Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Abbas NILFORUSHAN
Aliases
Abbas NILFOROUSHAN; Abbas Mortaza NILFRUSHAN DARDASHTI; Abbas NILFOROUSHAN DARDASHTI
Position
Deputy Commander for Operations
Nationality
Iran
DoB
1966-08-23
Address
Tehran, Iran
Reg. ID
P46631463, Passport
Official reason
Abbas Nilforushan (Nilforushan), the Deputy Commander for Operations of the IRGC, is responsible for the IRGC’s Operations Command, one of the security organizations directly in charge of protest suppression, which has played a critical role in arresting protest leaders during previous protests. Nilforushan is an experienced IRGC commander who also...
Other Information
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1048
Date of listing
2022-10-26
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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