Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/2075 of 26 July 2024 amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran
Date: 2024-07-26
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Iran, economic sanctions, international sanctions, legal person, natural person








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            COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2024/2075
         
of 26 July 2024
         
amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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


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

Whereas:







(1)


On 26 July 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/413/CFSP (1).












(2)


In accordance with Articles 26(1) and (3) of Decision 2010/413/CFSP, the Council has reviewed the list of designated persons and entities set out in Annexes II and V to that Decision.












(3)


The Council has concluded that the entries concerning two persons and four entities designated in Annex II to Decision 2010/413/CFSP should be removed from that Annex. The restrictive measures against all other persons and entities in the list set out in Annex II to Decision 2010/413/CFSP should be maintained, insofar as their names are not mentioned in Annex VI to that Decision, and 56 entries included in Annex II should be updated. Moreover, all entries in Annex V to that Decision should be deleted.












(4)


Decision 2010/413/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Annexes II and V to Decision 2010/413/CFSP are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.


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




Done at Brussels, 26 July 2024.


For the Council


The President


               BÓKA J.





(1)  Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP of 26 July 2010 concerning restrictive measures against Iran and repealing Common Position 2007/140/CFSP (OJ L 195, 27.7.2010, p. 39).




ANNEX

I.   
Annex II to Decision 2010/413/CFSP is amended as follows:






(1)


entries 13 (concerning Anis NACCACHE) and 14 (concerning Brigadier-General Mohammad NADERI) in the list headed ‘I. Persons and entities involved in nuclear or ballistic missile activities and persons and entities providing support to the Government of Iran.’, under the subheading ‘A. Persons’, are deleted,










(2)


under the heading ‘I. Persons and entities involved in nuclear or ballistic missile activities and persons and entities providing support to the Government of Iran.’, the following entries replace the corresponding entries in the list set out under the subheading ‘A. Persons’:









 


Name


Identifying information


Reasons


Date of listing




‘12.


Mohammad Reza MOVASAGHNIA


 


Deputy Minister for Industry and Chairman of IMIDRO, the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization, since August 2023. Former head of EU-designated Naval Defense Missile Industry Group, also known as Samen Al A’Emmeh Industries Group (SAIG), and Cruise Missile Industry Group.


26.7.2010




29.


Milad JAFARI (Milad JAFERI)


DOB: 20.9.1974


Iranian national supplying goods, mostly metals, to EU-designated SHIG front companies. Delivered goods to SHIG between January and November 2010. Payments for some of the goods were made at the central branch of EU-designated Export Development Bank of Iran (EDBI) in Tehran after November 2010.


1.12.2011




31.


Ali KARIMIAN


 


Iranian national supplying goods, mostly carbon fibre to EU-designated SHIG and SBIG.


1.12.2011




32.


Majid KHANSARI


 


Managing Director of EU-designated Kalaye Electric Company (KEC).


1.12.2011




50.


Mohammad Baqer ZOLQADR
(محمد باقر ذو القدر)
(a.k.a. Mohammad Baqer ZULQADER;
Mohammad Bagher ZOLGHADR)


DOB: 1954
POB: Faisa, Iran
Function: Secretary of the Expediency Discernment Council
Nationality: Iranian
Gender: male


Mohammad Baqer Zolqadr is a former IRGC officer who is currently Secretary of the Expediency Discernment Council. The supreme leader, who appoints members of this Council, has delegated the supervision of the government to it. In practice, the Expediency Discernment Council supports the Government of Iran by being an intricate part of the regime. In his role, Zolqadr therefore provides support to the Government of Iran.


17.10.2023 (UN: 24.3.2007)’














(3)


entries 59 (concerning Marou Sanat (a.k.a. Mohandesi Tarh Va Toseh Maro Sanat Company)), 95 (concerning Samen Industries (a.k.a. Khorasan Metallurgy Industries)), 98 (concerning SURENA (a.k.a. Sakhd Va Rah-An-Da-Zi)), and 179 (concerning Farayand Technique (a.k.a. Technology of Centrifuge of Iran Company)) in the list headed ‘I. Persons and entities involved in nuclear or ballistic missile activities and persons and entities providing support to the Government of Iran.’, under the subheading ‘B. Entities’, are deleted,










(4)


under the heading ‘I. Persons and entities involved in nuclear or ballistic missile activities and persons and entities providing support to the Government of Iran.’, the following entries replace the corresponding entries in the list set out under the subheading ‘B. Entities’:









 


Name


Identifying information


Reasons


Date of listing




‘1.


Aerospace Industries Organisation, AIO


AIO, 28 Shian 5, Lavizan, Tehran, Iran
Langare Street,Nobonyad Square,Tehran, Iran


AIO oversees Iran’s production of missiles, including EU-designated Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group, Shahid Bagheri Industrial Group and Fajr Industrial Group.


23.4.2007




9.


ESNICO (Equipment Supplier for Nuclear Industries Corporation)


No. 1, 37th Avenue, Asadabadi Street, Tehran, Iran


Procures industrial goods, specifically for the nuclear programme activities carried out by AEOI, Novin Energy and EU-designated Kalaye Electric Company. ESNICO’s Director is Haleh Bakhtiar.


26.7.2010




18.


