lightning entertainment is an american film distributor , sales agent , and production company based in santa monica , california .

it was founded in 2002 by richard guardian , rich goldberg , and marc greenberg , focusing on sales and distribution of independent films .

it began offering film production services in 2012 , which it stated were designed to help domestic films better target international markets .

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lightning entertainment has expanded its domestic sales unit as well , but there’s little doubt international is the focus .
ultimately , however , the delay worked out , as bradley and clements ended up signing with lightning entertainment group .
with the american film market about to launch , lightning entertainment has closed international sales deals for a half - dozen titles .
established in 2001 and based in los angeles and london , lightning entertainment is a leading entertainment company specializing in the worldwide sales , licensing , representation , marketing and distribution of premier independent content in all available media .
lightning has completed several multifilm deals with south africa’s ster - kinekor home entertainment for “love and honor , ” “ struck by lightning , ” “whole lotta sole” and the family film “heaven’s door . ”
lightning entertainment , a decade - old sales and distribution company , has initiated a film production business to fill out its slate in advance of the american film market .
with the american film market about to launch , lightning entertainment has closed international sales deals for a half - dozen titles . sales - production banner has sold actioner “dead drop” to pinnacle films / all interactive entertainment for australia and new zealand . pinnacle films / all interactive also bought the liam hemsworth starrer “love and honor” and the chris colfer - scripted “struck by lightning” [ … ]
sales - production banner has sold actioner “dead drop” to pinnacle films / all interactive entertainment for australia and new zealand .
james is a veteran of two fortune 500 financial groups before entering the entertainment industry . in 2007 , james founded walking west entertainment and the walking west film financing syndicate . through walking west james produced brake , starring stephen dorff and tom berenger , which was released by ifc films . james most recently financed and produced why we ride , alongside bryan h . carroll , which has quickly risen to be the # 1 motorcycle documentary in the world . in december 2015 he purchased lightning entertainment .
lightning entertainment will introduce buyers at the market this week to anguish , which marks the feature directorial debut of sonny mallhi , whose executive producer credits include the strangers , the roomate and house at the end of the street .
eagle films in the middle east took “love and honor , ” “struck by lightning” and “heaven’s door . ” lightning also sold “sole” and “door” to horizon intl . for turkey .
lightning’s vp’s of international sales mathilde epstein and alexandra cocean will introduce to buyers in santa monica .
with a strong presence at major film markets and festivals and established relationships with key distributors in global territories , lightning focuses on monetizing superior films theatrically and in ancillary markets including home entertainment , television , emerging media , and video - on - demand & digital platforms .
exclusive : bleiberg entertainment has sold out michael almereyda’s psychological thriller starring peter sarsgaard led by a deal with studiocanal for the uk and rialto in australia and new zealand .
fox asia has taken “love and honor , ” “struck by lightning” and “whole lotta sole” for its territories .
lightning entertainment acquisitions and sales consultant richard s guardian negotiated the deal with icm partners and said : “sonny has brought his extensive production , writing and story - telling experience to his directorial debut . “ anguish is an intelligent and polished film that delivers the scares and chills that one wants from a smart ghost story . ”
frazier produces with jacov bresler and justin nesbitt . beaumont serves as executive producer alongside lightning consultant richard s guardian and ray mortier .
lightning’s afm sales slate include comedies the better half and flock of dudes , horror thriller the mind’s eye and cartel thriller powder and gold .
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barry is a successful entertainment investment manager and creative producer . barry worked as a development executive and independent producer , where he developed the features lockport , ollie the otter , and every second counts . his other co - producing credits include she rises ( michael biehn and angus mcfadyen ) and deadly retreat ( jonathan bennet ) . alexander has been an integral part of bringing development and equity financing to many high profile projects including man down ( shia lebeouf , kate mara , gary oldman ) , reagan , and multiple projects with stone village productions . most recently , he assisted with orchestrating the funding and purchase of lightning entertainment .
pressed for an example of lightning’s ideal film , beaumont selected “love and honor , ” a movie starring liam hemsworth that it will sell at afm .
hbo europe has also taken “love and honor” and “struck by lightning” for eastern europe , and yes dbs has acquired the same two titles for israel .
pinnacle films / all interactive also bought the liam hemsworth starrer “love and honor” and the chris colfer - scripted “ struck by lightning ” for its territories .
lightning has placed the film on “all digital windows” in the united states as of today , other than itunes , where it will debut in a couple of weeks , said ceo james walker . lightning also is selling the film in traditional international markets , including the american film market last fall and this week’s berlin film festival .
beaumont made clear that though lightning will have a significant financial stake in its projects , at a certain point it will clear out and let the filmmakers work unperturbed .
though its biggest business is selling films overseas , lightning will now get involved at the development phase of certain films , investing in and influencing the projects to lure potential buyers .
lightning completed major single - territory sales for “love , ” including california filmes taking latin american rights , vvs for canada , dutch filmworks for benelux , carmen films for cis and queen for indonesia .
