UK sanctions: Iran sanctions
572 designations under The Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023: 307 people, 265 companies and groups, as listed on the UK Sanctions List dated 03-Nov-2026. The newest designation is dated 12 October 2026.
Names, positions, sanctions and reasons are quoted from the list. Dates of birth, passport numbers and addresses are left out. Being on the list is a government designation, not a criminal conviction.
| Name and position | Type | Designated | Sanctions | UK statement of reasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdol Hossein Khosrow PANAH Secretary of the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution 3 other names on the list | Individual | 6 July 2023 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Abdol Hossein Khosrow PANAH is an 'involved person' under the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 because he is or has been involved in the commission of a serious human rights violation or abuse in Iran, including being responsible for, engaging in, providing support for and promoting violations of the right to freedom of expression, through his role as Secretary of the Supreme Council of t |
| Supreme Council of Cyber Space 4 other names on the list | Entity | 6 July 2023 | Asset freeze, Director Disqualification Sanction | The Supreme Council of Cyber Space is an involved person within the meaning of the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 as it is or has been involved in the commission of serious human rights violations in Iran, including being responsible for, engaging in and promoting violations of the right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly. |
| Ravin Academy | Entity | 6 July 2023 | Asset freeze, Director Disqualification Sanction | The Ravin Academy is an involved person within the meaning of the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 as it is or has been involved in the commission of serious human rights violations in Iran, including being responsible for, engaging in and promoting violations of the right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly. |
| Centre to Investigate Organised Crimes (CIOC) | Entity | 6 July 2023 | Asset freeze, Director Disqualification Sanction | The Centre to Investigate Organised Crimes (CIOC) is an involved person within the meaning of the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 as it is or has been involved in the commission of serious human rights violations in Iran, including being responsible for, engaging in and promoting violations of the right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly. |
| Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Cyber Defence Command 1 other name on the list | Entity | 6 July 2023 | Asset freeze, Director Disqualification Sanction | The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Cyber Defence Command is an involved person within the meaning of the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 as it is or has been involved in the commission of serious human rights violations in Iran, including being responsible for, engaging in and promoting violations of the right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly. |
| Moslem MOEIN Head, Basij Cyberspace Headquarters | Individual | 6 July 2023 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Moslem Moein ('MOEIN') is an involved person within the meaning of the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 as in his role as Chief, Basij Cyberspace Headquarters, he is or has been involved in the commission of serious human rights violations in Iran, including being responsible for, engaging in and promoting violations of the right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly. Through his |
| Seyyed Mohammad Amin AGHAMIRI Secretary, Supreme Council of Cyberspace 1 other name on the list | Individual | 6 July 2023 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Seyyed Mohammad Amin Aghamiri ('AGHAMIRI') is an involved person within the meaning of the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 as in his role as Secretary, Supreme Council of Cyberspace, he is or has been involved in the commission of serious human rights violations in Iran, including being responsible for, engaging in and promoting violations of the right to freedom of expression and peacef |
| Morteza Piri Warden of Zahedan Central Prison | Individual | 6 July 2023 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Morteza PIRI is an 'involved person' under the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 because he is or has been involved in the commission of a serious human rights violation or abuse in Iran through his position as the Warden of Zahedan Central Prison. |
| Heidar Pasandideh Governor of Sanandaj Central Prison 4 other names on the list | Individual | 6 July 2023 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Heidar PASANDIDEH is an 'involved person' under the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 because he is or has been involved in the commission of a serious human rights violation or abuse in Iran through his position as the Governor of Sanandaj Central Prison. |
| Mohammed Hossein Khosravi Director-General of Sistan and Baluchestan Province Prisons 1 other name on the list | Individual | 6 July 2023 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Mohammed Hossein KHOSRAVI is an 'involved person' under the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 because he is or has been involved in the commission of a serious human rights violation or abuse in Iran through his position as the Director-General of Sistan and Baluchestan Province Prisons and the former Warden of Zahedan Central Prison. |
| Murad Fathi Director General of prisons in West Azerbaijan province 1 other name on the list | Individual | 6 July 2023 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Murad FATHI is an 'involved person' under the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 because he is or has been involved in the commission of a serious human rights violation or abuse in Iran through his position as the former Director General of prisons in Kurdistan province. |
