Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1559 of 25 July 2025 implementing Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran
Date: 2025-07-25
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Iran, economic sanctions, international sanctions, legal person, natural person








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            COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2025/1559
         
of 25 July 2025
         
implementing Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 of 23 March 2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran and repealing Regulation (EU) No 961/2010 (1), and in particular Article 46(2) thereof,


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

Whereas:







(1)


On 23 March 2012, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 267/2012.












(2)


On the basis of a review of Annex II to Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP (2), the entry concerning one person designated in Annex IX to Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 should be removed from that Annex. The restrictive measures against all other persons and entities in the list set out therein should be maintained, insofar as their names are not mentioned in Annex VI to that Decision, and 45 entries included in Annex IX to Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 should be updated.












(3)


Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
Annex IX to Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.


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




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 25 July 2025.


For the Council


The President

M. BJERRE
            





(1)  
            OJ L 88, 24.3.2012, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2012/267/oj.

(2)  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, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2010/413/oj).




ANNEX
Annex IX to Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 is amended as follows:






(1)


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




‘8.


Ebrahim MAHMUDZADEH


DOB: 2.4.1955
Function: Professor at Malek Ashtar University; Chairman of the Board of Iran Telecommunication Company
Nationality: Iranian
Gender: male


Ebrahim Mahmudzadeh is a professor at EU-listed Malek Ashtar University, subordinate to EU-listed Defense Technology and Science Research Centre (DTSRC), which supports Iran’s Ministry of Defense for Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL) with research and development (R&D) services.
Faculty members of Malek Ashtar University are involved in research regarding missiles and nuclear power and thereby provide research and development support to the Government of Iran.
Ebrahim Mahmudzadeh is also Chairman of the Board of Iran Telecommunication Company, which is partially controlled by the EU-listed Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
Ebrahim Mahmudzadeh therefore provides support to the Government of Iran.


23.6.2008




27.


Kamran DANESHJOO (a.k.a. DANESHJOU)


Function: Professor at Iran University of Science and Technology
Nationality: Iranian
Gender: male


Professor at Iran University of Science and Technology. Former Minister of Science, Research and Technology. As project manager of the 111th section of the AMAD Plan, he provided support for Iran’s proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities.


1.12.2011




29.


Milad JAFARI (Milad JAFERI)


DOB: 20.9.1974
POB: Iran
Nationality: Iranian
Gender: male
Associated entities: Shahid Hemmat Industries Group (SHIG); MACPAR Makina San Ve Tic; Multimat lc ve Dis Ticaret Pazarlama Limited Sirketi; STEP Standart Teknik Parca San ve TIC A.S.


Iranian national supplying goods, mostly metals, to EU-designated Shahid Hemmat Industries Group (SHIG) front companies.


1.12.2011




32.


Majid KHANSARI


DOB: 1972
POB: Khomeini Shahr, Iran
Nationality: Iranian
Gender: male


Majid Khansari plays an influential role in Iran’s nuclear programme. He is the former CEO of Natanz nuclear site, as well as of EU-listed centrifuge manufacturer Kalaye Electric Company (KEC).
As an expert in the field of nuclear management, he continues to share his opinion on Iran’s nuclear programme and influence the national debate around that programme.
Majid Khansari is therefore involved in Iran’s nuclear or ballistic missile activities.


1.12.2011




40.


Hamid SOLTANI


Function: Managing Director of Management Company for Nuclear Power Plant Construction (MASNA)
Nationality: Iranian
Gender: male


Hamid Soltani is the Managing Director of Management Company for Nuclear Power Plant Construction (MASNA).
In this position, he has been involved in Iran’s proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities or Iran’s development of nuclear weapon delivery systems.


1.12.2011




42.


Javad AL YASIN


Function: Head of the Research Centre for Explosion and Impact
Nationality: Iranian
Gender: male


Head of the Research Centre for Explosion and Impact, also known as METFAZ.


1.12.2011




53.