“our investments in productions are always focused on creating a steady flow of pictures that will address buyers we work with , ” robert beaumont ( left ) , president of lightning entertainment , told thewrap . “one of our ambitions was to create a film program that would produce some pictures buyers would rely on to compliment the rest of our slate . if we’re going to get involved from day one and put a large portion of capital behind the project , we’re trying to craft something that will be universally desirable . ”
with an entire new line - up of films lighting entertainment is present at afm this week . the santa monica - based company dedicated to the worldwide distribution and licensing of independent content with a focus on quality theatrical films , has 10 new features in the market . among them there are comedies , several thrillers , and heartfelt dramas .
its first production is “dead drop , ” a crime thriller about a former cia operative who must infiltrate a dangerous mexican smuggling ring . the film is currently in post - production , and lightning will handle worldwide sales .
lightning is headed to afm with eight films , including
how to make money selling drugs ,
a documentary about the drug war , and
the hot flashes ,
a comedy starring virginia madsen , brooke shields and daryl hannah .
exclusive : first title on the slate for the santa monica - based sales and distribution company is the thriller dead drop starring luke goss , cole hauser and nestor carbonell . lightning will serve as executive producer and handle world sales at the afm next week .
that means lightning will look to develop projects with a cast , genre , concept and budget that can sell overseas . in other words , it wants cast members with international followings , male - driven action vehicles , thrillers and high - concept movies – all on a tight budget .
all of those titles satisfy lightning ' s goals for its slate , but producing originals like
dead drop
helps insure the studio from the whims the market . rather than only being able to bid on what is sold , the company can now control more of what it will take to market .
but non - traditionally , lightning is also using non - transferable to launch a push - marketing tool that it calls the eticket , which can be distributed through messaging apps , email , and social media , connecting an interested viewer with one click to pay for and begin watching the movie . the service was created in partnership with ultraflix and swig media .
“it’s the logical next step in our company’s development and progress to actively produce our own feature films and control our supply line of top - quality titles for the worldwide marketplace , ” said lightning president robert beaumont . “we aim to deliver films that the buyers need to fulfill their own release goals and we could not be happier to be sharing in that risk and reward . ”
together , they’re aggregating and distributing ultra hd content shot in 4k resolution ( it’s four times sharper than hd content ) . the consumer technology association said about 10 million ultra hd tv sets were sold in 2016 , and project another 15 million will be sold this year . traditional pay - tv networks have been slow to embrace the format , given its bandwidth demands , but services like what lightning , ultraflix , and swig are providing hope to serve a burgeoning demand for 4k content .
with his best pal bobby and his girlfriend sue getting ready to leave town for college , troublemaker b . j . steals money from his boss , giff , so he can treat his friends to a wild weekend of partying . unfortunately , the stolen money belonged to a dangerous gangster known as big red . the three teens are forced to rob a local money - laundering front to settle their debt and buy their freedom . they are driven into a world of organized crime to fight for their lives . deception and insecurities among the three friends increase the tension leading to the heist , making it uncertain who will come out on top — or even alive .
robert ( dylan mcdermott ) , an average guy with an average life , is tested beyond human endurance when he awakens to find himself locked in an industrial freezer by russian thugs . the gangsters threaten his life unless he returns the $ 8 million dollars he stole from them . the only problem is , robert has no idea what they are talking about . searching his surroundings , he discovers sam ( peter facinelli ) under a pile of boxes in the corner , beaten and battered .
a detective discovers a mysterious video while investigating the roadside execution - style murder of his partner . the footage , shot by two teenagers , reveals murky details behind the death of their sibling in an unsolved hit and run case . the teens have since gone missing , and as the detective retraces their journey to find them , he quickly uncovers a bloody trail of murder…that leads all the way back to him !
after 16 years in prison , viktor khadem ( don hany ) is a man who has almost given up on life .
for his final 18 months , he is sentenced to won wron , a low - security , rural prison where senior officer matt perry ( hugo weaving ) has established a unique program to rehabilitate broken men by giving them the responsibility for the rehabilitation of injured raptors – beautiful , proud eagles , falcons and owls . against all odds , matt takes on viktor as his number one test case , introducing him to yasmine , the majestic wedge - tailed eagle with a 2 metre wingspan . if these two can tame each other , anything is possible . healing is a powerful , moving story of redemption , the discovery of hope and the healing of the spirit – in the most unlikely place , for the most unique men , through the most unusual catalyst .
