Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/2792 of 11 December 2023 amending Decision (CFSP) 2023/1532 concerning restrictive measures in view of Iran’s military support to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine
Date: 2023-12-11
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Iran, Russia, Russo-Ukrainian issue, Ukraine, economic sanctions, international sanctions, legal person, military intervention, natural person, trade restriction








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            COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2023/2792
of 11 December 2023
         
amending Decision (CFSP) 2023/1532 concerning restrictive measures in view of Iran’s military support to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,


Having regard to Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/1532 of 20 July 2023 concerning restrictive measures in view of Iran’s military support to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,


Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:







(1)


On 20 July 2023, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2023/1532.












(2)


In its conclusions of 20 and 21 October 2022, 15 December 2022, 23 March 2023, 29 and 30 June 2023, and 26 and 27 October 2023, the European Council strongly condemned the military support to Russia’s war of aggression provided by the Iranian authorities, which must stop.












(3)


In its conclusions of 12 December 2022, the Council strongly condemned and considered unacceptable any type of military support by Iran, including deliveries of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), to Russia’s illegal, unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine, which grossly violates international law and the principles of the Charter of the United Nations. The weapons provided by Iran are being used indiscriminately by Russia against Ukraine’s civilian population and infrastructure, causing horrendous destruction and human suffering.












(4)


Russia is using Iran-produced UAVs in support of its war of aggression, which violates the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Ukraine, including against civilians and civilian infrastructure. The Iranian State-sponsored programme for the development and production of UAVs therefore contributes to violations of the Charter of the United Nations and of fundamental principles of international law. The programme is run by the Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics of Iran and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which are both sanctioned by the Union, and includes the procurement, development, production and transfer of UAVs, notably to Russia. It is based on State-owned as well as private companies and benefits from domestic research capabilities.












(5)


In that context, six persons and five entities should be included in the list of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictive measures set out in the Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2023/1532.












(6)


Decision (CFSP) 2023/1532 should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2023/1532 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.


Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 11 December 2023.


For the Council


The President

J. BORRELL FONTELLES
            





(1)  
            OJ L 186, 25.7.2023, p. 20.




ANNEX
In the Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2023/1532, the following subheading and entries are added under the heading ‘List of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies referred to in Article 3’:






‘A.


Natural persons










 


Names (Transliteration into Latin script)


Names


Identifying information


Reasons for listing


Date of listing




1.


Hadi ZAHOURIAN


هادی ظهوریان
(Farsi spelling)


Position(s): Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Shakad Sanat Asmari
POB:Tehran, Iran
Nationality: Iranian
Gender: Male
Passport number: 0055312047 (National ID)
Associated entities: Shakad Sanat Asmari


Hadi Zahourian is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Shakad Sanat Asmari.
Shakad Sanat Asmari (a.k.a. Chekad Sanat Faraz Asia) is an Iranian company that develops and manufactures components for the Shahed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
As the CEO of Shakad Sanat Asmari, Hadi Zahourian is therefore supporting and involved in Iran’s UAV programme.


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2.


Mohammad Shahab KHANIAN


محمد شهاب خانیان
(Farsi spelling)


Position(s): Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Shakad Sanat Asmari
POB: Mashhad, Iran
Nationality: Iranian
Gender: Male
Passport number: 0930588411 (National ID)
Associated entities: Shakad Sanat Asmari


Mohammad Shahab Khanian is Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Shakad Sanat Asmari.
Shakad Sanat Asmari (a.k.a. Chekad Sanat Faraz Asia) is an Iranian company that develops and manufactures components for the Shahed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
As the Deputy CEO of Shakad Sanat Asmari, Mohammad Shahab Khanian is therefore supporting and involved in Iran’s UAV programme.


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3.


