator

Who Lists Whom: Middle East Sanctions Across Five Jurisdictions

6,665 persons, entities, vessels and aircraft under Middle East-related sanctions programs, compared across the U.S. SDN list, the UN Security Council list, the EU, UK and Canadian lists. Each entity page shows every list entry side by side, with listing dates, reference numbers and the identifier that ties the entries together.

Lists as published through October 13, 2026. Covers 2,775 persons, 3,049 entities, 674 vessels, 167 aircraft.

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Counts by Program and Jurisdiction

Entities in scope by program and listing jurisdiction (an entity can fall under more than one program)
Program	Entities	US	UN	EU	UK	CA
Iran	4,826	4,079	121	747	663	556
Hezbollah	325	324	0	7	9	2
Hamas	145	126	0	18	29	40
Palestinian Islamic Jihad	7	7	0	2	5	1
Houthis and Yemen	116	111	11	11	16	1
Iraqi Militias	43	43	0	1	1	0
Syria (Assad Era)	688	204	0	388	356	264
ISIS, al-Qaeda and Affiliates	544	439	339	367	349	32
All programs	6,665	5,304	471	1,529	1,416	890

Source: OFAC SDN list, UN Security Council Consolidated List, EU Financial Sanctions Files, UK Sanctions List, Canada SEMA and Criminal Code lists, as of October 13, 2026. Method.

Where the Lists Diverge

Read across a row: the number of entities listed by that jurisdiction with no matched entry on the column's list. 4,350 entities appear on the U.S. list alone.

Entities listed by one jurisdiction and not another
	Not US	Not UN	Not EU	Not UK	Not CA
Listed by US	not applicable	4,949	4,567	4,561	4,939
Listed by UN	116	not applicable	47	1	384
Listed by EU	792	1,105	not applicable	481	1,135
Listed by UK	673	946	368	not applicable	1,012
Listed by CA	525	803	496	486	not applicable

Most common listing combinations
Combination	US	UN	EU	UK	CA	Entities
US only	Listed	No entry	No entry	No entry	No entry	4,350
CA only	No entry	No entry	No entry	No entry	Listed	341
EU only	No entry	No entry	Listed	No entry	No entry	316
US + UN + EU + UK, not CA	Listed	Listed	Listed	Listed	No entry	274
EU + UK, not US / UN / CA	No entry	No entry	Listed	Listed	No entry	243
UK only	No entry	No entry	No entry	Listed	No entry	175
US + EU + UK, not UN / CA	Listed	No entry	Listed	Listed	No entry	140
EU + UK + CA, not US / UN	No entry	No entry	Listed	Listed	Listed	125
US + EU + UK + CA, not UN	Listed	No entry	Listed	Listed	Listed	117
US + EU, not UN / UK / CA	Listed	No entry	Listed	No entry	No entry	96
US + CA, not UN / EU / UK	Listed	No entry	No entry	No entry	Listed	77
All five	Listed	Listed	Listed	Listed	Listed	72
US + UK, not UN / EU / CA	Listed	No entry	No entry	Listed	No entry	71
UN + EU + UK, not US / CA	No entry	Listed	Listed	Listed	No entry	65

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