this story focuses on arnav , a graffiti artist and bartender living in jerusalem . always wearing a mask , he paints at night , and yearns for the day that his beloved ex - girlfriend vax will return to him . but when arnav sees a mysterious stranger forced into an abandoned apartment one night by three bearded men , he becomes involved with a hard - boiled investigator , a gorgeous mystery woman , and the conflicted mysterious captive himself . the captive , shmaya knafo , leads a cult of fanatically devoted followers who believe he can see into the future . knafo may possess supernatural powers , or he might be just a clever con man . as dark , incriminating secrets come to light , arnav is drawn into a world where lines blur between fact and fiction , and reality and imagination . when loyalties shift , arnav finds his life turning stranger than his art . his attraction to knafo’s mystery might be the artist’s way of reaching nirvana…or prove to be a fatal attraction .
lizzie ( radha mitchell ) longs to start a family with her husband peter but is unable to conceive . her best friend andie ( michelle monaghan ) , single and adrift , gets pregnant from a one - night stand and offers to give lizzie the baby . reluctantly , peter agrees to be the child’s father , and before he knows it andie has moved into the guest room for the duration of her pregnancy . when peter also invites his ne’er - do - well brother to the house , chaos ensues , testing the limits of friendship , family and a marriage . “gus” depicts the deeply human struggles of these four people , taking a funny and poignant look at the ways we try to plan ahead when life has something else in mind .
fed up with one - night - stands and empty relationships , la playboy dean realizes that he wants something more out of life than just a party . with a little inspiration from his nine - year - old nephew and his best friend tess , dean decides to try his hand at finding true love for the first time – which proves to be much more difficult than he thought in modern - day los angeles ! after a few hilariously bad first dates and some awful advice from his over - sexed guy friends , dean begins to realize that the true love he has been seeking may be much closer to home . but when he is forced to make a decision between the girl he knows is perfect for him and the seductive party - girl of his fantasies , will dean finally grow up…or will he just continue the party ?
after her father loses his fortune and family home , a privileged teenage equestrian is forced to give up her beloved championship horse and is sent to live in the country with her reclusive uncle . she struggles to adjust to life on the secluded ranch without any friends , her horse , or her dad , who has been sent off to prison . but after she meets the nice boy from the neighboring ranch , and is gifted a young horse , stormy , she soon settles into her new life and realizes that this is perhaps where she was meant to be all along . a heartfelt family drama about second chances , finding happiness , and making the impossible possible .
after being shot by his best friend , pushed out of a plane , and miraculously surviving a dead - drop from 5 , 000 feet , michael awakens to a living nightmare . his memory is limited , and psychotic tendencies have begun to creep in . defying the orders of his cia handlers , michael re - inserts himself into the dangerous mexican smuggling ring where he was operating deep under cover . he snakes his way through the underbelly of northern mexico , hunting for santiago , the cartel boss who michael believes threw him out of the plane and who is also holding his girlfriend hostage .
cast : jeffrey t . schoettlin , sean muramatsu , caroline d’amore , madeline merritt
after losing the girl of his dreams to another man , wyatt and his posse pack their suitcases and head out on the craziest , screwball road trip to las vegas to win her back . with less than twenty - seven hours to break up her wedding , they must make it before it is too late without falling apart at the seams and living up to their names… american idiots !
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r ellis frazier is currently directing dead drop from a screenplay by ben budd . goss ( pictured ) stars as a cia who survives a 5 , 000 fall from a plane after the man he thought was his best friend shoots him and pushes him out . the operative returns to his undercover role inside a mexican smuggling ring to find his assailant and rescue his girlfriend .
the sales slate includes hit toronto documentary how to make money selling drugs , comedy the hot flashes with brooke shields , daryl hannah , virginia madsen , camryn manheim and wanda sykes and the russian animated 3d film kikoriki : team invincible from producer timur bekmambetov .
