The EU Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2026/1885 imposing asset freezing sanctions on one person and one entity targeting an Iranian businessman and former owner of Bank Ayandeh and the Iran Mall, designated for using a network of companies and foreign banking channels to move funds abroad, including proceeds from Iranian oil sales, and for acquiring EU and UK real estate on behalf of persons connected to the Iranian leadership, including Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei; and the MAPNA Group, an entity owned or controlled by the EU-listed Ministry of Energy of Iran, designated for its role in gas and oil field exploration alongside the Ministry of Petroleum and National Iranian Oil Company, channeling oil revenue support to the IRGC and the Organisation of Defensive Innovation and Research (SPND), and for providing support to Iran's proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities.