State Department Blocks Assets of Those Said to Risk Proliferation of Mass Destruction
The U.S. State Department designated the Center for Innovation and Technology Cooperation (CITC), Pentane Chemistry Industries (PCI), and Hossein Tanideh Pursuant to E.O. 13382, saying they're engaged, or tried to engage, in activities that risk the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. The designation was effective July 12, according to a Federal Register notice.
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As a result, all of their property in the U.S. are blocked, the State Department said. The specific entities are:
- Center for Innovation and Technology Cooperation, A.K.A. CITC, A.K.A. Technology Cooperation Office, A.K.A. TCO, A.K.A. Office of Scientific and Technical Cooperation, F.K.A. Presidency Office of Scientific and Industrial Studies (POSIS), F.K.A. Office of Scientific and Industrial Studies (OSIS). Location: Tehran, Iran.
- Pentane Chemistry Industries, A.K.A. PCI, A.K.A. Pentane Chemistry Industries Company. Location: 5th Floor, No. 192, Darya and Paknejad Blv. Cross Section, Shahrak Gharb, Tehran, Iran.
- Hossein Tanideh, D.O.B. 9 June 1964, passport number H13781445; expiration: 9 June 2013.