Counter Terrorism Designations and Designation Update

Treasury Press Release: Treasury Increases Pressure on Houthi Smuggling and Illicit Revenue Generation Networks

Additions:

The following individuals have been added to OFAC’s SDN List:

OFAC Program: [SDGT] Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 594

ADRISS, Ahmad

• AKA: أحمد إدريس
• DOB: 05 Jan 1986
• POB: Tartous, Syria
• nationality: Syria
• Gender: Male
• Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
• Passport: 015638373 (Syria) expires 21 Aug 2028
• Party Type: (individual)
• Linked to: ANSARALLAH

Supplemental Information: Designated for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of, the Houthis.

AL MUAYYAD, Adil Mutahhar Abdallah

• DOB: 20 Aug 1975
• nationality: Yemen
• Gender: Male
• Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
• Passport: 03856973 (Yemen) expires 06 Apr 2016
• Party Type: (individual)
• Linked to: ANSARALLAH

Supplemental Information: A Yemeni businessman who has played a key role in the establishment and operations of Barash Aviation and Sama Airline, working alongside Muhammad Al-Sunaydar to facilitate Houthi aviation and procurement schemes.

AL-MATARI, Ebrahim Ahmed Abdullah

• AKA: إبراهيم أحمد عبد الله المطري
• DOB: 01 Jan 1988
• POB: Sana’a, Yemen
• nationality: Yemen
• Gender: Male
• Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
• Passport: 04514597 (Yemen) expires 12 Mar 2017
• Party Type: (individual)
• Linked to: ALBARRAQ SHIPPING CO

Supplemental Information: Designated for owning or controlling, directly or indirectly, Albarraq Shipping Co, which has an interest in the vessel ALBARRAQ Z.

AL-SHARAFI, Zayd ‘Ali Ahmed

• AKA: AL-SHARAFI AL-AZRAQ, Zaid ‘Ali Yahiya
• Address: Sana’a, Yemen
• DOB: 15 Mar 1989
• POB: Al Hudaydah Governorate, Yemen
• nationality: Yemen
• Gender: Male
• Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
• Passport: 13398992 (Yemen)
• alt. Passport: RE0138931 (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
• Party Type: (individual)
• Linked to: ANSARALLAH

Supplemental Information: Uses his businesses, including Yemen-based Black Diamond Petroleum Derivatives and Al-Sharafi Oil Companies Services, to import and export oil for the Houthi-led government. He maintains multiple vessels used to transfer oil to the Houthis and is affiliated with Dubai-based Janat Al Anhar General Trading LLC.

ASGHAR, Imran

• Address: 27 28 Jumeirah Park, District 6, St F, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• DOB: 19 Dec 1962
• POB: Lahore, Pakistan
• nationality: Pakistan
• alt. nationality: Iran
• Gender: Male
• Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
• Passport: BM1828063 (Pakistan) expires 19 Oct 2032
• Party Type: (individual)
• Linked to: ARKAN MARS PETROLEUM DMCC

Supplemental Information: An Iranian national and owner of Alsaa Petroleum and Shipping FZC. He facilitates financial transactions between the Iranian government and Houthi-affiliated oil companies and uses Alsaa as a front company for Arkan Mars Petroleum DMCC.

BAIDHANI, Waleed Fathi Salam

• AKA: ALBAIDHANI, Waled Fatehi Salem
• AKA: SALM, Walid Fathi
• Address: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• DOB: 27 Aug 1980
• nationality: Yemen
• Gender: Male
• Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
• Party Type: (individual)
• Linked to: ANSARALLAH

Supplemental Information: Identified as the owner of Adeema Oil FZC and involved with Al Sharafi Oil Companies Services, which are major Houthi oil and gas facilitators based in the UAE receiving financial support from the Iranian government.

BSEIS, Ahmad

• AKA: أحمد بسيس
• DOB: 03 Jan 1990
• POB: Hama, Syria
• nationality: Syria
• Gender: Male
• Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
• Passport: 013802819 (Syria) expires 26 Jan 2026
• Party Type: (individual)
• Linked to: ANSARALLAH

Supplemental Information: Designated for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of, the Houthis.

DAHAN, Ameen Hamid Mohammed

• AKA: امين حميد محمد دحان
• Address: Oman; Yemen
• DOB: 20 Sep 1974
• nationality: Yemen
• Gender: Male
• Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
• Passport: 09375789 (Yemen) expires 02 Feb 2026
• Party Type: (individual)
• Linked to: RABYA FOR TRADING FZC

Supplemental Information: The Oman-based director and beneficial owner of Rabya for Trading FZC. He used his company’s warehouse in Oman’s Al-Mayzunah Free Market Zone to assist Wadi Kabir in concealing 52 Kornet anti-tank guided missiles for transport into Yemen.

ISMAIL, Ahmad

• AKA: أحمد إسماعيل
• DOB: 01 Jan 1994
• POB: Tartous, Syria
• nationality: Syria
• Gender: Male
• Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
• Passport: N00560431 (Syria) expires 01 May 2030
• Party Type: (individual)
• Linked to: ANSARALLAH

Supplemental Information: Designated for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of, the Houthis.