Iran Centrifuge Technology Company (a.k.a. TSA; TESA; Farayand Technique; Technology of Centrifuge of Iran Company)


Address 1: 156 Golestan Street, Saradr-e Jangal, Tehran
Address 2: Khalij-e Fars Boulevard, Kilometre 10 of Atomic Energy Road, Rowshan Shahr, Third Moshtaq Street, Esfahan, Iran
Address 3: Yousef Abad District, No. 1, 37th Street, Tehran, Iran


Iran Centrifuge Technology Company manufactures uranium enrichment centrifuge parts, and is directly supporting Iran’s proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities.


26.7.2010




20.


Iran Electronics Industries and the following subsidiaries:


P.O. Box 18575-365, Tehran, Iran


Wholly-owned subsidiary of MODAFL (and therefore a sister-organisation to AIO, AvIO and DIO). Its role is to manufacture electronic components for Iranian weapons systems. It is therefore an entity engaged in Iran’s proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities.


23.6.2008




 








(a)


Isfahan Optics






P.O. Box 81465-313 Kaveh Ave., Isfahan, Iran
P.O. Box 81465-117, Isfahan, Iran


Owned, controlled by, or acts on behalf of Iran Electronics Industries, an entity engaged in Iran’s proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities. Isfahan Optics is also engaged in Iran’s proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities.


26.7.2010




29.


Ministry Of Defense And Support For Armed Forces Logistics (a.k.a. Ministry Of Defense For Armed Forces Logistics; a.k.a. MODAFL; a.k.a. MODSAF)


Address no. 1: Ferdowsi Avenue, Sarhang Sakhaei Street, Tehran, Iran
Address no. 2: PO Box 11365-8439, Iran
Address no. 3: Sarhang Sakhaei Street, Ferdowsi Avenue, Tehran, Iran
Address no. 4: PO Box 11365-8439, Iran
Address no. 5: Pasdaran Ave., Tehran, Iran
Address no. 6: PO Box 16315-189, Tehran, Iran
Address no. 7: located on the west side of Dabestan Street, Abbas Abad District, Tehran, Iran
Address no. 8: PO Box 19315-189, Pasdaran Street, South Noubonyand Square, Tehran, Iran


The Ministry Of Defense And Support For Armed Forces Logistics, which includes the MODLEX Export Center (also referred to as the Ministry of Defense Logistics Export (MODLEX)), is responsible for Iran’s defence research, development, manufacturing and export programmes, including support to missile and nuclear programmes.


23.6.2008




31.


Parchin Chemical Industries (PCI)
صنایع شیمیایی پارچین
(a.k.a. Parchin Chemical Factories Chemical Industries Group;
PCF Chemical Industries Group;
Parchin Chemical Factories;
Parchin Chemical Industry Group;
PCI Group;
Parchin Chemical Ind (PCF);
Parchin Chemical Factories;
Para Chemical Industries;
PCF;
PCI;
Parchin Military Base)


Address no. 1: Khavaran Road Km 30-35, Parchin Special Road, Varamin, Parchin
Address no. 2: Nobonyad Square, Tehran 15765-358
Address no. 3: Parchin Forked Rd., 35th km. Khavaran Rd., Pakdasht, Tehran, Iran (Factory)
Address no. 4: 2nd Floor, Sanam Bldg., Nobonyad Sq., Tehran, Iran (Head Office)
Address no. 5: Pasdaran Square, P.O. Box 16765/358, Tehran, Iran
Address no. 6: 2nd Floor, Sanam Bldg., 3rd Floor, Sanam Bldg., P.O. Box 16765/358, Nobonyad Square, Tehran, Iran


Parchin Chemical Industries (PCI) produces ammunition, explosives and solid propellants for rockets and missiles. Parchin facilities were used for the production and testing of nuclear weapons. Parchin Chemical Industries is therefore responsible for providing support for Iran’s proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities.
Parchin Chemical Industries is part of the Chemical Industries and Development of Material Group (CIDMG), which is a branch of Iran’s Defense Industries Organization (DIO), which falls under Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL) and is therefore owned by the Iranian Government. Parchin Chemical Industries is therefore an entity that provides support to the Government of Iran, and is controlled by and associated with entities providing support to the Government of Iran.


23.6.2008 (UN: 24.3.2007)




 


 


Telephone no.: + 98 21 2258929; + 98 21 35243153; + 98 21 3130626
Website: http://icig.ir/

Registration no.: Cooperative Company Registration No 892
Associated entities: Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL); Defense Industries Organization (DIO); Aerospace Industries Organization (AIO); Iran Electronics Industries (IEI)


 


 




35.


Raka


 


A department of EU-designated Kalaye Electric Company. Established in late 2006, it was responsible for the construction of the Uranium enrichment plant at Fordow (Qom).


26.7.2010




42.


Yasa Part and the following subsidiaries:


 


Company dealing with procurement activities related to the purchase of materials and technologies necessary to nuclear and ballistic programmes.


26.7.2010




 








(a)


Arfa Paint Company (a.k.a. ARFA; Arfa Company)






Address 1: Unit 5, 9th floor, Sarve Tower, Saadat Abad, Tehran, Iran
Address 2: 16th km Karaj Special Road, Tehran, Iran


Acting on behalf of Yasa Part.