Ehsan Rahat VARNOSFADRANI


احسان راحت وارنوسفدرانی
(Farsi spelling)


Position(s): Chief scientist of Shakad Sanat Asmari
DOB: 1983
POB: Bahman, Iran
Nationality: Iranian
Gender: Male
Associated entities: Shakad Sanat Asmari


Ehsan Rahat Varnosfadrani is the Chief scientist and former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Shakad Sanat Asmari.
Shakad Sanat Asmari (a.k.a. Chekad Sanat Faraz Asia) is an Iranian company that develops and manufactures components for the Shahed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
As the Chief scientist and former CEO of Shakad Sanat Asmari, Ehsan Rahat Varnosfadrani is therefore supporting and involved in Iran’s UAV programme.


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4.


Rahmatollah HEIDARI
a.k.a. Rehmatollah HEIDARI


رحمت الله حیدری
(Farsi spelling)


Position(s): Managing Director and member of the board of directors of Iran-based Baharestan Kish Company
DOB: 22.9.1985
Nationality: Iranian
Gender: Male
Associated entities: Baharestan Kish Company; Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)


Rahmatollah Heidari is the Managing Director and a member of the board of directors of Baharestan Kish Company.
Baharestan Kish Company manufactures unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) components for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
As the Managing Director and a member of the board of directors of Baharestan Kish Company, Rahmatollah Heidari is therefore supporting and involved in Iran’s UAV programme.


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5.


Nader Khoon SIAVASH


نادر خون سیاوش
(Farsi spelling)


Position(s): Director of Aerospace Industries Organization (AIO)
DOB: 30.4.1963
Nationality: Iranian
Gender: Male
Passport number: 0028892753 (National ID)
Associated entities: Aerospace Industries Organization (AIO); Defence Industries Organization (DIO); Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)


Nader Khoon Siavash is the Director of Aerospace Industries Organization (AIO).
AIO is an organisation which reports to the Iranian Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL), and is active in Iran’s unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) programme.
As Director of AIO, Nader Khoon Siavash is therefore supporting and involved in Iran’s UAV programme.


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6.


Ehsan IMANINEJAD
a.k.a. Ehsan IMANIJAD


احسان ایمانی نژاد احسان ایمانی نژاد
(Farsi spelling)


Position(s): Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Saad Sazeh Faraz Sharif
DOB: 1982
POB: Shahrivar, Iran
Nationality: Iranian
Gender: Male
Associated entities: Saad Sazeh Faraz Sharif


Ehsan Imaninejad is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Saad Sazeh Faraz Sharif.
Saad Sazeh Faraz Sharif (a.k.a. Daria Fanavar Borhan Sharif) is an Iranian company that offers aerospace engineering services and manufactures parts of the Shahed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
As CEO of Saad Sazeh Faraz Sharif, Ehsan Imaninejad is therefore supporting and involved in Iran’s UAV programme.


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B.


Legal persons, entities and bodies










 


Names (Transliteration into Latin script)


Names


Identifying information


Reasons for listing


Date of listing




1.


Shakad Sanat Asmari
a.k.a. Chekad Sanat Faraz Asia


شکاد صنعت آسماری/چکاد صنعت فراز آسیا
(Farsi spelling)


Address: Tehran Province – District 18, Tehran City, Central Sector, Tehran City, Tehran Station Quarter, Afshar Nou Alley, Fadaiyan Islam St., No 841, 1st floor, postal code 1851617167
Type of entity: Limited Liability Company
Place of registration: Tehran, Iran
Date of registration: 2013
Principal place of business: Iran
Associated individuals: Hadi Zahourian (Chief Executive Officer); Mohammad Shabab Khanian (Deputy Chief Executive Officer); Ehsan Rahat Varnosfadrani (Chief scientist and former Chief Executive Officer)


Shakad Sanat Asmari (a.k.a. Chekad Sanat Faraz Asia) is an Iranian company that develops and manufactures components for the Shahed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
It is therefore supporting and involved in Iran’s UAV programme.


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2.