PSHENICHNYY, Alexander Yurovich

• AKA: ПШЕНИЧНЫЙ, Александр Юрьевич
• Address: Russia
• DOB: 11 Sep 1982
• POB: USSR
• nationality: Russia
• Gender: Male
• Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
• Passport: 763380800 (Russia) expires 05 Sep 2030
• Party Type: (individual)
• Linked to: ANSARALLAH

Supplemental Information: Designated for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of, the Houthis.

SINGH, Ranveer

• Address: India
• DOB: 12 Feb 1983
• POB: Ranchi, India
• nationality: India
• Gender: Male
• Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
• Passport: Z6920651 (India) expires 16 Aug 2032
• Party Type: (individual)
• Linked to: ANSARALLAH

Supplemental Information: Designated for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of, the Houthis.

The following entities have been added to OFAC’s SDN List:

OFAC Program: [SDGT] Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 594

ADEEMA OIL FZC

• AKA: ADIMA OIL
• Address: PO Box 233599, No. 639 Ghurair Building, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• Website: www.adeema.com
• Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
• Organization Established Date: 18 Sep 2011
• License: 5006759 (United Arab Emirates)
• Linked to: ANSARALLAH

Supplemental Information: A major Houthi oil and gas facilitator based in the UAE, owned by Waleed Fathi Salam Baidhani, that receives financial support from the Iranian government.

AL SHARAFI OIL COMPANIES SERVICES

• AKA: AL-SHARAFI OIL
• AKA: AL-SHARAFI OIL FOR IMPORTING PETROLEUM DERIVATIVES
• Address: Sana’a, Yemen
• Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
• Commercial Registry Number: 2/34074 (Yemen)
• Linked to: ANSARALLAH

Supplemental Information: A company used by Zayd Al-Sharafi to import and export oil for the Houthi-led government.

ALBARRAQ SHIPPING CO

• Address: Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Majuro, Ajeltake Island 96960, Marshall Islands
• Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
• Organization Established Date: 23 Apr 2025
• Identification Number: IMO 0237669
• Business Registration Number: 131338 (Marshall Islands)
• Linked to: ANSARALLAH

Supplemental Information: Owned or controlled by Ebrahim Ahmed Abdullah Al-Matari and holds an interest in the crude oil tanker ALBARRAQ Z.

AL-RIDHWAN EXCHANGE AND TRANSFER COMPANY

• AKA: شركة الرضوان للصرافة والحوالات النقدية
• AKA: AL-RADWAN EXCHANGE AND TRANSFERS CO.
• AKA: AL-RIDHWAN EXCHANGE COMPANY
• Address: Al-Nasr Street, Sana’a, Yemen; Hodeidah, Yemen; Saada, Yemen
• Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
• Organization Established Date: 27 Mar 2019
• Commercial Registry Number: 6478/21 (Yemen)
• License: 347/2019 (Yemen)
• Linked to: ANSARALLAH

Supplemental Information: A Sana’a-based, Houthi-affiliated exchange house overseen by Houthi procurement official Muhammad Ahmad Al-Talibi. It facilitates payments for Houthi weapons procurement and militant activities, including smuggling operations from Iran and Djibouti.

ALSAA PETROLEUM AND SHIPPING FZC

• AKA: ALSA COMPANY
• AKA: ALSAA
• AKA: ALSAA PETROLEUM & SHIPPING
• AKA: ALSAA PETROLEUM & SHIPPING FZC
• Address: PO Box 124024, No. 702 Reef Tower, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• Website: www.alsaagroup.com
• Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
• Organization Established Date: 10 Nov 2002
• License: 5000343 (United Arab Emirates)
• Registration Number: 11401539 (United Arab Emirates)
• Linked to: ARKAN MARS PETROLEUM DMCC

Supplemental Information: Owned by Iranian national Imran Asghar, this company acts as a main UAE-based, Iran-affiliated facilitator for financial transactions between the Iranian government and Houthi oil companies. It also serves as a front company for Arkan Mars Petroleum DMCC.

BARASH AVIATION AND CARGO COMPANY LIMITED

• AKA: BARASH AVIATION
• Address: Sana’a, Yemen
• Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
• Organization Established Date: 2012
• Organization Type: Freight air transport
• Linked to: ANSARALLAH

Supplemental Information: Established by Houthi-aligned businessman Muhammad Al-Sunaydar, this air cargo company has assisted Houthi efforts to purchase commercial jet aircraft for transporting illicit cargo through Sana’a International Airport. It recently attempted to partner with Viktor Bout to purchase aircraft.

NEW OCEAN TRADING FZE

• AKA: NEW OCEAN INTERNATIONAL TRADING FZE
• AKA: NEW OCEAN TRADING AND IMPORT COMPANY
• Address: Hamriyah Business Center, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
• Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
• Organization Established Date: 2019
• Organization Type: Wholesale and retail trade
• Linked to: ANSARALLAH

Supplemental Information: A commercial entity providing logistical support to the Houthis. It acted as an agent for a Yemeni company procuring military equipment and imported communications devices, technical systems, and computers.

