OFAC Adds 1 Iran Entity to SDN List
On February 16, 2012, the Office of Foreign Assets Control added one entity to its "Specially Designated Nationals" list. 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 entity has been added to OFAC's SDN list:
- IRANIAN MINISTRY OF INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY (a.k.a. VEZARAT-E ETTELA'AT VA AMNIAT-E KESHVAR; a.k.a. "MOIS"; a.k.a. "VEVAK"), [IRAN]
OFAC notice (dated 02/16/12) is available here.
OFAC subsequently published the name of this entity as a blocked person in three Federal Register notices (all dated 02/23/12): (1) pursuant to EO 13224 (blocking the property of and prohibiting transactions with terrorists) here, (2) pursuant to EO 13553 (blocking of property pursuant to human rights abuses by Government of Iran) here, and (3) pursuant to EO 13572 (blocking of property due to human rights abuses in Syria) here.