OFAC Adds 3 Iran Guards to, and Amends 2 on, its SDN List

October 14, 2011 by Marie Rapport|Exports, OFAC and DoD

On October 11, 2011, the Office of Foreign Assets Control added three individuals to, and amended the designations for two individuals on, its "Specially Designated Nationals" List. All of the individuals are Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps related designations. SDNs are (i) individuals and companies owned or controlled by, or acting for or on behalf of, targeted countries or (ii) individuals, groups, and entities, such as terrorists and narcotics traffickers designated under programs that are not country-specific. The assets of listed SDNs are blocked and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from dealing with them.

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The following individuals have been added to OFAC's SDN list:

ABDOLLAHI, Hamed (a.k.a. ABDULLAHI, Mustafa); (Iran) [SDGT] [IRGC]
ARBABSIAR, Manssor (a.k.a. ARBABSIAR, Mansour), (Iran); [SDGT] [IRGC]
SHAKURI, Gholam (Iran) [SDGT] [IRGC]

The following individuals have had changes made to their SDN listing:

SHAHLAI, Abdul Reza (a.k.a. SHAHLAEE, Abdul-Reza; a.k.a. SHAHLAI, Abdol Reza; a.k.a. SHAHLA'I, Abdolreza; a.k.a. SHAHLAI, 'Abdorreza; a.k.a. SHALAI, 'Abd-al Reza; a.k.a. SHALA'I, Abdul Reza; a.k.a. "ABU-AL-KARKH', 'Yusuf"; a.k.a. "YASIR, Hajji"; a.k.a. "YUSEF, Hajj"; a.k.a. "YUSIF, Haji"; a.k.a. "YUSIF, Hajji; (Iran) [SDGT] [IRAQ3] [IRGC]
SOLEIMANI, Qasem (a.k.a. SALIMANI, Qasem; a.k.a. SOLAIMANI, Qasem; a.k.a. SOLEMANI, Qasem; a.k.a. SOLEYMANI, Ghasem; a.k.a. SOLEYMANI, Qasem; a.k.a. SULAIMANI, Qasem; a.k.a. SULAYMAN, Qasim; a.k.a. SULEMANI, Qasem); (Iran) issued 1999 (individual) [SDGT] [SYRIA] [NPWMD] [IRGC]

(See notice for full details for these individuals. Changes subsequently published in 10/17/11 Federal Register, available here.)