Fereidoun ABASSI-DAVANI
(فریدون عباسی دوانی)
(a.k.a. Fereydoon ABASSI-DAVANI; Fereidun ABASSI-DAVANI; Fereydoun ABASSI-DAVANI; Fereidoon ABASSI-DAVANI; Fereidoun ABBASI-DAVANI)


Function: senior nuclear scientist
DOB: 11.7.1958
POB: Abadan, Iran
Nationality: Iranian
Gender: male


Fereidoun Abassi-Davani is a former Senior Ministry of Defense for Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL) scientist, former Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) and former member of the Parliament of Iran. He is a senior nuclear scientist and is affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Considering his past high-level roles within the Iranian government and his role as a member of the Parliament of Iran as well as his scientific activities, Fereidoun Abassi-Davani is providing support to the Government of Iran and was directly engaged in Iran’s proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities.


17.10.2023 (UN: 24.3.2007)’














(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 ‘B. Entities’:









 


Name


Identifying information


Reasons


Date of listing




‘1.


Aerospace Industries Organisation, AIO


Address 1: AIO, 28 Shian 5, Lavizan, Tehran, Iran
Address 2: Langare Street, Nobonyad Square, Tehran, Iran
Associated entities: Ministry of Defense for Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL)


Aerospace Industries Organisation (AIO) is a subsidiary of the EU-listed Iran’s Ministry of Defense for Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL) in charge of overseeing Iran’s ballistic missile programme.
It supervises several subsidiaries tasked with the production or procurement of different components of the ballistic missile programme.
The Aerospace Industries Organisation (AIO) therefore provides support to the Government of Iran.


23.4.2007




26.


Marine Industries (a.k.a. Marine Industries Organisation (MIO), Marine Industries Group (MIG))


Address: Pasdaran Ave., PO Box 19585/ 777, Tehran, Iran
Place of registration: Tehran, Iran
Date of registration: 1996
Principal place of business: Iran
Associated entities: Defense Industries Organization (DIO), Ministry of Defense for Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL)


Marine Industries is a subsidiary of the EU-listed Defense Industries Organization (DIO), which is a subsidiary of EU-listed Iran’s Ministry of Defense for Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL).
Marine Industries is involved in the maritime dimension of Iran’s missile programme, including by building ships that can carry and launch offensive missiles.
Marine Industries is therefore an entity involved in nuclear or ballistic missile activities and an entity providing support to the Government of Iran.


23.4.2007




32.


Parto Sanat Co (a.k.a. Parto Sanaat Co.; Parto Sanat Company; Partonsanat; Partosanat Co.; Partosanat PJSC; Yakan Parto; Bargh Va Electronic Partosanat)


Address: No. 2417 Valiasr St., corner of 14th St., PO Box 15178 43316, Tehran, Iran


Manufacturer of frequency changers and it is capable of developing and modifying imported foreign frequency changers in a way that makes them usable in gas centrifuge enrichment. It is deemed to be involved in nuclear proliferation activities.


26.7.2010




35.


Raka


Associated entity: Kalaye Electric Company (KEC)


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




41.


Technology Cooperation Office (TCO) of the Iranian President’s Office (a.k.a. Center for Innovation and Technology Cooperation (CITC); Presidential Center for Cooperation on Transformation and Progress)


Place of registration: Tehran, Iran


The Technology Cooperation Office (TCO) of the Iranian President’s Office operates in the fields of research, biotechnology, nanotechnology, renewable energy and information technology.
Its operations go back to 2001 when it was charged with strategic planning and the coordination of Iran’s developmental activities for nanotechnology. It is attached to and supervised by the President’s Office. It acts as a hub in the field and serves as a coordinator and facilitator of connections and collaborations. It maintains connections with the international community, networks between country laboratories, funds Iranian scientists, and engages in teaching.
Under its alias, Center for Innovation and Technology Cooperation (CITC), it is furthermore part of an interdepartmental system consisting of CITC, the Iranian Ministry of Information and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) under the direct command of the Iranian President. Individuals associated with CITC, acting as Iranian official representatives abroad, also carried out secret functions of scientific and technical intelligence officers.
Responsible for Iran’s technological advancement through relevant foreign procurement and training links. It provides support to the Government of Iran.


26.7.2010




42.