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“we want to guide the process so the films is genuinely address the needs of international buyers , ” beaumont said . “cast - driven is important . action films , high - paced , shot to have a bigger scale and bigger scope – those movies are durable in the marketplace and fit the demands of foreign buyers . ”
“it has a scope that feels theatrical and a cast that is definitely a studio - level cast , ” he said .
we don’t want to make the films for the filmmakers , but we do want to guide the process so the film is genuinely addressing the needs of international buyers ,
beaumont said .
a rom - com script featuring the former lizzie bennet , revived by an unlikely but true buzzfeed story , and partly financed by turkey’s tourism board is hoping its good fortune continues to transfer today as it helps launch a new distribution platform delivering 4k - resolution streams through a single click on social - media sites .
brendan bradley wrote the script for non - transferable several years ago , creating a fairly traditional take on a rom - com with an unlikely “ meet cute . ” the protagonist buys non - refundable tickets for a big overseas trip to surprise her boyfriend on their anniversary . he , however , breaks up with her , leaving the protagonist with a broken heart and non - transferable tickets in someone else’s name . she advertises for another guy with the same name and , well , you can probably guess how the rest unfolds .
except that seemingly everything else about the film has been anything but traditional . first , that unlikely setup in bradley’s script actually happened in real life a few years later , though the jilted lover in the real story was a canadian guy who went on reddit so his ex’s around - the - world ticket wouldn’t go to waste . when a buzzfeed story about the offer went viral , bradley’s rom - com script with an unlikely twist suddenly had new life .
at the same time , bradley reached out to tourism boards at various countries , inspired by the “familiarization” junkets that many countries finance to get travel journalists to visit and write about their attractions . if it was good enough for print journalists , why not filmmakers , he said .
bradley hit the jackpot when turkey’s tourism department embraced the idea , in part because turkey owns its own airline ( the trailer for the flick debuted on the turkish airlines youtube channel ) , so it could easily cover the significant cost of bringing the production crew to the country . other sponsors included land rover and a turkish luxury hotel chain .
bradley , who produced and co - stars in the film’s lead roles with fellow producer ashley clements ( the afore - referenced star of the lizzie bennet diaries ) , also directed . and he did location scouting using google earth , finding locations even his turkish government guides said they didn’t know . after three pell - mell weeks of shooting in lush spots across the country’s stunning western end , they wrapped up the project and considered self - releasing the film about this time last year .
sales agents talked them out of self - releasing , but then the search for a sales representative ran into bigger world realities , showing the downside of partnering with an entire country . an attempted coup in turkey last summer was quashed , followed by harsh and wide - ranging government reprisals . bradley said he was frustrated that many possible partners pulled back and – because of strong negative reactions to the coup and government response – declined to be involved in the film .
ultraflix provides a library of 4k films through front - end apps on digital services and 4k smart tvs , while swig provides the back - end technology powering their digital delivery . the etickets are designed to make it easy to share and sell a film , which can also be viewed in other settings once it has been bought .
“eticket brings content one click away from the audience , ” said ivan gulas , who is ceo of both ultraflix and swig . “it can be wrapped with a branded image . you can give it as a gift . ”
now the only thing bradley and clements need to figure out is whether non - transferable business and tech deals will end up with as happy an ending as the film itself .
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a new york - based musician moves back in with her midwestern mother after a crushing break - up with her girlfriend . as she navigates her hometown , playing for tip money in an old friend ' s bar , an unexpected relationship begins to take shape . director : elizabeth rohrbaugh and daniel powell . cast : grammy nominated and tony winner , lena hall ( hedwig & the angry inch ) ; bafta nominated and sag winner , mena suvari ( american beauty , american pie ) ; academy award and golden globe winner , christine lahti ( obsessed , running on empty , chicago hope ( tv ) ) ; saturn award nominated , dan fogler ( fantastic beasts and where to find them , kung fu panda ) . producers : alex bach , elizabeth rohrbaugh , daniel powell .
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a team of 20 elite nepali climbers venture into the ' death zone ' of mount everest to restore their sacred mountain and the contaminated water source of 1 . 3 billion people . they ascend the highest point on the planet to the 150 bodies of deceased climbers and 100 , 000 pounds of rubbish that remain on the high slopes of everest . this is the self - documented story of their life - threatening journey . director : marina martins . narrator : emmy , sag and golden globe nominated , patrick stewart ( x - men franchise , logan , green room , star trek ) . producers : academy award and bafta nominated , richard gladstein with nolan mcdonald , jacek szumlas .
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' all my life i ' ve been insignificant . it ' s not that i felt it . i have been ' - anonymous . the extra is a romantic comedy about a normal joe blow who sees movie stars getting money and girls and says ' why not me ? ' a simplistic bloke with innocent eyes , he wants to be a movie star . fame to him is like a swing in a playground . . . he just wants a go on it . he has come to the big city willing to do anything . anything .
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the makin institute is a subsidiary of khatam al-anbia in iran .

it is blacklisted by the united states department of the treasury , the united nations , and the european union .

