Last Updated: January 19, 2026
FARS NEWS AGENCY
Aliases
FARS NEWS AGENCY CULTURAL INSTITUTE
Nationality
Iran; Iran
Address
Number 1, Shahrood Alley, Ferdowsi Square, Tehran, 115999346717, Iran
Reg. ID
10100426798, National ID No.; 10581, Registration Number
Official reason
Fars News Agency is closely affiliated with the IRGC and has provided special intelligence reports to Hossein Salami. Fars News Agency closely coordinated with the Basij Resistance Force (Basij) deputy commander on ongoing Iranian domestic concerns. The Basij, a paramilitary force subordinate to the IRGC, was designated pursuant to E.O. 13553 on Ju...
Other Information
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1733
Date of listing
2023-09-15
Program information
Authority
US
Program
Executive Order 13553 of September 28, 2010 Blocking Property of Certain Persons With Respect to Serious Human Rights Abuses by the Government of Iran and Taking Certain Other Actions
Regime
OFAC country specific
Target State
Iran
Measures
Blocking Property
Sanctions Portfolio
• https://ofac.treasury.gov/faqs/topic/1551
Official Information
Executive Order 13553 on September 28, 2010 imposed sanctions on officials of the Government of Iran and other persons acting on behalf of the Government of Iran determined to be responsible for or complicit in certain serious human rights abuses.
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