Last Updated: January 19, 2026

Milavous Group

Official reason

Milavous Group is acting on behalf of or at the direction of a person who has been involved in hostile activity by the Government of Iran, namely Hossein Shamkhani. Shamkhani has facilitated and provided support to hostile activity by the Government of Iran, namely activity which is intended to cause the destabilisation of the United Kingdom or any...

Date of listing

2025-08-21

Program information

Authority

UK

Program

The Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023

Regime

UK country specific

Target State

Iran

Measures

Asset freeze and making available provisions, Trade sanctions, Travel bans, Transport sanctions

Sanctions Portfolio

• The Regulations impose financial sanctions through a targeted asset freeze on designated persons and prohibitions on making funds or economic resources available. This involves the freezing of funds and economic resources (non-monetary assets, such as property or vehicles) of designated persons and ensuring that funds and economic resources are n...

Official Information

Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 came fully into force on 14 December 2023. The regime’s purposes are to deter the Government of Iran or an armed group backed by the Government of Iran from conducting hostile activity against the United Kingdom or any other country and to encourage the Government of Iran to comply with international human rights l...

Additional Details

Licensing and exception provisions are contained in Part 8 of the Regulations.

Program URL

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/1314/made