Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Esmail KHATIB
Aliases
Seyed Esmaeil KHATIB
Nationality
Iran
DoB
1960 to 1961
Address
Iran
Official reason
Esmail Khatib is Iran’s Minister of Intelligence and head of the MOIS, one of the Iranian government’s main security services which is responsible for serious human rights abuses. Under his leadership, the MOIS has cracked down on a large number of human rights defenders, women-rights activists, journalists, filmmakers, and members of religious min...
Other Information
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0969
Date of listing
2022-09-09
Program information
Authority
US
Program
Executive Order 13694 Blocking the Property of Certain Persons Engaging in Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities; Executive Order 13757 Taking Additional Steps to Address the National Emergency With Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities
Regime
OFAC-horizontal
Target State
Cyber-attacks
Measures
Blocking Property, Suspending Entry
Sanctions Portfolio
• https://ofac.treasury.gov/faqs/topic/1546
Official Information
On December 31, 2015, OFAC issued the Cyber-Related Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 578 (80 FR 81752, December 31, 2015) (the “Regulations”) to implement Executive Order (E.O.) 13694 of April 1, 2015, “Blocking the Property of Certain Persons Engaging in Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities” (80 FR 18077, April 2, 2015), pursuant to au...
Additional Details
SDN
Program URL
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/09/06/2022-19138/cyber-related-sanctions-regulations