This action is being taken in furtherance of\u00a0National Security Presidential Memorandum 2<\/a>, which directs the U.S. government to curtail Iran\u2019s ballistic missile program, counter Iran\u2019s development of other asymmetric and conventional weapons capabilities, deny Iran a nuclear weapon, and deny the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) access to assets and resources that sustain their destabilizing activities. \u00a0OFAC is taking this action pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13382, which targets weapons of mass destruction (WMD) proliferators and their supporters, and E.O. 13949, which targets property of certain persons with respect to the conventional arms activities of Iran.<\/p>\n IRAN\u2019S UAV TRADE WITH VENEZUELA<\/p>\n Today, OFAC is designating\u00a0a Venezuelan company and its chair, which have acquired Iranian\u2011designed UAVs.\u00a0 Since 2006, Iran and Venezuela have coordinated Iran\u2019s provision of\u00a0Qods Aviation Industries<\/a>\u2019 (QAI) Mohajer-series UAVs for Venezuela, which are re-branded in Venezuela as ANSU-series UAVs.\u00a0 In October 2023, OFAC designated QAI pursuant to E.O.\u00a013949 being owned or controlled by, or having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Iran\u2019s Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL).\u00a0 In September 2020, the U.S. Department of State designated MODAFL pursuant to E.O. 13949 for engaging in activity that materially contributes 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.<\/p>\n Venezuela-based Empresa Aeronautica Nacional SA (EANSA) maintains and oversees the assembly of QAI\u2019s Mohajer-series UAVs in Venezuela and has directly negotiated with QAI, contributing to QAI\u2019s sale of millions of dollars\u2019 worth of Mohajer-6 UAVs to Venezuela. \u00a0The Mohajer-6, a combat UAV with intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities, is manufactured by QAI.\u00a0 EANSA was also involved in the assembly of aircraft that QAI sold to Venezuela.<\/p>\n EANSA maintains UAVs operated by the Venezuelan armed forces, including the Iranian Mohajer-2, known locally as Arpia or ANSU-100.\u00a0 The ANSU-100 is an updated, armed version of the Arpia-001, which is a direct derivative of QAI\u2019s Mohajer-2 and the first UAV produced in Venezuela. \u00a0The ANSU-100 is capable of launching Iranian-designed Qaem air-to-ground guided bombs. \u00a0<\/p>\n EANSA is chaired by Venezuela-based Jose Jesus Urdaneta Gonzalez (Urdaneta). \u00a0Urdaneta, on behalf of EANSA, has coordinated with members and representatives of the Venezuelan and Iranian armed forces on the production of UAVs in Venezuela.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Figure 1:\u00a0 Partially Assembled Mohajer-2 UAV at El Libertador Air Base<\/p>\n EANSA is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13949 for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of, QAI.\u00a0 Urdaneta is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13949 for being owned or controlled by, or having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, EANSA.<\/p>\n procurement efforts for parchin chemical industries<\/p>\n Today, OFAC is designating three Iran-based persons in connection with efforts to procure chemicals used for ballistic missiles\u2014including sodium perchlorate, sebacic acid, and nitrocellulose\u2014for Parchin Chemical Industries (PCI), an element of Iran\u2019s Defense Industries Organization (DIO) that is responsible for the import and export of chemical goods.\u00a0 Sodium perchlorate is used to manufacture the\u00a0Missile Technology Control Regime<\/a> (MTCR)-controlled chemical ammonium perchlorate.\u00a0 Ammonium perchlorate is used in solid propellant rocket motors, which are commonly used for ballistic missiles.\u00a0 Sebacic acid is used to produce resins, which are materials sought by Iran for its ballistic missile program; and plasticizers, certain types of which are propellant additives and agents controlled by the MTCR.\u00a0 Nitrocellulose is used to improve the performance of solid propellant rocket motors.<\/p>\n OFAC designated PCI pursuant to the counterproliferation authority E.O. 13382 in July 2008, and the Department of State designated DIO pursuant to E.O. 13382 in March 2007.\u00a0 Both DIO and PCI are also subject to an asset freeze pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1737 and UNSCR 1747, respectively.<\/p>\n Iran-based Mostafa Rostami Sani (Rostami Sani) has procured dozens of metric tons of sodium perchlorate for PCI in coordination with\u00a0Marco Klinge<\/a> (Klinge),\u00a0Majid Dolatkhah<\/a> (Dolatkhah), and\u00a0MVM Amici Trading LLC<\/a> (MVM Amici).\u00a0 Rostami Sani has also facilitated efforts to procure sodium perchlorate, sebacic acid, and nitrocellulose for PCI by serving as a liaison to PCI for Klinge and Dolatkhah.<\/p>\n OFAC recently designated Klinge and Dolatkhah pursuant to E.O. 13382 on November 12, 2025, for having provided, or attempted to provide, financial, material, technological or other support for, or goods or services in support of, PCI; OFAC concurrently designated MVM Amici pursuant to E.O. 13382 for being owned or controlled by, or acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Klinge.<\/p>\n Rostami Sani is the chairman of the board of directors of Iran-based Pardisan Rezvan Shargh International Private Joint Stock Company\u00a0(Pardisan Rezvan Shargh).\u00a0 Rostami Sani has served multiple terms as Pardisan Rezvan Shargh\u2019s chairman and served as its founding managing director.\u00a0 Iran-based Reza Zarepour Taraghi (Zarepour Taraghi) is the managing director of Pardisan Rezvan Shargh and serves as a member of the company\u2019s board of directors.