26.7.2010




 








(b)


Arfeh Company






Address: West Lavasani, Tehran, Iran


Acting on behalf of Yasa Part.


26.7.2010




 








(d)


Hosseini Nejad Trading Co. (a.k.a. Hosseini Nejad Trading Company)






 


Acting on behalf of Yasa Part.


26.7.2010




 








(e)


Iran Saffron Company (a.k.a. Iransaffron Co.; Iran Safron; Iran Saffron; Iran Saffron Co.)






 


Acting on behalf of Yasa Part.


26.7.2010




57.


Hirbod Co


Hirbod Co – Flat 2, 3 Second Street, Asad Abadi Avenue, Tehran 14316


A company that has procured goods and equipment destined for Iran’s Nuclear and Ballistic Missile programmes for the EU-designated Kalaye Electric Company (KEC).


23.5.2011




60.


Paya Parto (a.k.a. Paya Partov; National Centre for Laser Science and Technology)


 


Paya Parto (a.k.a. Paya Partov or Iranian National Centre for Laser Science and Technology) is an entity that researches stable isotope separation, a key parameter for centrifuges component production, as part of Iran’s nuclear program.
In 2021, against the backdrop of Iran’s National Nuclear Day, Paya Parto, under its alias National Centre for Laser Science and Technology, unveiled a number of “unspecified nuclear projects”.
Paya Part is therefore responsible for providing support for Iran’s proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities.


23.5.2011




76.


Iran Marine Industrial Company (SADRA)


Sadra Building No 3, Shafagh St., Poonak Khavari Blvd., Shahrak Ghods, P.O. Box 14669-56491, Tehran, Iran


Effectively controlled by EU-designated Khatam al-Anbiya Construction Headquarters (KAA), which is designated for being an IRGC company. Provides support to the Government of Iran through its involvement in the Iranian energy sector including in the South Pars Gas field.


23.5.2011




81.


Eyvaz Technic


No 3, Building 3, Shahid Hamid Sadigh Alley, Shariati Street, Tehran, Iran.


Producer of vacuum equipment that has supplied the uranium enrichment sites at Natanz and Qom/Fordow. In 2011, it supplied pressure transducers to EU-designated Kalaye Electric Company (KEC).


1.12.2011




83.


Ghani Sazi Uranium Company (a.k.a. Iran Uranium Enrichment Company)


3, Qarqavol Close, 20th Street, Tehran, Iran


It has production contracts with EU-designated Kalaye Electric Company (KEC) and EU-designated TESA.


1.12.2011




84.


Iran Pooya (a.k.a. Iran Pouya)


 


A government owned company that operated the biggest extruder of aluminium in Iran and supplied material for use in the production of casings for the IR-1 and IR-2 centrifuges. A major manufacturer of aluminium cylinders for centrifuges whose customers include the AEOI and EU-designated TESA.


1.12.2011




88.


MACPAR Makina San Ve Tic


Istasyon MH, Sehitler cad, Guldeniz Sit, Number 79/2, Tuzla 34930, Istanbul, Turkey


Company run by Milad Jafari who has supplied goods, mostly metals, to EU-designated Shahid Hemmat Industries Group (SHIG) through front companies.


1.12.2011




89.


MATSA (Mohandesi Toseh Sokht Atomi Company)


90, Fathi Shaghaghi Street, Tehran, Iran.


Iranian company contracted to EU-designated Kalaye Electric Company (KEC) to provide design and engineering services across the nuclear fuel cycle. Most recently has been procuring equipment for the Natanz uranium enrichment site.


1.12.2011




91.


Multimat lc ve Dis Ticaret Pazarlama Limited Sirketi


 


Company run by Milad Jafari who has supplied goods, mostly metals, to EU-designated Shahid Hemmat Industries Group (SHIG) through front companies.


1.12.2011




97.


STEP Standart Teknik Parca San ve TIC A.S.


79/2 Tuzla, 34940, Istanbul, Turkey


Company run by Milad Jafari, who has supplied goods, mostly metals, to EU-designated Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group (SHIG) through front companies.


1.12.2011




102.


Yarsanat (a.k.a. Yar Sanat, a.k.a. Yarestan Vacuumi)


No. 101, West Zardosht Street, 3rd Floor, 14157 Tehran; No. 139 Hoveyzeh Street, 15337, Tehran, Iran


Procurement company for EU-designated Kalaye Electric Company (KEC). Involved in purchasing equipment and materials, which have direct applications in the Iranian nuclear programme. It has attempted the procurement of vacuum products and pressure transducers.


1.12.2011




148.


Iran Composites Institute (a.k.a. Composites Research Laboratory (CRL))


Iran Composites Institute, Iranian University of Science and Technology, 16845-188, Tehran, Iran,
Telephone: 98 217 3912858
Fax: 98 217 7491206
Email: mailto:ici@iust.ac.ir
Website: http://www.irancomposites.org



Iranian Composites Institute (ICI, a.k.a. Composite Institute of Iran; Composites Research Laboratory (CRL)) has been assisting designated entities in violating the provisions of UN and EU sanctions on Iran and is directly supporting Iran’s proliferation sensitive nuclear activities. As of 2011, ICI had been contracted to provide EU-designated Iran Centrifuge Technology Company (TESA) with IR-2M centrifuge rotors.


22.12.2012




149.


