Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Masoud SAFDARI
Aliases
Massoud SAFDARI; Sattar
Nationality
Iran
DoB
1983
Address
Shahrak Shahid Mahallati District, Tehran, Iran
Official reason
IRGC interrogators Ali Hemmatian (Hemmatian) and Masoud Safdari (Safdari) have long records of physical abuse against Iranian political prisoners at IRGC detention facilities, including at Iran’s Evin Prison. Hemmatian employed physical beatings and whippings during interrogation of prisoners, resulting in lasting damage, including cracked bones. H...
Other Information
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0517
Date of listing
2021-12-07
Program information
Authority
US
Program
Iranian Financial Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR Part 561
Regime
OFAC country specific
Target State
Iran
Measures
Blocking Property, 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