Non-Proliferation Designations; Iran-related Designations; Issuance of Venezuela-related Amended General Licenses and Frequently Asked Questions
Treasury Press Release: Economic Fury Disrupts Foreign Networks Supporting Iran’s Military and Weapons Programs
Additions:
The following individuals have been added to OFAC’s SDN List:
OFAC Programs:
- IFSR Iranian Financial Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 561
- IRAN-CON-ARMS-EO Executive Order 13949
AHADZADEH, Sajjad
- Address: Tehran, Iran
- DOB: 26 Mar 1983
- POB: Tehran, Iran
- Nationality: Iran
- Additional Sanctions Information: Subject to Secondary Sanctions
- Gender: Male
- Passport: D10006855 (Iran)
- National ID No.: 0072094400 (Iran)
- Party Type: Individual
Supplemental Information: Ahadzadeh is not individually named in the Treasury press release. However, the press release notes that, concurrent with OFAC’s designations, the State Department is sanctioning two entities and two individuals based in Iran and Belarus pursuant to E.O. 13949 in connection with Iran’s conventional arms-related activities. Ahadzadeh’s designation — newly added with the IRAN-CON-ARMS-EO tag — appears consistent with being one of those individuals, alongside Mohammadmahdi Maleki (also newly tagged IRAN-CON-ARMS-EO below), with Armory Alliance LLC and the Center for Innovation and Technology Cooperation as the likely corresponding entities.
OFAC Programs:
- NPWMD Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 544
- IFSR Iranian Financial Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 561
GOLCHIN, Manuchehr
- Address: Iran
- DOB: 23 Nov 1959
- Alt. DOB: 24 Nov 1959
- Nationality: Iran
- Additional Sanctions Information: Subject to Secondary Sanctions
- Gender: Male
- Passport: B97415946 (Iran) expires 05 Jan 2028
- National ID No.: 0046380450 (Iran)
- Party Type: Individual
- Linked to: MINISTRY OF DEFENSE AND ARMED FORCES LOGISTICS
Supplemental Information: Per the Treasury press release, China-based Iranian national Manuchehr Golchin serves as a facilitator for MODAFL’s defense acquisitions from China. He is chairman of Hong Kong-based Shangshun Hong Kong Ltd and oversees that company’s international partnerships. Golchin is designated pursuant to E.O. 13382 for having provided, or attempted to provide, financial, material, technological, or other support for, or goods or services in support of, MODAFL.
LIU, Boyu (Chinese Simplified: 刘博宇)
- Address: Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
- DOB: 28 May 1977
- POB: Changchun, Jilin, China
- Nationality: China
- Additional Sanctions Information: Subject to Secondary Sanctions
- Gender: Male
- National ID No.: 220104197705284431 (China)
- Party Type: Individual
- Linked to: ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS
Supplemental Information: Per the Treasury press release, Liu Boyu is the sole director and president of Mustad Limited, a previously-designated, Hong Kong-registered company that has facilitated, or attempted to facilitate, financial transactions in furtherance of the IRGC’s procurement of millions of dollars’ worth of weapons (Mustad was designated under E.O. 13382 on May 8, 2026). Liu Boyu is designated pursuant to E.O. 13382 for having provided, or attempted to provide, financial, material, technological, or other support for, or goods or services in support of, the IRGC.
MENG, Shaopei (Chinese Simplified: 孟少培)
- Address: Xinji, Hebei, China
- DOB: 16 Sep 1980
- POB: Shijuazhuang, Hebei, China
- Nationality: China
- Additional Sanctions Information: Subject to Secondary Sanctions
- Gender: Male
- Passport: EF3549228 (China) expires 10 Feb 2029
- National ID No.: 132301198009161610 (China)
- Party Type: Individual
- Linked to: MINISTRY OF DEFENSE AND ARMED FORCES LOGISTICS
Supplemental Information: Per the Treasury press release, Meng Shaopei is an accomplice of Manuchehr Golchin and is the managing director and 100-percent owner of Hong Kong-based Solos International Limited, which has worked to facilitate weapons procurement for MODAFL. Meng is also part of Shangshun Hong Kong Ltd’s management team. Meng is designated pursuant to E.O. 13382 for having provided, or attempted to provide, financial, material, technological, or other support for, or goods or services in support of, MODAFL.