Jelvesazan Company


22 Bahman St., Bozorgmehr Ave, 84155666, Esfahan, Iran
Tel: 98 0311 2658311 15
Fax: 98 0311 2679097


Jelvesazan Company has been assisting designated entities to violate the provisions of UN and EU sanctions on Iran and is directly supporting Iran’s proliferation sensitive nuclear activities. As of early 2012, Jelvesazan intended to supply controlled vacuum pumps to EU-designated Iran Centrifuge Technology Company (TESA).


22.12.2012




151.


Simatec Development Company


 


Simatec Development Company has been assisting designated entities to violate the provisions of UN and EU sanctions on Iran and is directly supporting Iran’s proliferation sensitive nuclear activities. As of early 2010 Simatec was contracted by EU-designated Kalaye Electric Company (KEC) to procure Vacon inverters to power uranium enrichment centrifuges. As of mid-2012 Simatec was attempting to procure EU-controlled inverters.


22.12.2012




152.


Aluminat








1.


Parcham St, 13th Km of Qom Rd 38135 Arak (Factory)










2.


Unit 38, 5th Fl, Bldg No 60, Golfam St, Jordan, 19395-5716, Tehran




Tel: 98 212 2049216 / 22049928 / 22045237
Fax: 98 21 22057127
Website: www.aluminat.com


Aluminat has been assisting designated entities to violate the provisions of EU sanctions on Iran and is directly supporting Iran’s proliferation sensitive nuclear activities. In early 2012, Aluminat had a contract to supply 6061-T6 aluminium to EU-designated Iran Centrifuge Technology Company (TESA).


22.12.2012




161.


Sharif University of Technology


Last address known: Azadi Ave/Street, PO Box 11365-11155, Tehran, Iran, Tel. + 98 21 66 161 Email: info@sharif.ir


Sharif University of Technology (SUT) has a number of cooperation agreements with Iranian Government organisations designated by the EU, which operate in military or military-related fields, particularly in the field of ballistic missile production and procurement. This includes: an agreement with the EU-designated Aerospace Industries Organisation for, inter alia, the production of satellites; cooperating with the Iranian Ministry of Defence and the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) on smart boat competitions; a broader agreement with the EU-designated IRGC Air Force, which covers developing and strengthening the University’s relations, organisational and strategic cooperation.
Taken together, these show a significant record of engagement with the Government of Iran in military or military-related fields that constitutes support to the Government of Iran.


8.11.2014




175.


Defense Technology and Science Research Centre (DTSRC)
موسسه آموزشی و تحقیقاتی صنایع دفاعی
(a.k.a. Institute for Defense Education and Research;
Moassese Amozesh Va Tahghighati)


Address: Pasdaran Av., P.O. Box 19585/777, Tehran, Iran
Type of entity: government entity
Place of registration: Tehran, Iran
Principal place of business: Tehran, Iran
Associated entities: Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL); Defense Industries Organization (DIO)


The Defense Technology and Science Research Centre (DTSRC) is an Iran-based government entity that conducts defence-related research and development as well as procurement. It is majority-owned by and subordinate to the Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL) and falls under its Defense Industries Organization (DIO). MODAFL provides logistic support to the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). Therefore, DTSRC provides support to the Government of Iran.


17.10.2023 (UN: 9.6.2010 EU: 24.4.2007)




176.


Electro Sanam Company
(a.k.a. E.S. Co.; E.X. Co.;
Electro Sanam Co.;
Electro Sanam;
Sanam Industrial Group;
Electro Sanam Industries;
Sanam Electronics)


Address no. 1: No 24, 3rd Floor, Sink St., after Beheshti St., Northern Sohrevardi Ave. 15779 Tehran, Iran
Address no. 2: Tehran P.O. Box 19395/5339, Araj Forkway, Pasdaran Ave., Tehran, Iran
Telephone no.: + 98 21 8757587; + 98 21 7863352; + 98 21 88757587
Fax no.: + 98 21 8757588; + 98 21 7867810; + 98 21 88757588; + 98 21 22549738


Electro Sanam Company is a front company for the Aerospace Industries Organization (AIO) that is involved in Iran’s ballistic missile programme. Electro Sanam Company is therefore engaged in, directly associated with, or providing support for Iran’s proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities.


17.10.2023 (UN: 3.3.2008)




 


 


Email: fadjr@isiran-net.com; info@sanamel.com
Place of registration: Iran
Date of registration: 1992
Registration no.: 339747
National ID no.: 10103864724
Principal place of business: Tehran, Iran
Associated entities: Aerospace Industries Organization (AIO)


 


 




182.


