Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Ahmad VAHIDI
Aliases
Ahmad Shah CHERAGHI
Position
Brigadier General
Nationality
Iran
DoB
1958-06-27
Address
c/o MODAFL, Tehran, Iran
Official reason
Iran’s Minister of the Interior, Ahmad Vahidi, maintains oversight over all Law Enforcement Forces (LEF) deployed to subdue protests in Iran, including the ongoing protests over the death of Mahsa Amini. Vahidi is being redesignated today pursuant to E.O. 13553 for being an official of the Government of Iran and being responsible for or complicit i...
Other Information
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0994
Date of listing
2010-06-16
Program information
Authority
US
Program
Iranian Financial Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 561
Regime
OFAC country specific
Target State
Iran
Measures
Blocking Property, Suspending Entry, Trade sanctions
Sanctions Portfolio
• https://ofac.treasury.gov/faqs/topic/1551
Official Information
On August 16, 2010, OFAC issued the Iranian Financial Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 561 (75 FR 49836, August 16, 2010) (IFSR) to implement provisions of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111–195) (22 U.S.C. 8501–8551). Since then, OFAC has amended the IFSR several times.
Additional Details
SDN
Program URL
https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-31/subtitle-B/chapter-V/part-561