US Sanctions Iranian Network That Defrauded American Firms for MODAFL
The Treasury Department’s OFAC designated 11 Iranian individuals and entities under Executive Order 13224 for operating a procurement network that impersonated and defrauded US companies to obtain restricted goods for Iran’s Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics. The action blocks all US persons from dealing with the designees and updates enforcement guidance on Iran sanctions.
corporatecomplianceinsights.comWASHINGTON — The US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control on May 29 designated 11 Iranian individuals and entities for their role in a procurement network that defrauded US firms to supply restricted goods to Iran’s Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics and other sanctioned end-users.
The sanctioned parties are Ali Majd Sepehr (also known as Sepehr), Sorena Hushmand Samaneh Company (Sorena), SAIRAN Information Exchange Space Security Industries Company (SAAFTA), Roudabeh Sarmadi, Mohammadali Mansour Darehshiri, Saeid Zahedi, Green Light Computer Co LLC, Al Kawther Neon LLC, Manoochehr Zandian, Hoda Baradaran Bagheri, Farzaneh Rezaei, and Sayyed Payam Akhtarian.
They were added to the Specially Designated Nationals list under Executive Order 13224, as amended.
The designation blocks all US persons from engaging in any transactions with the listed parties and freezes any assets they may hold under US jurisdiction. It also amends Iran-related FAQ 1249 to clarify compliance expectations around such procurement schemes. The SDN List updates took effect immediately on May 29.
US companies that unwittingly supplied the network now face heightened due-diligence obligations to avoid sanctions exposure when exporting controlled items. Foreign banks and suppliers that continue dealing with the designees risk secondary sanctions.
The action directly disrupts MODAFL’s access to dual-use electronics, software and components previously obtained through front companies in third countries.
This is the latest OFAC action targeting Iranian military procurement channels that exploit US firms. The department has repeatedly updated its Iran sanctions FAQs and SDN List in recent years to close similar evasion routes tied to MODAFL and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
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