Ammunition and Metallurgy Industries Group (AMIG)
گروه صنایع مهمات سازی ومتالوژی


Address no. 1: P.O. Box 16765/1835 Pasdaran Street
Address no. 2: Department 145-42 P.O. Box 16765/128 Moghan Avenue, Pasdaran Street
Place of registration: Tehran, Iran
Principal place of business: Iran
Associated entities: Shahid Sattari Industries; Parchin Ammunition Industries; 7th of Tir Industries Complex; Yazd Metallurgy Industries; Khorasan Metallurgy Industries; Shahid Sayyade Shirazi Industries; Defense Industries Organization (DIO)


Ammunition and Metallurgy Industries Group (AMIG) is the largest industrial group of the Defense Industries Organization (DIO). Its products include ammunition, mortar bombs, pyrotechnics, anti-tank and sea mines, hand grenades, detonators, brass materials, cutting tools, industrial valves, perforating charges for the oil industry and other industrial parts. It is comprised of ten subsidiaries, including Shahid Sattari Industries, Parchin Ammunition Industries, 7th of Tir Industries Complex, Yazd Metallurgy Industries, Khorasan Metallurgy Industries, Isfahan Ammunition Industries, Shahid Shiroudi Industries and Shahid Sayyad Shirazi Industries. It has played a key role in manufacturing and developing weaponry and is linked to several companies involved in proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities. It is thus engaged in Iran’s proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities or the development of nuclear weapon delivery systems by Iran.


17.10.2023 (UN: 24.3.2007)




184.


Defense Industries Organization (DIO)
سازمان صنایع دفاع جمهوری اسلامی ایران


Address: Amin Industrial Estate, Khalage Rd., Seyedi District P.O. Box 91735/549, Mashad, Iran
Principal place of business: Iran
Associated entities: Kaveh cutting tool company; 7th of Tir Industries; Khorasan Metallurgy Industries; Iran Aviation Industries Organization (IAIO); Aerospace Industries Organization (AIO); Iran Electronics Industries (IEI); Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL)


The Defense Industries Organization (DIO) is a conglomerate of over 300 companies and a subsidiary of Iran’s Ministry of Defense Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL) whose function is to provide the Armed Forces with the necessary manufacturing capacity and technical abilities. It has played a central role in Iran’s ballistic missile development programme and in the implementation of Iran’s centrifuge programme. DIO oversees numerous state-owned defence contractors and front companies directly or through its primary subsidiary, the Aerospace Industries Organization.


17.10.2023 (UN: 23.12.2006)




 


 


 


It plays a significant role in producing diverse military hardware for Iran, including missiles. In recent years, the DIO has attempted to become export-oriented, allowing Iran to become an exporter of weapons: in 2022, DIO has grown by 200 % compared to 2021, has developed 75 new weapons and has multiplied its exports by 2,5 , thus contributing to the growth of Iran’s defence industry. DIO is thus providing support for Iran’s proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities and the development of nuclear weapon delivery systems.


 




185.


Kaveh Cutting Tools Company
(a.k.a. Abzar Boresh Kaveh Co.;
Abzar Boresh Kaveh Co. Persian;
Mojtame-e Abzar Boreshi Kaveh)


Address no. 1: Km 4 Khalaj Road, end of Seyyedi Street, Mashad 91638, Iran
Address no. 2: P.O. Box 91735/549, Mashad, Iran
Address no. 3: 3rd Km of Khalaj Road, Seyyedi Street, Mashad, Iran
Address no. 4: Moqan St., Tehran, Iran
Website: www.kavehtools.ir
Place of registration: Mashad, Iran
Date of registration: 1993
Principal place of business: Mashad, Iran
Associated entities: Defense Industries Organization (DIO); Ammunition and Metallurgy Industries Group (AMIG)


Kaveh Cutting Tools Company is an Iranian manufacturing company that has been involved in the production of components for Iran’s IR-1 centrifuges, and in the procurement for Iran’s centrifuge programme. It is controlled by the Ammunition and Metallurgy Industries Group (AMIG) and subordinate to the Defense Industries Organization (DIO). It is thus engaged in Iran’s proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities or the development of nuclear weapon delivery systems by Iran.


17.10.2023 (UN: 9.6.2010)




186.


Khorasan Metallurgy Industries
صنایع مهمات سازی و متالورژی خراسان
(a.k.a. Khorasan Metallurgy;
Khorasan Ammunition and Metallurgy Industries;
Khorasan Metalogy Industries;
The Metallurgy Industries of Khorasan;
Metalogy Industry of Khorasan;
Samen Industries
Previously known as: Amin Industrial Complex)


Address: 2nd km of Khalaj Road End of Seyyedi St., P.O.Box 91735-549, 91735 Mashad, Iran.
Website: www.khwarizmi.ir
Telephone no.: + 98 511 3853008; + 98 511 3870225
Type of entity: public company
Place of registration: Iran
Principal place of business: Iran
Associated entities: Ammunition and Metallurgy Industries Group (AMIG); Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL); Defense Industries Organization (DIO)


Khorasan Metallurgy Industries is part of Iran’s Defense Industries Organization (DIO) and a subsidiary of the Ammunition and Metallurgy Industries Group (AMIG). It is responsible for the production of ammunition and centrifuge components as well as cutting tools and products such as drills, milling cutters, taps, reamers and compound tools. It is providing support for Iran’s proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities.


17.10.2023 (UN: 3.3.2008)




187.


Shahid Sayyade Shirazi Industries
(a.k.a. Shahid Sayyade Shirazi Industries;
Sayyad Shirazi Industries;
Sayad Shirazi;
Sayad Shirazi industries;
Sayad Shirazi industry;
Shaheed Sayad Shirazee ammunition industries;
Shahid Sayyadi Shirazi Industries;
Shahid Sayyed Shirazi Ind.)


