Last Updated: June 26, 2026

Abbas NILFORUSHAN

Aliases

Abbas NILFOROUSHAN

Abbas Mortaza NILFRUSHAN DARDASHTI

Abbas NILFOROUSHAN DARDASHTI

Nationality

Iran

Position

Deputy Commander for Operations

Date of birth

1966-08-23

Place of birth

Isfahan, Iran

Sex

Male

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 served as a military adviser in the Syrian Civil War. Kazemi and Nilforushan are both being designated pursuant to E.O. 13553 for having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, the IRGC.

Sender

Additional info

Subject to Secondary Sanctions

Other Information

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1048

Date of listing

2022-10-26

Program information

Authority

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

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