Matt Axelrod Discusses Hong Kong Addresses in Iran Sanctions with The Wire China

In the Media  |  September 9, 2026

The Wire China

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Partner Matt Axelrod was quoted in The Wire China’s “The Familiar Hong Kong Addresses in America’s Iran Sanctions,” which focuses on how several Chinese firms that have been included in the White House’s latest sanctions against companies it accuses of supporting Iran have the same address in Hong Kong.

He discussed the fact that the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has not added any addresses or companies to its export control list since October 2025. “It’s an important and powerful tool,” he said. “I’m not sure why BIS seems to have paused its use, particularly when it could be used in conjunction with the tools that Treasury is using.”

Matt is a former Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement at BIS.