WANG, Hongyi (Chinese Simplified: 王洪一)
- Address: Beijing, China
- DOB: 08 Jan 1975
- POB: Zhucheng, China
- Nationality: China
- Additional Sanctions Information: Subject to Secondary Sanctions
- Gender: Male
- Passport: PE3086952 (China) expires 20 Feb 2029
- National ID No.: 420106197501087719 (China)
- Party Type: Individual
- Linked to: MUSTAD LIMITED
Supplemental Information: Per the Treasury press release, Wang Hongyi is an employee of Mustad Limited and, with Liu Boyu and Xu Lichun, has worked to procure weapons on behalf of the IRGC. Wang Hongyi is designated pursuant to E.O. 13382 for being owned or controlled by, or acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Mustad Limited.
XU, Lichun (Chinese Simplified: 徐立春)
- Address: Beijing, China
- DOB: 30 Sep 1983
- POB: Huanggang, Hubei, China
- Nationality: China
- Additional Sanctions Information: Subject to Secondary Sanctions
- Gender: Male
- National ID No.: 421182198309304519 (China)
- Party Type: Individual
- Linked to: ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS
Supplemental Information: Per the Treasury press release, Xu Lichun is an employee of Mustad Limited and, with Liu Boyu and Wang Hongyi, has worked to procure weapons on behalf of the IRGC. Xu Lichun is designated pursuant to E.O. 13382 for having provided, or attempted to provide, financial, material, technological, or other support for, or goods or services in support of, the IRGC.
The following entities have been added to OFAC’s SDN List:
OFAC Program: IRAN-EO13902 Executive Order 13902
DOMUS TRADING HK LIMITED
- Address:
- Suite 1111, 11/F, Hollywood Plaza, 610 Nathan Road, Mong Kok, Hong Kong, China
- Room H28B, Blk EH, 10th Floor, Golden Bear Ind. Ctr., 66-82 Chai Wan Kok St., Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, China
- Organization Established Date: 16 Oct 2024
- Business Registration Number: 77187700 (Hong Kong)
Supplemental Information: Per the Treasury press release, Hong Kong-based Domus Trading HK Limited works within Iran’s clandestine banking network to facilitate payments on behalf of Iranian blocked persons and has attempted to facilitate payments for Iran’s weapons procurement efforts. Domus Trading is designated pursuant to E.O. 13902 for operating in the financial sector of the Iranian economy.
OFAC Programs:
- NPWMD Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 544
- IFSR Iranian Financial Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 561
MUSTAD SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL TRADE CO LTD (Chinese Simplified: 慕斯达上海国际贸易有限公司)
- Address:
- 6th Floor, Building 1, No. 1000 Zhenchen Road, Baoshan District, Shanghai, China (Chinese Simplified: 真陈路1000号1栋6楼, 宝山区, 上海市, China)
- Room 450, No. 188 Yesheng Road, Lingang New Area, China Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone, Shanghai, China (Chinese Simplified: 业盛路188号450室, 临港新片区, 中国上海自由贸易试验区, 上海市, China)
- Additional Sanctions Information: Subject to Secondary Sanctions
- Organization Established Date: 29 Nov 2024
- Unified Social Credit Code (USCC): 91310000MAE6K4CJXM (China)
- Linked to: MUSTAD LIMITED
Supplemental Information: Per the Treasury press release, Mustad Shanghai International Trade Co Ltd is wholly owned by Mustad Limited. Mustad Shanghai (along with Wang Hongyi) is designated pursuant to E.O. 13382 for being owned or controlled by, or acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Mustad Limited.
SHANGSHUN HONG KONG LTD (Chinese Traditional: 商順國際香港有限公司)
- Address:
- Room 1526, Unit 1, 15/F, Wah Wan Ind. Building, No. 2 Kin Fat Lane, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong, China
- Flat/RM A, 12/F, Kiu Fu Commercial Building, 300 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
- Unit 1702, Tianbao Cohesion Edifice, 2nd Street, Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area, Tianjin 300457, China
- Website: https://shangshunhk.com/
- Additional Sanctions Information: Subject to Secondary Sanctions
- Organization Established Date: 19 May 2011
- Company Number: 1603451 (Hong Kong)
- Business Registration Number: 58383098 (Hong Kong)
- Linked to: GOLCHIN, Manuchehr
Supplemental Information: Per the Treasury press release, Manuchehr Golchin is chairman of Shangshun Hong Kong Ltd and oversees its international partnerships, and Meng Shaopei is also part of its management team. Shangshun is designated pursuant to E.O. 13382 for being owned or controlled by, or acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Golchin.