makin institute

the new sanctions are aimed at four entities that handle mining and engineering projects on behalf of khatam al - anbiya , including some with links to the nuclear program . they are fater engineering institute , imensazen consultant engineers institute , makin institute and rahab institute .
makin institute ( a . k . a . makin company ) , no . 2 iravan st . - tishfoon st . - khaje abdol ah ansari st . - shariati st . , tehran , iran [ npwmd ]
however , further proving ofac’s dedication to the administration of economic sanctions , general rostam qasemi , fatar engineering institute , imensazen consulting engineers institute , makin institute , and the rahab insititute were all designated as specially designated nationals ( “sdn” ) under the non - proliferation sanctions program yesterday .
fater engineering institute ( a . k . a . faater institute ; a . k . a . fater engineering company ; a . k . a . gharargah ghaem faater institute ) , no . 25 , valiasr jonoobi , azizi street , azadi sq . ne , tehran , iran [ npwmd ]
rahab institute ( f . k . a . rahsaz institute ) , ghorb - e ghaem building , valiasr st . , azizi blvd . , azadi sq . , tehran , iran ; eastern 14th st . , beihaghi blvd . , arjantin sq . , tehran , iran [ npwmd ]
imensazen consultant engineers institute , no . 5 / 1 , niroo alley , padegan - e - valiasr street , sepah square , tehran , iran [ npwmd ]
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this is all about the timing ,
said former treasury department official michael jacobson , now with the washington institute for near east policy .
this is an effort to show , ' we ' re serious about ramping up the pressure . '
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the purpose of the irgc campaign is to identify companies and entities that are owned , operated or controlled by the islamic revolutionary guard corp ( irgc ) , and to highlight relationships between these entities and multinational corporations .
with support from president ahmadinejad , the irgc has assumed a dominant role in the iranian economy . the irgc now largely controls the petrochemical , banking , construction and telecommunications sectors in iran . estimates of irgc control of the economy “range from a third to nearly two - thirds of iran ' s gdp – amounting to tens of billions of dollars . ” the irgc is estimated to own at least half of iran’s government - owned companies and control 68 percent of iran’s total exports .
many multinationals continue to do business with irgc - controlled entities including european and japanese automotive manufacturers citroen , renault , nissan , peugeot , volvo , fiat , mazda , isuzu , and yamaha . south african telecommunications firm mtn is also in direct partnership with the irgc - controlled iran electronics industries .
gharargahe sazandegi ghaem : acquired tunnel - building equipment and expertise from european firms such as wirth , and seli owned , controlled or acting on behalf of kaa .
oriental oil kish . operated by kaa . partially owned by former iranian president hashemi rafsanjani , notorious for threatening the incineration of israel by nuclear weapons . once involved in a $ 310 million oilfield - development contract with halliburton .
sadra , aka iran marine industrial company : naval - industrial giant 51 . 18 % controlled by the kaa and irgc . builds ships , docks , and floating oil rigs , and has been awarded huge government contracts and assistance since irgc takeover .
sepanir oil and gas engineering company : subsidiary of kaa . participates in iran ' s south pars offshore gas field development .
sepasad engineering company : owned by kaa . specializes in concrete dam construction and tunneling .
arvandan shipbuilding company : subsidiary of idro . builds high - speed patrol boats for the government of iran .
iran khodro group : subsidiary of idro . license - builds peugeot , renault , suzuki , daimler - benz , and hyundai models . produced over 690 , 000 vehicles in 2010 .
iran shipbuilding & offshore industries complex , aka isoico : consortium of shipbuilding and maritime construction companies . subsidiary of idro . former irgc commander , former kaa head , and us and eu - sanctioned rostam ghasemi serves as isoico’s chairman of the board of directors .
machine sazi pars co : designs , manufactures , and installs petrochemical - related machinery . subsidiary of idro . listed by the german government as an entity of concern for military procurement activities .
paysaz : acquired by idro in 2005 . involved in oil - industry supply chain construction .
saipa group : subsidiary of idro . license - builds citroen , renault , nissan , volvo , and iveco ( fiat ) models , and produced over 663 , 000 vehicles in 2010 .
bahman group : tehran - based manufacturing conglomerate 45 . 5 % owned by the irgc cooperative foundation . license - builds mazda and isuzu vehicles .
bahman diesel co : manufacturing of truck and bus parts . subsidiary of the bahman group . license - builds isuzu trucks .
bahman motor center : manufacturing and assembly of vehicles , including mazdas . subsidiary of bahman group .
iran docharkh co : handles imports , manufacturing and research for the bahman group , and builds yamaha motorcycles . subsidiary of the bahman group .
iran zinc mines development company : subsidiary of the irgc - controlled mehr - e eghtesad iranian investment company .