Baharestan Kish Company


شرکت بهارستان کیش
(Farsi spelling)


Address no. 1: Unit 17, Fifth Floor, Yas Building, Number 116, Sheikh Fazlollah Highway, Teimuri Blvd, before Sharif University Metro Station, Tehran, Iran;
Address no. 2: Unit 18, Fifth Floor, Yas Building, Number 116, Sheikh Fazlollah Highway, Teimuri Blvd, before Sharif University Metro Station, Tehran, Iran;
Address no. 3: Unit 19, Fifth Floor, Yas Building, Number 116, Sheikh Fazlollah Highway, Teimuri Blvd, before Sharif University Metro Station, Tehran 1459994450, Iran;
Address no. 4: No 47, East 18th Street, Farhang Boulevard, Sa’adat Abad, Tehran 1997857976, Iran;
Address no. 5: Unit 2, First Floor, EX35, Number 2, Exhibition Industrial Town, Kish Island 7941659854, Iran;
Place of registration:Iran
Date of registration: 2002
Associated individuals: Rahmatollah Heidari (Managing Director and a member of the board of directors)


Baharestan Kish Company manufactures unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) components for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
The company has also worked on Shahed UAV components, which were exported to Russia.
Baharestan Kish Company has overseen various defense-related projects, which included the manufacturing of UAVs.
It is therefore supporting and involved in Iran’s UAV programme.


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3.


Saad Sazeh Faraz Sharif
a.k.a.
Daria Fanavar Borhan Sharif; Sadid Sazeh Parvaz Sharif


سدید سازه پرواز شریف/داریا فن آور برهان شریف/شرکت سعد سازه فراز شریف
(Farsi spelling)


Address: Tehran Province – Tehran City – Central Sector – Tehran City – Shahrak Ansar Neighborhood – Tehran Karaj Highway – Chogan Street 9 – Plate 0 – Ground Floor
Type of entity: Limited Liability Company
Place of registration:Tehran, Iran
Date of registration: 2017
Registration number: 534295
Principal place of business: Iran
Associated individuals: Ehsan Imaninejad (Chief Executive Officer)


Saad Sazeh Faraz Sharif is an Iranian company that offers aerospace engineering services and manufactures parts of the Shahed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
It is therefore supporting and involved in Iran’s UAV programme.


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4.


Sarmad Electronic Sepahan Company
a.k.a.
Sarmad Electronics; Sarmad Electronic Sepahan; Sarmad Electronics Co.


سدید سازه پرواز شریف/داریا فن آور برهان شریف/شرکت سعد سازه فراز شریف
(Farsi spelling)


Address: Second Floor, No 309, Alley 28, South Abou Na’im Street, Jaber Ansari Street, Isfahan, Iran;
Place of registration: Iran
Date of registration: 2014
Principal place of business: Iran


Sarmad Electronic Sepahan Company is an Iranian company that produces the specific components used in Iranian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
Those UAVs are deployed by Russia in its war of aggression against Ukraine. Servomotors and flowmotors in detached Iranian UAVs found on the Ukrainian battlefield have been traced back directly to Sarmad Electronic Sepahan Company.
The company itself advertises its activities in Iran by claiming to be active in large sensitive industries in the country, including that of UAVs.
It is therefore supporting and involved in Iran’s UAV programme.


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5.


Kimia Part Sivan Company (KIPAS)
a.k.a.
Kimiar Parts Sibon


شرکت کیمیا پارت سیوان (کیپس)
(Farsi spelling)


Address: 1st Street, 6th Side Street, No 81, Jey Industrial Park, Isfahan 8376100000, Iran;
Place of registration: Iran
Registration number: 10320661315 or 414950 or 47779.


Kimia Part Sivan Company (KIPAS) is an Iran-based company that has worked with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force (IRGC-QF) to improve the force’s unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) programme.
KIPAS officials have conducted UAV flight tests for the IRGC-QF and have provided technical assistance for IRGC-QF UAVs transferred to Iraq for use in IRGC-QF operations. KIPAS has also procured valuable UAV components for onward use by the IRGC.
It is therefore supporting and involved in Iran’s UAV programme.


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