Yeganeh Energy Sazan Atrak Part (formerly known as Yasa Part) and the following subsidiaries:


Address: Ground Floor – Building 0 – Maharat 3 Alley – Maharat Street – Bidak Industrial Area – Badranlu Rural District – Central District – Bojnord City – Northern Khorasan Province, Iran Postal Code: 9418156318
Type of entity: Private joint-stock company
Place of registration: Bojnord – North Khorasan Province, Iran
Registration no.: 5219


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 (a.k.a. HIRBOD Company)


Address 1: Hirbod Co – Flat 2, 3 Second Street, Asad Abadi Avenue, Tehran 14316, Iran
Address 2 (factory): Tehran-Saveh Highway, km 80, Mamounieh Industrial Town, at the end of 8th Street, Asad Abadi Tehran, Iran
Date of registration: 1995
Principal place of business: Tehran, Iran
Associated entities: Kalaye Electric Company (KEC)


Hirbod Co is one of the leading companies in the field of stainless steel products. It provides steel products, including within security and military apparatus, to many Iranian entities, in particular Arthesh, the Iranian army.
Therefore, Hirbod Co is supporting the Government of Iran and provides support for the development of nuclear weapons and nuclear weapons delivery systems by Iran.


23.5.2011




60.


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


 


Paya Parto is an entity that researches stable isotope separation, a key parameter for centrifuges component production, as part of Iran’s nuclear programme. It has close ties to the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI), which runs Iran’s Nuclear programme and supervises individual projects. Paya Parto is therefore responsible for providing support for Iran’s proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities.


23.5.2011




62.


Taghtiran (a.k.a. Taghtiran Kashan Company)


Address: Unit 2, No. 3, 2nd Alley, Asad Abadi St., Vali-e asr St., 14316 Tehran, Iran
Place of registration: Tehran, Iran
Principal place of business: Tehran, Iran
Associated entities: Defense Industries Organization (DIO)


Taghtiran manufactures stainless steel and carbon steel parts for various entities, including the security and defence industries, such as Defense Industries Organization (DIO) and nuclear facilities, for example, the uranium conversion facility.


23.5.2011




71.


Institute of Applied Physics (IAP)


Associated entities: Organisation of Defensive Innovation and Research (SPND); Ministry of Defense for Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL)


The Institute of Applied Physics provides research and development for Iran’s nuclear programme. It has project partnerships with the EU-listed Organisation of Defensive Innovation and Research (SPND), which is a subsidiary of EU-listed Ministry of Defense for Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL), working to weaponise the nuclear programme, which is under the authority of the General Staff of the Armed Forces.
The Institute of Applied Physics is therefore involved in Iran’s nuclear programme and in Iran’s ballistic missile activities.


23.5.2011




77.


Shahid Beheshti University


Address 1: Daneshju Blvd., Yaman St., Chamran Blvd., P.O. Box 19839-63113, Tehran, Iran
Address 2: Shahid Shahriari Square, Evin, P.O. Box 19839-6311369411, Tehran, Iran


Shahid Beheshti University is a public entity which is under the supervision of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology. Carries out scientific research relevant to the development of nuclear weapons.


23.5.2011




81.


Eyvaz Technic (a.k.a. Azarsam Instrument Company)


Address 1: No 3, Building 3, Shahid Hamid Sadigh Alley, Shariati Street, Tehran, Iran
Address 2: Tehran Province, Tehran, Kooy-e-Mehrzad, Kooy-e-Mehrzad, M78Q+V2R, Iran
Associated entities: Kalaye Electric Company (KEC)


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; Sherkat-e Ghanisazi-ye Uranium)


Address: 3, Qarqavol Close, 20th Street, Tehran, Iran
Associated entities: Kalaye Electric Company (KEC); Iran Centrifuge Technology Company


Ghani Sazi Uranium Company has production contracts with EU-designated Kalaye Electric Company (KEC) and EU-designated Iran Centrifuge Technology Company.


1.12.2011




86.


Karanir (a.k.a Karanir Sanat, Moaser; Tajhiz Sanat; Karanir Sanat Co; Moshever Sanat Moaser; TSI; Tajis Sanat; Tajhis Sanat Industries)


Address 1: 1139/1 Unit 104 Gol Building, Gol Alley, North Side of Sae, Vali Asr Avenue. PO Box 19395-6439, Tehran, Iran
Address 2: Beheshti St., Sabonuchi St., Adaee Alley, No. 2, Unit 301, Tehran, Iran


Karanir has been involved in purchasing equipment and materials, which have direct applications in the Iranian nuclear programme.


1.12.2011




87.