RABYA FOR TRADING FZC

• AKA: شركة رابيا ااتجارة شركة منطقة حرة
• AKA: “BASSAM AL-SAEEDI AND PARTNERS FREE ZONE COMPANY”
• AKA: “BASSAM AL-SAEEDI AND PARTNERS FZC”
• AKA: “RABIA COMPANY”
• Address: Al Mayzunah, Dhofar, Oman
• Website: www.agefzc.com
• Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
• Organization Established Date: 08 Jul 2018
• Commercial Registry Number: 1322360 (Oman)
• Linked to: ANSARALLAH

Supplemental Information: An Oman-based shipping and logistics firm directed by Ameen Hamid Mohammed Dahan. It used its warehouse in the Al-Mayzunah Free Market Zone to assist Wadi Kabir Co. in concealing 52 Kornet anti-tank guided missiles for smuggling into Yemen.

SAMA AIRLINE

• AKA: طيران سما
• Address: Sana’a, Yemen
• Website: https://www.samaairline.com
• Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
• Organization Established Date: 2023
• Organization Type: Passenger air transport
• Linked to: ANSARALLAH

Supplemental Information: A sister company to Barash Aviation established by Houthi leaders to generate revenue via passenger service from Sana’a International Airport. It was also involved in attempts to purchase commercial aircraft with Viktor Bout.

WADI KABIR CO. FOR LOGISTICS SERVICES

• AKA: شركة الوادي الكبير للخدمات اللوجستية
• AKA: AL-WADI AL-KABIR COMPANY
• AKA: ALWADI KABIR CO
• AKA: WADI AL-KABIR COMPANY
• Address: Sana’a, Yemen; Raysut, Oman
• Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
• Organization Established Date: Nov 2020
• Organization Type: Transportation and storage
• Linked to: ANSARALLAH

Supplemental Information: A Sana’a-based shipping facilitator with a branch in Oman that has conducted weapons smuggling for the Houthis. It owns warehouses and trucks in Yemen used to coordinate illicit shipments and attempted to smuggle 52 Kornet anti-tank guided missiles in 2022.

The following vessel has been added to OFAC’s SDN List:

OFAC Program: [SDGT] Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 594

ALBARRAQ Z (D604006)

• Vessel Type: Crude Oil Tanker
• Vessel Flag: Unknown flag
• Former Vessel Flag: Comoros
• Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
• Vessel Year of Build: 2003
• Vessel Registration Identification: IMO 9252943
• MMSI: 620800006
• Party Type: (vessel)
• Linked to: ALBARRAQ SHIPPING CO

Supplemental Information: Identified as property in which Albarraq Shipping Co has an interest.

Amendments:

The following changes have been made to OFAC’s SDN List:

OFAC Program: [SDGT] Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 594

JANAT AL ANHAR GENERAL TRADING LLC

• AKA: ABU SUMBOL GENERAL TRADING L.L.C
• AKA: ابو سمبل للتجارة العامة ش.ذ.م.م
• AKA: JANAT ALANHAR GENERAL TRADING L.L.C
• AKA: جنة الانهار للتجارة العامة ذ.م.م
• AKA: JANAT AL-ANHAR TRADING COMPANY
• AKA: JANNAH AL ANHAR GENERAL TRADING LLC
• Address: PO Box 86973, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Deira Al Riqqa, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
• Organization Established Date: 06 Sep 2000
• alt. Organization Established Date: 23 Dec 2021
• Commercial Registry Number: 1654359 (United Arab Emirates)
• License: 1016292 (United Arab Emirates)
• Chamber of Commerce Number: 383851 (United Arab Emirates)
• Business Registration Number: 521012 (United Arab Emirates)
• Economic Register Number (CBLS): 10803911 (United Arab Emirates)
• Linked to: AL-JAMAL, Sa’id Ahmad Muhammad

Supplemental Information: Janat Al Anhar is the new operating name of Abu Sumbol General Trading L.L.C. following its designation for support to Iran-based Houthi financial facilitator Sa’id al-Jamal. It is used by UAE-based companies to make payments to Houthi-affiliated oil companies.

List of Changes:

• Field Name: Name
  • Changed: ABU SUMBOL GENERAL TRADING L.L.C to: JANAT AL ANHAR GENERAL TRADING LLC
• Field Name: AKA
  • Added: JANAT AL ANHAR GENERAL TRADING L.L.C
  • Added: JANAT ALANHAR GENERAL TRADING L.L.C
  • Added: جنة الانهار للتجارة العامة ذ.م.م
  • Added: JANAT AL-ANHAR TRADING COMPANY
  • Added: JANNAH AL ANHAR GENERAL TRADING LLC
• Field Name: Organization Established Date
  • Added: 23 Dec 2021 (as alt. Organization Established Date)
• Field Name: Commercial Registry Number
  • Added: 1654359 (United Arab Emirates)
• Field Name: License
  • Added: 1016292 (United Arab Emirates)
• Field Name: Chamber of Commerce Number
  • Added: 383851 (United Arab Emirates)