| Habib Shahsavari Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Commander of the Shohada Provincial Corps in West Azerbaijan, Iran. 2 other names on the list | Individual | 24 April 2023 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Habib SHAHSAVARI ('SHAHSAVARI') is an involved person within the meaning of the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 as through his role as Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Commander of the Shohada Provincial Corps in West Azerbaijan, Iran, he is or has been responsible for, engaging in, providing support for, or promoting serious human rights violations including violations of the ri |
| Mohsen Karimi Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Commander of the Ruhollah Corps, Markazi Province. | Individual | 24 April 2023 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Mohsen Karimi ('KARIMI') is an involved person within the meaning of the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 as through his role as Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Commander of the Ruhollah Corps, Markazi Province, he is or has been responsible for, engaging in, providing support for, or promoting serious human rights violations including violations of the right of life and violatio |
| Ahmad Kadem Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Commander of the Operational Base Karbala (Regional Headquarters) 1 other name on the list | Individual | 24 April 2023 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Ahmad KADEM ('KADEM') is an involved person within the meaning of the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 as through his role as Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Commander of the Operational Base Karbala (Regional Headquarters), responsible for the provinces of Khuzestan, Lorestan and Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, Iran, he is or has been responsible for, engaging in, providing support |
| Mohammad Nazar Azimi Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander of the IRGC’s Najaf Ashraf West Headquarters | Individual | 24 April 2023 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Mohammad Nazar AZIMI ('AZIMI') is an involved person within the meaning of the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 as through his role as Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Commander of the Najaf Ashraf West Headquarters, responsible for the western provinces of Kermanshah, Hamadan and Ilam, Iran, he is or has been responsible for, engaging in, providing support for, or promoting serio |
| Alireza Heydarnia Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) for the Alborz Province 1 other name on the list | Individual | 20 March 2023 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Alireza HEYDARNIA is an involved person under the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 because he is and has been involved in the commission of serious human rights violations in Iran, namely being responsible for, engaging in, providing support for and promoting serious violations with respect to the right to life and the right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly in Iran through his role |
| Ahmed Zulqadr Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Commander (Seyyed al-Shohada provincial corps in Tehran province) Deputy Commander of IRGC corps in Tehran City 1 other name on the list | Individual | 20 March 2023 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Ahmed Zulqadr ('ZULQADR') is an involved person within the meaning of the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 as commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Seyyed al-Shohada provincial corps in Tehran province and the Deputy Commander of IRGC corps in Tehran City. In this role he is or has been responsible for, engaging in, providing support for, or promoting serious human ri |
| Yahya Ala'oddini Director of the Board of Directors of the IRGC Cooperative Foundation 2 other names on the list | Individual | 20 March 2023 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Yahya Ala’oddini ('ALA’ODDINI') is an involved person within the meaning of the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 as, through his role as a Director of the Board of Directors of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Cooperative Foundation, he is or has been responsible for providing financial services that could contribute to a serious human rights violation or abuse in Iran. In thi |
| Jamal Babamoradi Board of Directors of IRGC Cooperative Foundation 1 other name on the list | Individual | 20 March 2023 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Jamal Babamoradi 'BABAMORADI' is an involved person within the meaning of the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 as, through his role as a Director of the Board of Directors of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Cooperative Foundation, he is or has been responsible for providing financial services that could contribute to a serious human rights violation or abuse in Iran. In this |
| Ahmad Karimi Board of Directors of IRGC Cooperative Foundation 1 other name on the list | Individual | 20 March 2023 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Ahmad Karimi 'KARIMI' is an involved person within the meaning of the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 as, through his role as a Director of the Board of Directors of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Cooperative Foundation, he is or has been responsible for providing financial services that could contribute to a serious human rights violation or abuse in Iran. In this role he |
| Seyyed Aminollah Emami Tabatabai Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Cooperative Foundation 2 other names on the list | Individual | 20 March 2023 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Seyyed Aminollah Emami Tabatabai. 'TABATABAI' is an involved person within the meaning of the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 as, through his role as Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Cooperative Foundation, he is or has been responsible for providing financial services that could contribute to a serious human rights violation or abus |