<\/p>\n Rostami Sani is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13382 for having provided, or attempted to provide, financial, material, technological or other support for, or goods or services in support of, PCI.\u00a0 Pardisan Rezvan Shargh is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13382 for being owned or controlled by, or acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Rostami Sani. \u00a0Zarepour Taraghi is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13382 for being owned or controlled by, or acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Pardisan Rezvan Shargh.<\/p>\n RAYAN FAN GROUP Defense Conglomerate<\/p>\n OFAC is designating\u00a0two entities and three individuals based in Iran for their connection to\u00a0Rayan Fan Kav Andish Co<\/a> (RFKA, or\u00a0Rayan Fan Group<\/a>), a U.S.-designated holding company for a variety of firms that operate in the field of high-technology systems.\u00a0 RFKA owns\u00a0Rayan Roshd Afzar Company<\/a> (RRA), which produced components for the IRGC\u2019s UAV program and software for the IRGC\u2019s aerospace program.<\/p>\n RFKA is a principal shareholder of Iran-based Fanavari Electro Moj Mobin Company\u00a0(Fanavari) and is represented by U.S.-designated\u00a0Mohsen Parsajam<\/a> (Parsajam) as the chairman and a member of Fanavari\u2019s board of directors.\u00a0 U.S.-designated\u00a0Seyyed Reza Ghasemi<\/a> (Ghasemi) and\u00a0Farshad Hakemzadeh<\/a> (Hakemzadeh) serve as members of Fanavari\u2019s board of directors alongside Iran-based Bahram Rezaei\u00a0(Rezaei), who serves as Fanavari\u2019s managing director.<\/p>\n OFAC designated RFKA pursuant to E.O. 13382 in May 2024 for being owned or controlled by, or acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Parsajam.\u00a0 In July 2017, OFAC designated RRA pursuant to E.O. 13382 for having provided, or attempted to provide, financial, material, technological or other support for, or goods or services in support of, Iran\u2019s IRGC.\u00a0 OFAC concurrently designated Parsajam, Ghasemi, and Hakemzadeh pursuant to E.O.\u00a013382 for being owned or controlled by, or acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, RRA.<\/p>\n Fanavari is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13382 for being owned or controlled by, or acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, RFKA.\u00a0 Rezaei is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13382 for being owned or controlled by, or acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Fanavari.<\/p>\n Rezaei is the majority shareholder and chairman of the board of directors of Iran-based Kavoshgaran Asman Moj Ghadir Company\u00a0(KAMG). \u00a0Iran-based Erfan Qaysari\u00a0(Qaysari) is the managing director for KAMG, and Iran-based Mehdi Ghaffari\u00a0(Ghaffari) serves as the vice chairman of KAMG\u2019s board of directors.<\/p>\n KAMG is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13382 for being owned or controlled by, or acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Rezaei.\u00a0 Qaysari and Ghaffari are being designated pursuant to E.O. 13382 for being owned or controlled by, or acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, KAMG.<\/p>\n SANCTIONS IMPLICATIONS<\/p>\n As a result of today\u2019s action, all property and interests in property of the designated or blocked persons described above that are in the United States or in the possession or control of U.S. persons are blocked and must be reported to OFAC.\u00a0 In addition, any entities that are owned, directly or indirectly, individually or in the aggregate, 50 percent or more by one or more blocked persons are also blocked.\u00a0 Unless authorized by a general or specific license issued by OFAC, or exempt, OFAC\u2019s regulations generally prohibit all transactions by U.S. persons or within (or transiting) the United States that involve any property or interests in property of blocked persons.\u00a0<\/p>\n Violations of U.S. sanctions may result in the imposition of civil or criminal penalties on U.S. and foreign persons. \u00a0OFAC may impose civil penalties for sanctions violations on a strict liability basis. \u00a0OFAC\u2019s\u00a0Economic Sanctions Enforcement Guidelines<\/a>\u00a0provide more information regarding OFAC\u2019s enforcement of U.S. economic sanctions. \u00a0In addition, financial institutions and other persons may risk exposure to sanctions for engaging in certain transactions or activities with designated or otherwise blocked persons.<\/p>\n Furthermore, engaging in certain transactions involving the persons designated today may risk the imposition of secondary sanctions on participating foreign financial institutions. \u00a0OFAC can prohibit or impose strict conditions on opening or maintaining, in the United States, a correspondent account or a payable-through account of a foreign financial institution that knowingly conducts or facilitates any significant transaction on behalf of a person who is designated pursuant to the relevant authority.<\/p>\n The power and integrity of OFAC sanctions derive not only from OFAC\u2019s ability to designate and add persons to the SDN List, but also from its willingness to remove persons from the SDN List consistent with the law.\u00a0 The ultimate goal of sanctions is not to punish, but to bring about a positive change in behavior.\u00a0 For information concerning the process for seeking removal from an OFAC list, including the SDN List, or to submit a request, please refer to OFAC\u2019s guidance on\u00a0Filing a Petition for Removal from an OFAC List<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"Figure](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sb0346-img1.png\")
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