angouran mine : bought by the iran zinc mines development company for an estimated 20 % of market value . the bidding process involved only three companies , all highly interconnected and irgc - affiliated .
arvandan oil & gas company : nioc subsidiary , currently responsible for managing 12 separate oil and gas fields .
iranian helicopter company : affiliate of nioc . provides helicopter fleets and maintenance for numerous oil projects .
national iranian oil products distribution company ( niopdc ) : component of niordc . responsible for over 2850 fuel stations , 45 aviation fuelling centers , and the distribution of over 220 million liters of oil products per day all over the country .
national iranian tanker company ( nitc ) : responsible for transporting 53 million tons of crude oil , nitc ranks as the world ' s fourth largest tanker fleet . former subsidiary of nioc , now privatized but with reported links to the irgc - controlled oil supply chain .
national oil pipeline and telecommunications company ( ioptc ) : component of niordc , responsible for pipeline management and telecommunications services .
national oil refining and distribution company ( niordc ) : component of nioc and the ministry of petroleum , primarily responsible for transporting and exporting of petroleum products , and operating 6 large refineries .
north drilling company : subsidiary of nioc . involved in drilling projects beyond iranian borders , such as the iran khazar offshore rig in turkmenistan .
petropars : subsidiary of nioc . created to take advantage of the south pars gas field .
ansar bank , aka ansar financial and credit institution : created by bonyad taavon sepah to provide financial and credit services to irgc personnel .
bank industry and mine ( of iran ) : state owned , focusing on mining projects . used by the irgc to evade us and international sanctions . collaborates with bank mellat and bank saderat .
europaisch - iranische handelsbank ( eih ) : german subsidiary of bank industry and mine , focusing on international business with iran . 26 . 3 % owned by bank mellat , 19 % owned by bank terjarat .
bank mellat : state - owned , designated by us treasury for providing services to the irgc - affiliated atomic energy organization of iran ( aeoi ) .
first east export bank , p . l . c : owned or acting on behalf of bank mellat .
bank melli : iran ' s largest bank , used by tehran to transfer over $ 100 million to the irgc quds force , for the purpose of organizing , training and equipping islamist movement around the globe . serves as a facilitator for the irgc ' s sensitive activities , especially the purchase of materials for iran ' s nuclear and missile programs .
arian bank : joint - venture between bank melli and bank saderat to expand irgc - controlled financial activities into afghanistan .
future bank b . s . c : bahrain - based joint - venture controlled by bank melli and bank saderat .
bank saderat : 94 % state - owned institution which handles financial services for the ministry of defense and armed forces logistics ( modafl ) - controlled defense industries organization and irgc - controlled iran electronics industries . used by the regime to transfer funds to terrorist organizations such as hamas , hezbollah , popular front for the liberation of palestine - general command ( pflp - gc ) and palestinian islamic jihad .
bank sepah : 100 % irgc - owned . assisted iran in funding development of missiles and nuclear weapons capability by supporting the irgc - controlled shahid hemmat indsutrial group ( shig ) and shahid bagheri industrial group ( sbig ) .
post bank of iran : acts on behalf of bank sepah ( designated under unscr 1747 ) , hiding bank sepah ' s connections in order to circumvent sanctions .
bank tejarat : 42 . 81 % state - owned . facilitated the transfer of tens of millions of dollars in support of the irgc - affiliated atomic energy organization of iran ' s efforts to acquire yellowcake uranium .
export development bank of iran ( edbi ) : provides financial services to modafl subordinate entities in order to circumvent or breach sanctions . handles payments for bank sepah and entities associated with iran ' s nuclear and ballistic missile programs .
banco internacional de desarrollo , c . a : autonomous subsidiary of the export development bank of iran offering financial products to strengthen ties between the iranian and venezuelan economics .
mehr bank , aka finance and credit institution : provides financial services to the irgc . created by bonyad ta ' avon sepah , an organization comprised of irgc commanders .
mehr - e eqtesad - e iranian investment company : owned or controlled by mehr finance and credit institution , affiliated with the irgc - controlled tidewater .
etemad amin investment co mobin : contributes to the financing of the regime and irgc . includes two irgc - controlled funds , tose ' eh - ye e ' temad and shahriar - e mahestan . purchased a large portion of telecommunications company of iran stock in order to facilitate irgc restrictions on free communications . listed by the british government as an entity of proliferation concern .
behnam shahriyari trading company : provided support and weapons to hezbollah on behalf of the irgc . acts on behalf of liner transport kish .
