The
U.S. Department of the Treasury announced today additional sanctions against
two entities connected to the network of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
(IRGC) and two individuals and two entities affiliated with Iran's national
maritime carrier, the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL). Today's
actions further expose IRGC and IRISL continued involvement in illicit
activities and deceptive behavior.
Pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13382 – an authority
aimed at freezing the assets of proliferators of weapons of mass destruction
(WMD) and their supporters and thereby isolating them from the U.S. financial
and commercial systems – Treasury today designated the following entities and
individuals.
- Iran Maritime Industrial
Company SADRA (SADRA), an entity owned by the IRGC's Khatam al-Anbiya
- Deep Offshore Technology
PJS, a subsidiary of SADRA
- Malship Shipping Agency
Ltd., an IRISL affiliate
- Modality Limited, an IRISL
affiliate
- Seyed Alaeddin Sadat
Rasool, an IRISL official
- Ali Ezati, an IRISL
official
“By designating the individuals and entities today, Treasury
is sending a clear signal to the international community that Iran’s attempts
to evade international sanctions will not go unnoticed. We will continue to
target the Iranian regime and specifically the IRGC as it attempts to continue
its nefarious infiltration of the Iranian economy,” said Adam Szubin, Director
of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
The IRGC continues to be a primary focus of U.S. and
international sanctions against Iran because of the central role the IRGC plays
in Iran's missile and nuclear programs, its support for terrorism, and its
involvement in serious human rights abuses. Similarly, IRISL has played a key
role in Iran's efforts to advance its missile programs and transport other
military cargoes. The IRGC has continued to expand its control over the Iranian
economy – in particular in the defense production, construction, and oil and
gas industries – subsuming increasing numbers of Iranian businesses and pressing
them into service in support of the IRGC's illicit conduct.
IRGC Designations
SADRA which has offices in Iran and Venezuela is being designated
for being owned or controlled by Khatam al-Anbiya. OFAC designated Khatam
al-Anbiya in October 2007 under E.O. 13382 as an engineering arm of the IRGC
that the IRGC uses to generate income and fund its operations. The U.S.
Department of State designated the IRGC in October 2007 under E.O. 13382
Section (1)(a)(ii), for engaging, or attempting to engage, in activities or
transactions that have materially contributed to, or pose a risk of materially
contributing to, the proliferation of WMD or their means of delivery.
Deep Offshore Technology PJS is being designated today under
E.O. 13382 because it is wholly-owned by SADRA.
Treasury has also determined that SADRA and Deep Offshore
Technology PJS are "agents or affiliates" of the IRGC for purposes of
the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010
(CISADA). Accordingly, any foreign financial institution knowingly
conducting significant transactions with or on behalf of SADRA or Deep Offshore
Technology PJS faces potential loss of its correspondent account access to the
United States.
IRISL Designations
Treasury is also designating today two IRISL front companies
based in Malta: Modality Limited and Malship Shipping Agency Ltd. Both companies are owned by IRISL executive
Mansour Eslami, who was designated in October 2010 for his role as director of
an IRISL subsidiary, IRISL (Malta) Ltd., and for his co-management of several
IRISL-affiliated holding companies.
Two IRISL employees were also designated today including a
senior IRISL legal advisor, Seyed Alaeddin Sadat Rasool, and Ali Ezati, IRISL's
Strategic Planning and Public Affairs Manager.
IRISL was designated by Treasury pursuant to E.O. 13382 in
September 2008 for its provision of logistical services to Iran's Ministry of
Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL), the arm of the Iranian military
that oversees its ballistic missile program.
Identifying
Information
1. EZATI,
Ali (a.k.a. EZZATI, Ali); DOB 5 Jun 1963; Passport Z19579335 (Iran)
(individual) [NPWMD]
2. RASOOL,
Seyed Alaeddin Sadat; DOB 23 Jul 1965 (individual) [NPWMD]
3. DEEP
OFFSHORE TECHNOLOGY COMPANY PJS, 1st Floor, Sadra Building, No. 3, Shafagh
Street, Shahid Dadman Boulevard, Paknejad Boulevard, 7th Phase, Shahrake-E-Quds,
Tehran, Iran [IRGC] [NPWMD]
4. IRAN
MARINE INDUSTRIAL COMPANY, SADRA (a.k.a. IRAN MARINE INDUSTRIAL COMPANY
SSA; a.k.a. IRAN SADRA; a.k.a. IRAN SHIP BUILDING CO.; a.k.a. SADRA;
a.k.a. SHERKATE SANATI DARYAI IRAN), 3rd Floor Aftab Building, No. 3
Shafagh Street, Dadman Blvd, Phase 7, Shahrak Ghods, P.O. Box 14665-495,
Tehran, Iran; Office E-43 Torre E- Piso 4, Centrao Commercial Lido Av.,
Francisco de Miranda, Caracas, Venezuela; Website www.sadra.ir [IRGC]
[NPWMD]
5. MALSHIP
SHIPPING AGENCY LTD., 143/1 Tower Road, Sliema, Malta; Commercial Registry
Number C43447 (Malta) [NPWMD]
6. MODALITY
LIMITED, 2, Liza, Fl. 5, Triq Il-Prekursur, Madliena, Swieqi, Malta;
Commercial Registry Number C49549 (Malta) [NPWMD]
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