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Morteza Ahmadali BEHZAD

Aliases

Morteza BEHZADI; Morteza BEHZAD

Nationality

Iran

DoB

1959; 1960

Reg. ID

4432151609, National ID No.

Official reason

Additionally, OFAC designated Morteza Ahmadali Behzad pursuant to E.O. 13382 for acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Pishro Company.  Pishro Company, which is responsible for research and development efforts across Iran’s nuclear program, was designated pursuant to E.O.13382 on May 9, 2013.

Other Information

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm541

Date of listing

2018-11-05

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