Khala Afarin Pars (a.k.a. PISHRO KHALA AFARIN COMPANY; Vacuum Afarin, Pars Vacuum Company)


Address 1: Unit 5, 2nd Floor, No 75, Mehran Afrand St, Sattarkhan St, Tehran.
Address 2: No. 94, 4th Floor, Unit 16, Bagherkhan St., Sattarkhan St., Tehran, Iran


Involved in purchasing equipment and materials which have direct applications in the Iranian nuclear programme.


1.12.2011




88.


MACPAR Makina San Ve Tic


Address: Istasyon MH, Sehitler cad, Guldeniz Sit, Number 79/2, Tuzla 34930, Istanbul, Türkiye
Associated individual: Milad Jafari


Company run by EU-designated 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) (a.k.a. Mohandesi Toseh Sanayeh Atomi (METSA))


Address: 90, Fathi Shaghaghi Street, Tehran, Iran.
Registration no.: 2833278
National ID no.: 10103191030
Associated individuals: Mohammad Mohammadi (Managing Director)
Associated entities: Kalaye Electric Company (KEC)


MATSA (Mohandesi Toseh Sokht Atomi Company) is an Iranian company contracted to EU-designated Kalaye Electric Company (KEC) to provide design and engineering services across the nuclear fuel cycle. It has been procuring equipment for the Natanz uranium enrichment site.


1.12.2011




90.


Mobin Sanjesh (a.k.a. Fakoor International Tehran Engineering Company (FITCO))


Address: Entry 3, No 11, 12th Street, Miremad Alley, Abbas Abad, Tehran, Iran


Mobin Sanjesh directly participates in Iran’s proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities. It provides goods and services for magnetic systems which have a direct application in Iran’s nuclear fuel cycle industry, for example calibration of mass spectrometers.


1.12.2011




91.


Multimat lc ve Dis Ticaret Pazarlama Limited Sirketi (a.k.a. MULTIMAT IC VE DIS TIC. PAZ. LTD. STI.; MULTIMAT IC VE DIS TICARET PAZARLAMA LIMITED SIRKETI; MULTIMAT IMPORT AND EXPORT; MULTIMAT LTD.; MULTIMAT TEHRAN; MULTIMAT TRADING COMPANY)


Address: Guvendik Mahallesi 132/1 Sokak, Izmir, Türkiye
Place of registration: Izmir, Türkiye
Date of registration: 30.12.1996
Associated individual: Milad Jafari
Associated entity: Shahid Hemmat Industries Group (SHIG)


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


1.12.2011




94.


Saman Tose’e Asia (SATA)


Address: 4th Unit, 51 Sane’e St., N.W. of Jahan Kudak, Africa Blvd., Tehran, Iran 19699-35145


Engineering firm involved in supporting a range of large-scale industrial projects including Iran’s uranium enrichment programme, including undeclared work at the uranium enrichment site at Qom/Fordow.


1.12.2011




97.


STEP Standart Teknik Parca San ve TIC A.S. (a.k.a. SSTP, Step Standard Technical Components Industry and Trading Corporation, Step Corporation, Step Standart Teknik Parca Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S., Step AS, Step Company, Stap Standart Tek Par San Tic AS, Step Standart Teknyk, Parca San. Ve Tyc. A.S., STEP Standart Teknik Parca San. ve Tic. A.S., Step Standart Teknik Parca Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi, Step A.S., Step S.A., Step Istanbul, Standart Teknik Parca San Ve Tic A.S., Standart Teknik Parca San. Ve Ticaret A.S., Standard Technical Component Industry and Trade Company, Step Standart Teknik Parca San Ve Tic As, Step Istanbul/Standart Teknik Parca San. Ve Tic. A.S.)


Address: 79/2 Tuzla, 34940, Istanbul, Türkiye
Associated individual: Milad Jafari
Associated entity: Shahid Hemmat Industries Group (SHIG)


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




101.


Tosse Silooha (a.k.a. Tosseh Jahad E Silo; Tosee Siloha)


Address: NO.3. 50th st., Kalantari sq., Seyed Jamaleddin Asadabadi Ave. (Yousefabad), Tehran, Iran


Tosse Silooha is a company involved in Iran’s proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities. It is involved in fabricating components for nuclear power plants such as cooling tower plants, and industrial chimneys. The company is also supporting the Government of Iran.


1.12.2011




102.


