Last Updated: August 28, 2026

Morteza Ahmadali BEHZAD

Aliases

Morteza BEHZADI

Morteza BEHZAD

Nationality

Iran

Date of birth

1959; 1960

Place of birth

Yazd, Iran

Sex

Male

Reg. ID

4432151609, National ID No.

Function

Military

Official reason

Additionally, OFAC designated Morteza Ahmadali Behzad pursuant to E.O. 13382 for acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Pishro Company. Pishro Company, which is responsible for research and development efforts across Iran’s nuclear program, was designated pursuant to E.O.13382 on May 9, 2013.

Sender

Additional info

Subject to Secondary Sanctions

Other Information

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm541

Date of listing

2018-11-05

Program information

Authority

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

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