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OFAC Adds Ten Entities, 1 Individual to its SDN List

On November 21, 2011, the Office of Foreign Assets Control added ten entities and one individual 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 individual has been added to OFAC's SDN list:

  • RAHIQI, Javad; Marshad, Iran (individual) [NPWMD]

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

  • FULMEN GROUP (a.k.a. FULMEN COMPANY), Tehran, Iran [NPWMD]
  • IRAN CENTRIFUGE TECHNOLOGY COMPANY (a.k.a. "TESA"), Esfahan, Iran [NPWMD]
  • MODERN INDUSTRIES TECHNIQUE COMPANY (a.k.a. RAHKAR COMPANY; a.k.a. RAHKAR INDUSTRIES; a.k.a. RAHKAR SANAYE COMPANY; a.k.a. RAHKAR SANAYE NOVIN; a.k.a. "MITEC"),Tehran, Iran [NPWMD]
  • NEKA NOVIN, Tehran, Iran [NPWMD]
  • NOOR AFZAR GOSTAR COMPANY (a.k.a. NOOR AFZA GOSTAR; a.k.a. "NAGC"; a.k.a. "NAGCO"), Tehran, Iran [NPWMD]
  • PARTO SANAT CO., Tehran, Iran [NPWMD]
  • PAYA PARTOV CO., Tehran, Iran [NPWMD]
  • SIMATIC DEVELOPMENT CO., Tehran, Iran [NPWMD]
  • THE NUCLEAR REACTORS FUEL COMPANY (a.k.a. "SUREH"), Tehran, Iran [NPWMD]
  • YASA PART (a.k.a. ARFA PAINT COMPANY; a.k.a. ARFEH COMPANY; a.k.a. FARASEPEHR ENGINEERING COMPANY; a.k.a. HOSSEINI NEJAD TRADING CO.; a.k.a. IRAN SAFFRON COMPANY; a.k.a. IRANSAFFRON CO; a.k.a. SHETAB G; a.k.a. SHETAB GAMAN; a.k.a. SHETAB TRADING; a.k.a. Y.A.S. CO LTD.), Tehran, Iran [NPWMD]

Additional information on these persons available here.

(See ITT's Online Archives 11112209 for summary of related Executive Order (EO) 13590 that expands the sanctions on Iran petrol-related goods and services, etc.)