SOLOS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
- Address: Rm 1526, Unit 1, 15/F, Wah Wan Ind. Building, No. 2 Kin Fat Lane, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong, China
- Additional Sanctions Information: Subject to Secondary Sanctions
- Organization Established Date: 11 Jul 2018
- Business Registration Number: 69620526 (Hong Kong)
- Linked to: MINISTRY OF DEFENSE AND ARMED FORCES LOGISTICS
Supplemental Information: Per the Treasury press release, Solos International Limited is managed and 100-percent owned by Meng Shaopei and has worked to facilitate weapons procurement for MODAFL. Solos is designated pursuant to E.O. 13382 for having provided, or attempted to provide, financial, material, technological, or other support for, or goods or services in support of, MODAFL.
Amendments:
The following changes have been made to OFAC’s SDN List:
OFAC Programs:
- NPWMD Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 544
- IFSR Iranian Financial Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 561
- IRAN-CON-ARMS-EO Executive Order 13949
ARMORY ALLIANCE LLC (Cyrillic: ООО АРМОРИ АЛЬЯНС)
- Address: Building 33, Section 14, 13A, Tarkhanova St, Minsk 220035, Belarus
- Additional Sanctions Information: Subject to Secondary Sanctions
- Organization Established Date: 20 Oct 2021
- Tax ID No.: 193596647 (Belarus)
- Linked to: CENTER FOR INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY COOPERATION
Supplemental Information: Armory Alliance LLC is not individually named in the Treasury press release. However, the press release notes that, concurrent with OFAC’s designations, the State Department is sanctioning two entities and two individuals based in Iran and Belarus pursuant to E.O. 13949 in connection with Iran’s conventional arms-related activities. This Belarus-based entity’s new IRAN-CON-ARMS-EO tag, together with the same addition to the Center for Innovation and Technology Cooperation (Iran-based) below, appears consistent with being the “two entities” referenced.
List of Changes:
- Program Tags:
- Added: IRAN-CON-ARMS-EO
CENTER FOR INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY COOPERATION
- AKA:
- CENTER FOR PROGRESS AND DEVELOPMENT OF IRAN
- OFFICE OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL STUDIES
- OFFICE OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL COOPERATION
- PRESIDENCY OFFICE OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL STUDIES
- TECHNOLOGY COOPERATION OFFICE
- “CITC”
- “CPDI”
- “OSIS”
- “POSIS”
- “TCO”
- Address:
- No 7 East Avesta Rd, Sheykh Bahaie Street, Sheykh Bahaie Sq, Tehran 1995859611, Iran
- PO Box 141554671, Tehran, Iran
- Additional Sanctions Information: Subject to Secondary Sanctions
- Organization Established Date: 01 Jan 1983 to 31 Dec 1984
- Target Type: Government Entity
- National ID No.: 14002821290 (Iran)
Supplemental Information: The Center for Innovation and Technology Cooperation (CITC) is referenced in the Treasury press release as coordinating Iranian technology acquisition efforts and having sought to purchase weapons, including man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS), from China — the subject of OFAC’s May 8, 2026 designations. As with Armory Alliance LLC above, CITC’s new IRAN-CON-ARMS-EO tag appears consistent with the State Department’s concurrent E.O. 13949 action against two entities and two individuals in Iran and Belarus.
List of Changes:
- AKA:
- Changed: OSIS to: “OSIS”
- Program Tags:
- Added: IRAN-CON-ARMS-EO
MALEKI, Mohammadmahdi
- AKA: MALEKI, Mohammad Mahdi
- Address: Belarus
- DOB: 26 Apr 1995
- Nationality: Iran
- Additional Sanctions Information: Subject to Secondary Sanctions
- Gender: Male
- Passport: I67689026 (Iran) expires 09 Mar 2029
- Party Type: Individual
- Linked to: CENTER FOR INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY COOPERATION
Supplemental Information: Maleki is not individually named in the Treasury press release. As with Sajjad Ahadzadeh above, his new IRAN-CON-ARMS-EO tag appears consistent with being one of the “two individuals” the State Department is sanctioning pursuant to E.O. 13949 alongside today’s OFAC action.
List of Changes:
- Program Tags:
- Added: IRAN-CON-ARMS-EO
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