Address no. 1: Next To Nirou Battery Mfg. Co, Shahid Babaii Expressway, Nobonyad Square, Tehran, Iran
Address no. 2: Pasdaran St., P.O. Box 16765, Tehran 1835, Iran
Address no. 3: Babaei Highway – Next to Niru M.F.G, Tehran, Iran
Place of registration: Tehran, Iran
Principal place of business: Iran
Associated entities: Ammunition and Metallurgy Industries Group (AMIG); Defense Industries Organization (DIO)


Shahid Sayyade Shirazi Industries is a missile producer owned by Shahid Sayyad Shirazi, former deputy chief of staff of Iran’s Armed Forces that is linked to the Iranian military industry. Shahid Sayyad Shirazi Industries has been trying to acquire metals from China used in high-tech weaponry, including long-range nuclear missiles. It is part of the Ammunition and Metallurgy Industries Group (AMIG), which has played a key role in manufacturing and developing weaponry and is linked to several companies involved in proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities, and a subsidiary of the Defense Industries Organization (DIO) that is directly involved in missile development. It is therefore controlled by an entity engaged in Iran’s proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities and development of nuclear weapons delivery systems.


17.10.2023 (UN: 9.6.2010)




193.


Niru Battery Manufacturing Company
شرکت باطری سازی نیرو
(a.k.a. Niru Battery Manufacturing Company;
Niru Batteries MFG. Co. Ltd.;
Nour Battery Manufacturing Company;
Sherkate Battrijazi Niru;
Niru Battery Co;
Niru Battery Mfg. Co.;
Nirou Battery Manufacturing;
Saba Battery Company;
Niru Co. Ltd.;
Sherkat Battery Sazi Niru Sahami Khass;
The Niru Battery Company;


Address no. 1: Nobonyad Blvd., Pasdaran Avenue, P.O. Box 19575/361, Tehran, Iran
Address no. 2: Next to Babee Exp. Way, Nobonyad Sq., Tehran, Iran
Address no. 3: Next to Shahid Babaei Exp. way, Nobonyad Sq., 16689, Tehran, Iran
Address no. 4: End of Pasdaran Avenue, Nobonyad Square, Tehran, Iran
Telephone no.: + 98 21 251 0523 / 254 7093; + 98 21 22547094; + 98 21 22567608-9; + 98 21 2545084
Website: www.nirubattery.com; www.niruco.com


Niru Battery Manufacturing Company is an entity registered in Iran that manufactures power units for the Iranian military, including for missile systems. It is controlled by the Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL), responsible for Iran’s defence research, development and manufacturing programmes, including support to missile and nuclear programmes. Niru Battery Manufacturing Company is a subsidiary of the Defense Industries Organization (DIO), a conglomerate of companies run by the Islamic Republic of Iran whose function is to provide the Armed Forces with the necessary manufacturing capacity and technical abilities. Niru Battery Manufacturing Company is therefore controlled by an entity engaged in Iran’s proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities and development of nuclear weapon delivery systems.


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Niru Battery Manufacturing (Batrisazi-ye Niru);
Niru Battery Mfg.CO (Saba Battery);
Sherkate Batri-e Niru;
Power Energy Source Development Company (ESDO))


Email: info@nirubattery.com; export@niruco.com; niru@isiran.com
Place of registration: Tehran, Iran
Principal place of business: Iran
Associated entities: Defense Industries Organization (DIO); Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL)


 


 




194.


Safety Equipment Procurement Company
(a.k.a. Safety Equipment Procurement;
SEP;
SEP Co.;
SEPCO;
Safety Equipment Procurement Inc.)


Address: P.O. Box 16785/195, Tehran, Iran
Associated entities: Aerospace Industries Organization (AIO)


Safety Equipment Procurement Company is a front company for Iran’s Aerospace Industries Organization (AIO), which is responsible for Iran’s liquid-fuelled ballistic missile programme. AIO is the leading industrial and military subsidiary of Iran’s Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL) and oversees Iran’s missile production. AIO has used the Safety Equipment Procurement Company for procurement since at least 2003. It is involved in Iran’s ballistic missile activities and is therefore engaged in, directly associated with or providing support for Iran’s proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities.


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195.


Sanam Industrial Group
(a.k.a. Sanam Industries Group;
Sanam Industrial Production Group;
Department 140;
Sanam Projects Management (SPM);
Sanam Industrial Company;
Sanam Industries Co.;
Sanam Industrial and Trading Company;
Sanam Group)


Address no. 1: Pasdaran Road 15, Tehran, Iran
Address no. 2: 3rd Fl., Sanam Bldg., Nobonyad Sq., Pasdaran Ave., Tehran (19579), Iran
Address no. 3: P.O. Box 19575/596, Tehran, Iran
Address no. 4: Km. 25th of Khavaran Rd., Tehran, Iran (Factory Address)
Address no. 5: Farzam Alley, No 3, Fatemi Square, Palestine St
Telephone no.: + 98 21 2546008; + 98 21 2556772; + 98 21 88969501


Sanam Industrial Group is controlled by Iran’s Aerospace Industries Organization (AIO) and has purchased equipment for the Iranian missile programme. Sanam Industrial Group is therefore providing support for Iran’s development of nuclear weapon delivery systems and is an entity that provides support to the Government of Iran and entities owned or controlled by it or persons and entities associated with it.


