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Morteza FARASATPOUR

Aliases

Morteza FARASATPUR

Position

Deputy Director for Commerce, Defense Industries Organization

Nationality

Iran

DoB

1964-11-16

Reg. ID

G9329851, Passport

Official reason

OFAC sanctioned Morteza Farasatpour, a senior Iranian defense official, for his activities on behalf of a designated Iranian defense entity.  Farasatpour was designated pursuant to E.O. 13382 for acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Iran's Defense Industries Organization (DIO).  DIO was designated pursuant to E.O...

Other Information

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm0088

Date of listing

2017-05-17

Program information

Authority

US

Program

Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 544

Regime

OFAC-horizontal

Target State

Non-Proliferation

Measures

Blocking Property

Official Information

On April 13, 2009, OFAC issued the Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 544 (74 FR 16771, April 13, 2009) (the “Regulations”), to implement Executive Order (E.O.) 13382 of June 28, 2005, “Blocking Property of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators and Their Supporters” (70 FR 38567, July 1, 2005)

Additional Details

SDN

Program URL

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/02/16/2022-03361/weapons-of-mass-destruction-proliferators-sanctions-regulations