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Imposing Sanctions on Iranian Entities for Activities Related to Conventional Arms Proliferation
Iranian conventional arms proliferation poses a persistent threat to regional and international security, as evidenced by Iran’s continued military support and confirmed arms transfers that fuel ongoing conflict in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen, and elsewhere.
On September 21, we announced the implementation of Executive Order 13949 that provides the United States additional tools to hold accountable those actors who seek to abet Iran in supporting armed groups in the region with weapons and arms materiel. The first designations under this authority included Iran’s Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL), Iran’s Defense Industries Organization (DIO) and Nicolas Maduro, the illegitimate ruler of Venezuela.
Those designated on Friday are Iran’s Marine Industries Organisation (MIO), Aerospace Industries Organisation (AIO) and the Iran Aviation Industries Organisation (IAIO) “for engaging in activities that materially contribute to the supply, sale or transfer, directly or indirectly, to or from Iran, or for the use in or benefit of Iran of arms or related materiel, including spare parts.”
Also designated are Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL); Hoopad Darya Shipping Agency Company; Jiangyin Mascot Special Steel Company, based in China; Iran Transfo Company; Zangan Distribution Transformer Company; and Accenture Building Materials
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The State Department also placed sanctions on Hamidreza Azimian, chief executive of Mobarakeh Steel Company, and Mohammad Reza Modarres Khiabani, chief executive of IRISL, for their role in these offences.
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The entities are accused of manufacturing “lethal equipment” for Iran’s military, including the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, a U.S.-designated terrorist group.
The United States has sanctioned companies in Iran, China, and the United Arab Emirates for trading in steel with the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping L