Tether has assisted in freezing nearly $550 million worth of Iranian-linked USDT this year in cooperation with US sanctions enforcement.

Stablecoin issuer Tether announced that to support U.S. Treasury Department law enforcement operations targeting Iran's sanctions evasion network, it has cumulatively assisted in freezing approximately $550 million in USDT assets linked to the Central Bank of Iran and the sanctions network in 2026. This includes over $344 million frozen in April based on information from the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and law enforcement agencies, as well as over $130 million frozen in July.