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Fax: + 98 21 2556830; + 98 21 88969501
Place of registration: Tehran
Registration no.: 176855
Economic code: 411139673763
National ID: 10102191894
Date of registration: 1987 and 2001


 


 




197.


Yazd Metallurgy Industries (YMI)
شرکت ذوب فلزات یزد
(a.k.a.YMI;
Yazd Metallurgy Industry;
Yazd Ammunition Industries;
Yazd Metallurgical Ind’s Co.;
Yazd Metallurgical Industries;
Yazd Metal Smelting Industrial Group;
Yazd Ammunition Manufacturing and Metallurgy Industries;
Directorate of Yazd Ammunition and Metallurgy Industries)


Address no. 1: Pasdaran Ave., Next to Telecommunication Industry, Tehran 16588, Iran
Address no. 2: P.O. Box 89195/878, Yazd, Iran
Address no. 3: P.O. Box 89195/678, Yazd, Iran
Address no. 4: Km 5 of Taft Road, Yazd, Iran
Telephone no.: + 98 35 15220322
Fax no.: + 98 35 1523096
Place of registration: Iran
Date of registration: 1961
Registration number: 860
Economic code: 411315443678
Associated entities: Defense Industries Organization (DIO); Ammunition and Metallurgy Industries Group (AMIG); Shahid Sayyad Shirazi Industries


Yazd Metallurgy Industries (YMI) is affiliated with Defense Industries Organization (DIO) and is a subsidiary of Ammunition Industries Group in Iran. YMI is involved in IR-1 centrifuge components manufacturing at DIO workshops in Iran’s missile programme. Furthermore, it is involved in the production of goods that can be used for either the production of nuclear weapons or vehicles for the delivery of such weapons.
Therefore, it has been providing support for the development of nuclear weapon delivery systems by Iran, through the involvement in procurement of the prohibited items, goods, equipment, materials and technology.


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199.


Shahid Baheri Industrial Group (SBIG)
صنایع شهید باقری
(a.k.a. Shahid Baheri Organisation;
SBIG;
Shahid Baheri Industries Group;
Shahid Bakeri Industrial Group;
Department 140/14;
Shahid Bagheri Industries Group;
Mahtab Technical Engineering Company;
Composite Propellant Missile Industry;
Sanaye Sokhte Morakab;
SSM)


Address: Pasdaran Ave., Tehran, Iran
Associated entities: Iran’s Aerospace Industries Organization (AIO)


Shahid Baheri Industrial Group (SBIG) is a subsidiary to Aerospace Industries Organization (AIO). Shahid Baheri Industrial Group (SBIG) develops and produces Iran’s solid-propellant ballistic missiles. The development of such missiles is key to the building of nuclear weapon delivery capacities. Therefore, SBIG is engaged in, directly associated with, or providing support for, Iran’s proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities or for the development of nuclear weapon delivery systems.


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200.


Shahid Hemmat Industries Group (SHIG)
گروه صنعتی شهید همت
(a.k.a. Sabalan CIE; Sabalan Company; Sabalan Petrochemical Company (SPC); Sabalan Petrochemical Industries Company (SPICO); Sahand Aluminum Parts Industrial Company (SAPICO); Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group (SHIG);
Chahid Hemmat Industrial Group;


Address: Damavand Tehran Highway, P.O. Box 16595/159, No 5, Eslami St., Golestane Sevvom St., Pasdaran St., Tehran, Iran
Associated entities: Aerospace Industries Organization (AIO)


Shahid Hemmat Industries Group (SHIG) is subordinate to Aerospace Industries Organization (AIO). SHIG is responsible for Iran’s liquid-fuelled ballistic missile programme, including the production of missiles. The development of such missiles is key to the building of nuclear weapon delivery capacities. Therefore, SHIG is engaged in, directly associated with, or providing support for, Iran’s proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities or for the development of nuclear weapon delivery systems.


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Hemmat Missile Industries Factory;
Shahid Hemmat Industrial Complex;
SHIC;
Shahid Hemmat Industrial Factories;
SHIF;
Shahid Hemmat Industries Group;
Shahid Hemmat Complex;
Shahid Hemmat Industries;
Shahid Hemmat Industrial Complex;
Shahid Hemat; Industrial Complex;
Shahid Hemmat)














(5)


under the heading ‘II. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)’, the following entry replaces the corresponding entry in the list set out under the subheading ‘A. Persons’:









 


Name


Identifying information


Reasons


Date of listing




‘4.


IRGC Brigadier-General Seyyed Mahdi FARAHI


 


Deputy Minister of Defence and Armed Forces Support since 2021. Previously Deputy Minister of Defence and Industrial Affairs of the Ministry of Defence, head of the Defence Industries and Aerospace Organizations of the Ministry of Defence, as well as commander of the Armed Forces Personnel Training Camp. Former head of Iran’s Aerospace Industries Organisation (AIO) and former managing director of the EU-designated Defence Industries Organisation (DIO). Member of the IRGC.


23.6.2008’














(6)


under the heading ‘II. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)’, the following entries replace the corresponding entries in the list set out under the subheading ‘B. Entities’:









 


Name


Identifying information


Reasons


Date of listing




‘2.


IRGC Air Force


 


Operates Iran’s inventory of short and medium range ballistic missiles.


23.6.2008




3.


