OFAC Sanctions People, Companies for Supporting Iran's UAV Efforts
The Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned four people and two companies for providing “critical support” to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ unmanned aerial vehicle programs, the agency said Oct. 29. The designations target Iran-based Kimia Part Sivan Co. (KIPAS)…
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and Oje Parvaz Mado Nafar Co. (Mado) for helping to bolster Iran’s UAV capabilities. OFAC also sanctioned Mohammad Ebrahim Zargar Tehrani, who helps KIPAS source its components from foreign companies; Yousef Aboutalebi, managing director for Mado; IRGC Brig. Gen. Abdollah Mehrabi, who is chairman of Mado; and IRGC Brig. Gen. Saeed Aghajani, who oversees the IRGC’s aerospace and UAV operations.