Hossein AKBARI

Iran

1961-06-17

Male

Tehran, Iran

0042740721, National ID No.

Executive

Concurrent with today's designations, the Justice Department also announced criminal charges against Hossein Akbari, 63, and Reza Amidi, 62, both of Iran, and an Iranian company, Rah Roshd Company (Rah Roshd) in the Eastern District of New York. As alleged, the defendants conspired to provide material support to the IRGC, a designated foreign terrorist organization, and engaged in a scheme to procure U.S. technology for Iranian attack drones. Akbari and Amidi remain at large. Iran-based Hossein Akbari (Akbari) is the managing director of Rah Roshd and has procured the servo motor model used in the Mohajer-6 combat UAV on behalf of Rah Roshd. Akbari is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13382 for acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Rah Roshd.

US

Subject to Secondary Sanctions

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0066

2025-04-01

US

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

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Non-Proliferation

Blocking Property

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)

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