IRGC-Air Force Al-Ghadir Missile Command


 


The IRGC-Air Force Al-Ghadir Missile Command is a specific element within the IRGC Air Force that has been working with EU-designated SBIG, with the FATEH 110, short range ballistic missile as well as the Ashura medium range ballistic missile. This command appears to be the entity that actually has the operational control of the missiles.


26.7.2010




5.


IRGC Qods Force


Tehran, Iran


Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Qods Force is responsible for operations outside Iran and is Tehran’s principal foreign policy tool for special operations and support to terrorists and Islamic militants abroad. Hizballah used Qods Force-supplied rockets, anti-ship cruise missiles (ASCMs), man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS), and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the 2006 conflict with Israel and benefited from Qods Force training on these systems, according to press reporting. According to a variety of reports, the Qods Force continues to re-supply and train Hizballah on advanced weaponry, anti-aircraft missiles, and long-range rockets. The Qods Force continues to provide limited lethal support, training, and funding to Taliban fighters in southern and western Afghanistan including small arms, ammunition, mortars, and short-range battlefield rockets.


26.7.2010




13.


Fater Institute
مؤسسه فاطر
(a.k.a.Faater Institute;
Fater Engineering Company;
Gharargah Ghaem Faater Institute;
Fater Engineering)


Address no. 1: No 25, Valiasr Jonoobi, Azizi Street, Azadi Sq. NE, Tehran, Iran
Address no. 2: No 221, Phase 4, North Falamak-Zarafshan Intersection, Shahrak-E-Ghods, Tehran 14678, Iran
Type of entity: public company
Place of registration: Iran
Principal place of business: Iran
Associated entities: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC);
Khatam al-Anbiya Construction Headquarters (KAA)


Fater Institute is a construction company and subsidiary of the IRGC entity Khatam al-Anbiya Construction Headquarters (KAA) and is therefore controlled by the IRGC.


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16.


Khatam al-Anbiya Construction Headquarters
قرارگاه سازندگی خاتم الانبیاء


Address: No 221, Phase 4, North Falamak-Zarafshan Intersection, Shahrak-E-Ghods, Tehran 14678, Iran
Type of entity: public company
Place of registration: Iran
Principal place of business: Iran
Associated entities: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC);
Fater Institute


Khatam al-Anbiya Construction Headquarters is a construction company controlled by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).


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22.


Behineh Trading Co.


Address: Tavakoli Building, Opposite of 15th Alley, Emam-Jomeh Street, Tehran, Iran.
Associated individuals: Ali Akbar Tabatabaei (IRGC);
Azim Aghajani (IRGC)
Associated entities: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)


Behineh Trading Co., which is owned and/or controlled by the Behineh Trading Company, is a front company for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Behineh Trading Company is also related to Iran’s proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities or Iran’s development of nuclear weapon delivery systems. It has also been involved in the illegal transport to deliver IRGC equipment. Behineh Trading Co. has been managed and/or overseen by Esmail Ghani, the Head of Iran’s IRGC Quds Force. Therefore, Behineh Trading Co. is owned and/or controlled by the IRGC.


17.10.2023 (UN: 18.4.2012)




29.


Imensazan Consultant Engineers Institute
مؤسسه مهندسین مشاور) ایمنسازان)
(a.k.a. ICEI;
Imensazen Consultant Engineers;
Imensazan Consultant Engineers Institute;
Imen Sazan Consultant Engineers;
Imen Sazen Consultant Engineers Institute;
Imen Sazan Consulting Engineers;
Imen Sazan Consulting Ins.;
Imensazan Co. Eng.;
Imensazan Consulting Eng.)


Address no. 1: 121 First Golestan Street, Pasdaran Tehran, Tehran Province 65916, Iran
Address no. 2: No 5/1, Niroo Alley, Padegan-e-Valiasr Street, Sepah Square, Tehran, Iran
Address no. 3: Tehran – Ashrafi Esfahani to the north – above Hakim Bridge – before Chirag Bagh Faiz – East Ayatollah
Address no. 4: Sadouq Street – No 5 – Postal code 1461934358 (Mr Engineer Azad – Iran Concrete Association)
Telephone no.: 44234261
Place of registration: Iran
Date of registration: 1989 and 1990
Associated entities: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC);
Khatam al-Anbiya Construction Headquarters (KAA)


Imensazan Consultant Engineers Institute is a tunnel construction and passive defence company and a subsidiary of the IRGC entity Khatam al-Anbiya Construction Headquarters (KAA). Imensazan Consultant Engineers Institute is therefore controlled by the IRGC.


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30.


Yas Air
یاس ایر
(a.k.a. Pouya Air;
Pouya Airlines;
Yas Air Kish;
YasAir Cargo Airline;
Pars Air;
Pars Aviation Service Company (PASC);
Qeshm Air)


Address: Mehrabad International Airport, Next to Terminal No 6, Tehran, Iran
Website: pouyaair.com; yasair.com
Type of entity: Cargo airline
Place of registration: Iran
Date of registration: 2000 (as Qeshm Air) and 2008 renamed Yas Air
Associated entities: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)


Yas Air, also known as Pouya Air, is an Iranian cargo airline created and managed as a direct subsidiary of the IRGC. It is therefore controlled by the IRGC.


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II.   

In Annex V to Decision 2010/413/CFSP, all entries are deleted.





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