iran air : iran ' s national airline , used by the irgc and modafl to transport military - related equipment , including missile and rocket components to syria . most iran air jets prohibited from entering eu airspace due to safety concerns . the un has called on all countries to inspect cargo carried by iran air cargo , and the eu has prohibited iran air cargo access to eu airports .
iran air tours : subsidiary of iran air . serves as iran air ' s domestic air carrier .
liner transport kish : employed by the irgc to support terrorist activities outside of iran . provides material support , including weapons , to hezbollah .
mahan air : provides transportation , funds transfers and personnel travel service to the irgc quds force and hezbollah . coordinated with the irgc to ferry secret operatives and weapons in pursuit of the attempted assassination of the saudi ambassador to the us .
tidewater middle east company : port operator owned by mehr - e eqtesad iranian investment company , mehr bank and the irgc . manages approximately 90 % of iranian container operations , and is used by the irgc for illicit shipments .
iran electronics industries ( iei ) : irgc - operated conglomerate responsible for facilitating the irgc ' s control over the telecommunications and electronics sectors . main shareholder of mtn irancell ( south african telecom giant mtn owns other 49 % ) , the second largest mobile phone network operator in iran , which enables the irgc to exploit foreign technology to locate and persecute dissidents and suppress communications during fraudulent elections .
telecommunications company of iran ( tci ) : one of iran’s leading telecommunications firms , 50 % owned by the irgc following a 2009 purchase by etemad amin investment company mobin . the irgc’s control of tci enables it to better censor and restrict the free flow of communication .
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washington — the treasury department imposed sanctions on wednesday on a commander and four companies linked to the islamic revolutionary guards corps of iran , underscoring the obama administration’s determination to single out the elite corps as a way to curb iran’s nuclear program .
the treasury said it froze the assets of four affiliates of a sprawling construction conglomerate owned by the revolutionary guards , as well as those of gen . rostam qasemi , who oversees the companies , because they are accused of being involved in iran’s effort to manufacture nuclear weapons .
the designations , which come two and a half years after the united states first imposed sanctions on the corps , illustrate the scope and limitations of the president’s pressure campaign .
as the administration marshals support for new united nations sanctions against iran , it plans to publicly single out an array of companies , banks and entities controlled by the revolutionary guards to highlight the extent to which the organization controls the iranian economy .
but the guards have found ways to circumvent existing sanctions by setting up subsidiaries and front companies that allow the organization to continue to deal with banks , shipping companies and suppliers outside iran . the latest measures are meant to close those loopholes .
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in this case , the conglomerate , khatam al - anbiya , has been under treasury sanctions since 2007 . a senior administration official said the company had dug a network of underground tunnels that house elements of iran’s nuclear program .
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a day after iran said it was beginning to feed low enriched uranium through centrifuges at its natanz pilot facility to create nuclear medical isotopes , the u . s . has announced sanctions on four engineering firms said to be controlled by iran ' s islamic revolutionary guards corps ( irgc ) .
the obama administration has
been talking about [ sanctioning ] the irgc for a long time ,
jacobson continued .
this is where there is the most consensus internationally . this is the one thing everyone can agree on
to penalize , he said , citing the irgc ' s role in human rights abuses , in the iranian economic sector , and proliferation . in october 2007 , the u . s . designated the irgc and irgc - qods force for their involvement in proliferation and terrorism - support activites . elements of the irgc have also been designated for un sanctions under two previous un security council resolutions on proliferation grounds .
the foundation for the defense of democracies ' mark dubowitz said today ' s designation was a good start , given the dominant role of the parent firm ( whose full name is gharargah sazandegi - ye khatam al - anbia , or ghorb ) in the iranian energy sector .
to have any meaningful impact on the activities of the irgc , targeted sanctions must focus on the guard’s leaders and front companies active in iran ' s energy sector ,
he said .
oil provides about 80 % of iran’s export earnings and 50 % of government revenue .
given the dominance of the revolutionary guard in the iranian energy sector , asian and european companies might find it difficult to do business in this energy sector without transacting with irgc companies ,
he added .
in 2006 , dubowitz said , ghorb received more than $ 7 billion in contracts including , as reported by international oil daily , a $ 2 billion contract to oversee the development of the south pars gas project , and a $ 1 . 3 billion no - bid contract for a gas pipeline running from a port near south pars to the border with pakistan .
in recent iran policy discussion , the obama administration has been cautious about sanctioning the firms of countries that it is working with internationally to isolate iran , as bills recently passed in both houses of congress would do , in particular as it seeks to get a new resolution on iran through the un security council . among the countries it needs to vote for a resolution at the security council , several countries with energy and other investments in iran , including austria , russia , and japan .
