Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1853 of 24 July 2026 implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1529 concerning restrictive measures in view of Iran’s military support to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and to armed groups and entities in the Middle East and the Red Sea region as well as Iran’s actions undermining freedom of navigation in the Middle East

Official Journal EN of the European Union L series 2026/1853 27.7.2026 COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2026/1853 of 24 July 2026 implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1529 concerning restrictive measures in view of Iran’s military support to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and to armed groups and entities in the Middle East and the Red Sea region as well as Iran’s actions undermining freedom of navigation in the Middle East THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) 2023/1529 of 20 July 2023 concerning restrictive measures in view of Iran’s military support to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and to armed groups and entities in the Middle East and the Red Sea region as well as Iran’s actions undermining freedom of navigation in the Middle East(1), and in particular Article 7(3) and (4) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:

(1) On 20 July 2023, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) 2023/1529.

(2) On the basis of a review of Decision (CFSP) 2023/1532(2), the Council has decided that the restrictive measures set out therein should be renewed until 27 July 2027.

(3) The Council has concluded that the entries concerning four persons listed in Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2023/1529 should be deleted from that Annex.

(4) Regulation (EU) 2023/1529 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1 Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2023/1529 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

(1) OJ L 186, 25.7.2023, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/1529/oj.

(2) Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/1532 of 20 July 2023 concerning restrictive measures in view of Iran’s military support to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and to armed groups and entities in the Middle East and the Red Sea region as well as Iran’s actions undermining freedom of navigation in the Middle East (OJ L 186, 25.7.2023, p. 20, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/ 1532/oj).

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/1853/oj 1/3EN OJ L, 27.7.2026 Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 24 July 2026.

For the Council The President T. BYRNE 2/3 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/1853/ojEN OJ L, 27.7.2026 ANNEX In Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2023/1529, under the heading ‘A. Natural persons’, the following entries are deleted:

2. Mohammad Shahab KHANIAN

8. Gholam Ali RASHID

13. Behnam SHAHRIYARI

14. Ali SHADMANI.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/1853/oj 3/3