Last Updated: January 19, 2026

Ahmad SHAFAHI

Aliases

Ahmad SHAFA'I

Position

Commander of Salman Corps in Sistan and Baluchistan province

Nationality

Iran

DoB

1968-05-21

Address

Sistan and Baluchistan, Iran

Official reason

Ahmad Shafahi (Shafahi) is the commander of Salman Corps, the IRGC military unit in Sistan and Baluchistan. Shafahi has attacked free and open communications, labelling satellite television stations that are not under the control of the Iranian regime as “tools of the enemy.” He also had direct control of IRGC and Basij forces responsible for viole...

Other Information

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

Date of listing

2022-10-26

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