china , a permanent member of the security council , has so far indicated it does not support new economic sanctions on iran . but some western diplomats expect that it will at least abstain from a veto , or possibly support a weak resolution . it takes nine countries to pass a resolution in the 15 member un security council , but the u . s . would want it to pass ideally with a bigger margin to signal international solidary .
as these things go , they usually try to get as close to unanimous as possible because of concerns that a split vote will send the wrong message to tehran ,
says the foreign policy initiative ' s jamie fly , a former bush - era nsc official .
but even a weak un security council resolution could help facilitate further international action on iran , including european union sanctions on iran . the eu is currently iran ' s second largest trading partner , after china , the financial times reported this week .
defense secretary robert gates wants a new un sanctions resolution on iran passed in
weeks , not months ,
his spokesman geoff morrell said yesterday .
meantime , the international atomic energy agency said that it would convene a board of governors meeting on friday . at the last one in november , the iaea board of governors voted for a resolution rebuking iran for its lack of compliance with the iaea , including for failing to disclose its construction of an enrichment facility in qom until last september .
the iaea rebuke passed overwhelmingly , including with votes of moscow and beijing . malaysia reportedly recently recalled its rep to the iaea for voting against the resolution .
i have never seen an administration reach out in as principled and comprehensive a way as president obama has done ,
gates said in a press conference tuesday in ankara , turkey .
the response has been quite disappointing .
- - - - - - - - - - - fekking duh ! aj is a madman ! our president is trying to treat him like he actually cares about his actions . didn ' t work with the other madman throughout history either . those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it . naive = obama .
it would be nice if this works . . . . . china is threatening to seel our bonds . . . china is not on board . . . this is a volatile situation .
in 2007 , obama voted against the kyle - leiberman bill designating the revolutionary guard , or qods force as a terrorist entity . he claimed it was merely ,
saber - rattling
: a pretext for war with iran . in obama ' s world , the qods force is just another misunderstood cultural phenomenon that acts out ( killing us servicemen in afghanistan , iraq and jews worldwide ) because bush was a go - it - alone bully with a texas drawl . the united states '
shameful past
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i was quite surprised to find out that the united states department of the treasury office of foreign assets control ( “ofac” ) designated one iranian individual and four iranian entities under the non - proliferation . . .
the non - proliferation sanctions are designed to freeze the assets of designated proliferators of weapons of mass destruction ( “wmd” ) and their supporters . ofac’s actions here are especially focused upon khatam al - anbiya construction headquarters , an arm of the irgc that has been designated as an sdn since 2007 .
amongst the designees are iranian revolutionary guard corps ( “irgc” ) general rostam qasemi , who is also the commander of khatam al - anbiya construction headquarters the engineering arm of the irgc , which serves to help the irgc generate income and fund its operations . that entity is also involved in the construction of streets , highways , tunnels , water conveyance projects , agricultural restoration projects , and pipelines .
the u . s . has previously acted against the irgc and the irgc - qods force . on october 25 , 2007 , the state department designated the irgc , under e . o . 13382 , for having engaged , or attempted to engage , in proliferation - related activities , and treasury designated the irgc - qods force pursuant to e . o . 13224 for providing material support to the taliban and other organizations .
furthermore , elements of the irgc have previously been designated under un sanctions pursuant to un security council resolutions ( unscrs ) 1737 and 1747 . all un member states are required to freeze the assets of entities and individuals listed in the annexes of those resolutions , or designated by the unscr 1737 committee , as well as assets of entities owned or controlled by them or by persons or entities acting on their behalf or at their direction and to prevent funds or economic resources from being made available for their benefit .
just to clear up a point of possible confusion that the media might have or may in the future cause ; these are not new iran sanctions . they are designations made pursuant to an existing sanctions program against certain iranian individuals and entities in iran .
i saw on cnn this morning where the tagline read that there are new sanctions against iran . that is incorrect . there are iran sanctions currently in effect , which are known as the iranian transactions regulations ( “itr” ) , however , they are not modified as a result of the designation of these persons . indeed , these persons were not designated or punished pursuant to the itr .
that said there is still an elevated danger to iranians or anyone else who might have dealings with any of these designees , whether that involvement was pursuant to a specific license or not . if you are any way involved with any of these newly designated sdns , it would be wise to contact an attorney who is experienced in dealing with ofac and the economic sanctions programs they administer .
the author of this blog is erich ferrari , an attorney specializing in ofac litigation . if you have any questions please contact him at 202 - 280 - 6370 at 202 - 351 - 6161 or ferrari @ urltoken .
the iranian transactions regulations practice guide is the first ever practice guide wholly devoted to a specific u . s . economic sanctions program .
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