Can your US stocks be taken from you/ just frozen if your country becomes sanctioned by the US? Has this ever happened?
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· June 06, 2026 at 21:28
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Would appreciate some input here. My cousin is worried that Since he’s an Iraqi national he might just lose all his money or just not be able to sell his stocks.
Has this ever happened?
He lives in the UAE so outside Iraq. Does this remove the risk?
Does it depend on what broker you buy from? Should he buy from UAE based brokers not US?
Iraq already got heavy sanctions in the 90s but I couldn’t find clear info on what happened to share holders living outside Iraq.
Can maybe someone who’s from Russia/Belorussia share his experience? Thanks