Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Ali Akbar VELAYATI
DoB
1945-06-25
Address
Iran
Official reason
OFAC is designating Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior advisor to the Supreme Leader who has helped the Iranian regime extend credit lines to the brutal Assad regime. Velayati, along with the senior IRGC-QF official Rostam Qasemi, announced that Iran was signing several investment and oil agreements with the Syrian regime in a visit to Syria, directly f...
Other Information
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm824
Date of listing
2019-11-04
Program information
Authority
US
Program
Executive Order 13876 of June 24, 2019 Imposing Sanctions With Respect to Iran
Regime
OFAC country specific
Target State
Iran
Measures
Blocking Property, Suspending Entry
Sanctions Portfolio
• https://ofac.treasury.gov/faqs/topic/1551
Official Information
This action is being taken pursuant to President Donald J. Trump’s Executive Order (E.O.) 13876, signed on June 24, 2019. The E.O. imposed sanctions on the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Supreme Leader’s Office (SLO), and authorized sanctions on others associated with the Supreme Leader or the SLO. Today’s actions complement...
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