Yarsanat (a.k.a. Yar Sanat; Yarestan Vacuumi; Zist Yar Sanat; Yar Sanat Co)


Address 1: No. 101, West Zardosht Street, 3rd Floor, 14157 Tehran; Iran
Address 2: No. 139 Hoveyzeh Street, 15337, Tehran, Iran
Address 3: 15, Fatemi Eshragi Alley, Gerda Afrid Building, science and Technology Park, Tarbiat Modares University, S.S 2 – Development Center, 4th Floor, Tehran, Iran
Principal place of business: Iran
Associated entities: Kalaye Electric Company (KEC)


Procurement company for EU-listed Kalaye Electric Company (KEC). Involved in purchasing equipment and materials, which have direct applications in the Iranian nuclear programme, for example instruments for uranium enrichment.


1.12.2011




106.


Tidewater (a.k.a. Tidewater Middle East Co; Tide Water Khavarmianeh)


Postal address: No. 84, Vozara St., Tehran, Iran
Type of entity: Public Joint Stock Company
Place of registration: Tehran, Iran
Registration no.: 12341
Principal place of business: Tehran, Iran


Owned or controlled by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).


23.1.2012




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

Associated entities: Malek Ashtar University; Iran Centrifuge Technology Company (a.k.a. TESA)


The Iran Composites Institute is a centre for research and development in the field of composite materials and structures.
It was established in cooperation with the Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST) and remains part of it. Through its research, IUST is involved in Iran’s nuclear programme. It is linked to several Iranian academic institutions, including EU-listed Malek Ashtar University which is linked to the EU-listed Ministry of Defense for Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL).
In the past, Iran Composites Institute had been contracted to provide EU-listed Iran Centrifuge Technology Company (a.k.a. TESA) with IR-2M centrifuge rotors.
Iran Composites Institute is therefore providing support to the Government of Iran and entities owned or controlled by it.


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.


22.12.2012




153.


Organisation of Defensive Innovation and Research (SPND)


Address: Negarestan 3, off Pasdaran Street, Tehran, Iran
Principal place of business: Tehran, Iran
Associated entities: Ministry of Defense for Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL)


The Organisation of Defensive Innovation and Research (SPND) directly supports Iran’s proliferation sensitive nuclear activities. The IAEA has identified SPND with their concerns over possible military dimensions (PMD) to Iran’s nuclear programme. SPND was run by UN-designated Mohsen Fakhrizadeh-Mahabadi and is part of the Ministry of Defense for Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL) designated by the EU.


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
Associated entities: Aerospace Industries Organization (AIO); Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)


Sharif University of Technology is a Tehran-based university and Iran’s central repository for nuclear research.
In the field of ballistic missile research and production, it cooperates with the EU-listed Aerospace Industries Organization (AIO), which oversees Iran’s ballistic missile programme on behalf of the Ministry of Defense for Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL). Furthermore, it cooperates with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and supports it, among other activities, in its procurement efforts.
Taken together, these show a significant record of engagement with the Government of Iran in military or military-related fields that constitute support to the Government of Iran.


8.11.2014’














(3)


entry 25 (concerning Mohammad Reza ZAHEDI) in the list headed ‘II. Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)’, under the subheading ‘A. Persons’ is deleted;










(4)


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









 


Name


Identifying information


Reasons


Date of listing




‘2.


Ali FADAVI


DOB: 13.3.1961
POB: Ardestan, Iran
Function: Deputy Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)
Rank: Rear Admiral
Nationality: Iranian
Gender: male


Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi is Deputy Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and was temporarily acting Commander of the IRGC. He is the former Commander of the IRGC Navy.


26.7.2010




3.


Parviz FATAH


DOB: 1961
POB: Anzal, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
Nationality: Iranian
Gender: male
Passport no.: 6379886494


Parviz Fatah is Head of the Execution of Imam Khomeini’s Order (EIKO) and a former member of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
EIKO is an economic conglomerate under the direct supervision of the Supreme Leader. EIKO, together with two other organisations, is estimated to control more than half of the Iranian economy.
Parviz Fatah is therefore providing support to the Government of Iran.


26.7.2010




5.


