BIS Adds Individual, Companies to Mahan Air Export Denial
The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security added an individual and two entities to a temporary export denial directive, which the agency administers over Iranian Mahan Air and other individuals and companies. The BIS export denial for Mahan, which has been renewed since 2008, will expire on July 21 (see 1501220015). BIS is adding the following additional individuals and entities to the denial, it said in a May 21 statement:
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- Al Naser Airlines
- Bahar Safwa General Trading
- Ali Abdullah Alhay
Al Naser attempted to “acquire, for Mahan Air, at least two Airbus aircraft that were located in the [U.S.]),” said BIS in the statement. Alhay owns one-quarter of Al Naser, and he participated in that attempted acquisition by completing certain paperwork, said BIS. Bahar Safwa General Trading, located in the United Arab Emirates, facilitated financial transfer, BIS added. The BIS Office of Export Enforcement ultimately prevented the exports, the statement said.