Ali HOSEYNITASH


Rank: Brigadier-General
Nationality: Iranian
Gender: male


Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Brigadier-General Ali Hoseynitash has been the Head of the Strategic Directorate of the Supreme National Security Council since his appointment in 2013.
The Supreme National Security Council shapes and coordinates the defence and security policies of Iran, including major decisions regarding Iran’s nuclear programme.
Ali Hoseynitash is therefore involved in nuclear and ballistic missile activities and provides support to the Government of Iran.


23.6.2008




7.


Mostafa Mohammad NAJJAR


DOB: 2.12.1956
POB: Tehran, Iran
Rank: Brigadier-General
Nationality: Iranian
Gender: male


Brigadier-General Mostafa Najjar has been a senior advisor to the Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces on Knowledge and Technology Industry since September 2013. He is the former Minister for the Interior (2009-2013) and former Minister of the Ministry of Defense for Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL) (2005-2009), responsible for all military programmes, including ballistic missiles programmes. Member of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).


23.6.2008




9.


Mohammad PAKPUR


DOB: 1961
Rank: Brigadier-General
Nationality: Iranian
Gender: male


Commander of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Ground Forces.


26.7.2010




11.


Hossein SALAMI
(حسین سلامی)
(a.k.a. Hosein SALIMI; Hussain SALIMI; Hosain SALIMI; Husain SALIMI; Hossein SALIMI; Hossein SALEEMI; Hussain SALEEMI; Husain SALEEMI; Hosein SALEEMI)


DOB: 1960
POB: Isfahan, Iran
Function: Commander in Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)
Rank: Maj. General
Nationality: Iranian
Gender: male
Passport No.: D08531177


Commander in Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).


26.7.2010 (UN: 23.12.2006)




12.


Ali SHAMSHIRI


Function: Deputy Assistant and Advisor to the Supreme Leader
Rank: Brigadier-General
Nationality: Iranian
Gender: male


Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Brigadier-General Ali Shamshiri is Deputy Assistant and Advisor to the Supreme Leader in his role as Commander in Chief. Furthermore, he has held senior roles in the Ministry of Defense for Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL), as head of the Intelligence Protection Organisation of MODAFL.


23.6.2008




13.


Ahmad VAHIDI


DOB: 27.6.1958
POB: Shiraz, Iran
Rank: Brigadier-General
Nationality: Iranian
Gender: male


Brigadier-General Ahmad Vahidi has been a prominent member of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) since 1979. He was appointed as Deputy Chief for Intelligence in 1981, played a role in organising the Ministry of Intelligence, became the first commander of the IRGC Quds Force in 1988 and was in charge of the IRGC Intelligence Unit. He further set up a number of IRGC garrisons that are responsible for organising terrorist activities. In 1997, he was transferred to the Ministry of Defense. He has been nominated as Defence Minister in 2009 and served in this post until 2013. He is still a high-ranking figure within the IRGC.


23.6.2008’














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under the heading ‘II. Iranian 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




‘7.


Bonyad Taavon Sepah (a.k.a. IRGC Cooperative Foundation; Bonyad-e Ta’avon-Sepah; Sepah Cooperative Foundation)


Address: Niayes Highway, Seoul Street, Tehran, Iran


Bonyad Taavon Sepah, also known as the IRGC Cooperative Foundation, was formed by the Commanders of the EU-listed Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to structure the IRGC's investments and to provide the IRGC’s permanent personnel with financial loans, mortgages, business loans, as well as with land and construction materials.
It is controlled by the IRGC. Bonyad Taavon Sepah’s Board of Trustees is composed of nine members, eight of whom are IRGC members. These officers include the IRGC’s Commander in Chief, who is the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, the Supreme Leader’s representative to the IRGC, the Basij commander, the IRGC Ground Forces commander, the IRGC Air Force commander, the IRGC Navy commander, the head of the IRGC Information Security Organisation, a senior IRGC officer from the Armed Forces General Staff and a senior IRGC officer from the Ministry of Defense for Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL).


23.5.2011




11.


Behnam Sahriyari Trading Company


Postal address: Ziba Building, 10th Floor, Northern Sohrevardi Street, Tehran, Iran


Behnam Sahriyari Trading Company is owned by Behnam Sahriyari, who leads the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force Unit 190, which conducts arms smuggling operations. He uses his company as a front for IRGC weapons transfers. Therefore, Behnam Sahriyari Trading Company is involved in the shipment of arms on behalf of the IRGC.


23.1.2012’











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