| Ali Asghar Nourouzi Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Cooperative Foundation 1 other name on the list | Individual | 20 March 2023 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Ali Asghar Nourouzi 'NOUROUZI' is an involved person within the meaning of the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 as, through his role as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Cooperative Foundation, he is or has been responsible for providing financial services that could contribute to a serious human rights violation or abuse in Iran. In this r |
| The Headquarters for Enjoining Right and Forbidding Evil 1 other name on the list | Entity | 8 March 2023 | Asset freeze, Director Disqualification Sanction | The Headquarters for Enjoining Right and Forbidding Evil is an 'involved person' under the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 (the 'Iran Sanctions Regulations') on the following ground: The Headquarters for Enjoining Right and Forbidding Evil is or has been involved in the commission of a serious human rights violation or abuse in Iran, including being responsible for, engaging in a |
| Seyyed Mohamed Saleh Hashemi Golpayegani Head of the Headquarters for Enjoining Right and Forbidding Evil 2 other names on the list | Individual | 8 March 2023 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Seyyed Mohammed Saleh Hashemi GOLPAYEGANI is an 'involved person' under the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 (the 'Iran Sanctions Regulations') on the following ground: GOLPAYEGANI, as head of the Headquarters for Enjoining Right and Forbidding Evil, is or has been involved in the commission of serious human rights violations or abuse in Iran, including being responsible for, enga |
| Hassan ASGARI Governor of Sanandaj 1 other name on the list | Individual | 20 February 2023 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Hassan ASGARI is an involved person within the meaning of the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 as it is reasonable to suspect that ASGARI, through his role as Governor of Sanandaj, is an individual providing support for or promoting serious human rights violations in Iran through the repression of recent protests in Iran, leading to violations of the right of life and violations of the right to f |
| Mohammad KARAMI Former IRGC Ground Forces Commander (Quds Operational Base) | Individual | 20 February 2023 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Mohammad KARAMI is an involved person within the meaning of the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 as in his former role as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Ground Forces Commander for the Quds Operational Base, he is or has been responsible for, engaging in, providing support for, or promoting serious human rights violations in Iran through the repression of recent protests in Iran, le |
| Amanollah GARSHASBI Deputy Commander of the IRGC for Sistan and Baluchistan Province 1 other name on the list | Individual | 20 February 2023 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Amanolla GARSHASBI is an involved person under the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 because he is and has been involved in the commission of serious human rights violations in Iran, namely being responsible for, engaging in, providing support for and promoting serious violations with respect to the right to life and the right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly in Iran through his role |
| Parviz ABSALAN IRGC Deputy Commander Sistan and Baluchistan (Salman Corps) | Individual | 20 February 2023 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Parviz ABSALAN is an involved person within the meaning of the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 as in his role as Deputy Commander of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Salman Corps in Sistan and Baluchestan province he is or has been responsible for, engaging in, and providing support for serious human rights violations in Iran through the repression of recent protests in Iran, leading to |
| Mohammad Taghi OSANLOO Brigadier General IRGC Ground Forces Commander (Hamzeh Sayyid al-Shohada headquarters in North-Western Iran) 6 other names on the list | Individual | 20 February 2023 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Mohammed Taghi OSANLOO is an involved person within the meaning of the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 as through his role as Ground Forces Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) for the Hamzeh Sayyid al-Shohada headquarters in Northwestern Iran, he is or has been responsible for, engaging in, providing support for, or promoting serious human rights violations including violat |
| Morteza BARATI Presiding Judge of Branch 1 of the Revolutionary Courts of Isfahan 1 other name on the list | Individual | 20 February 2023 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Morteza BARATI is an involved person under the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 because he is and has been involved in the commission of serious human rights violations in Iran, namely being responsible for and engaging in serious violations of the right to freedom of expression, the right not to be subject to cruel, degrading or inhuman punishment and the right to a fair trial through his role a |
| Hadi MANSOURI Presiding Judge of Branch 4 of the Revolutionary Courts of Mashhad 2 other names on the list | Individual | 20 February 2023 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Hadi MANSOURI is an involved person under the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 because he is and has been involved in the commission of serious human rights violations in Iran, namely being responsible for and engaging in serious violations of the right to freedom of expression, the right not to be subject to cruel, degrading or inhuman punishment and the right to a fair trial through his role as |
| Musa Asif AL-HOSSEINI Presiding Judge of Branch 1 of the Revolutionary Courts of Karaj 2 other names on the list | Individual | 20 February 2023 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Musa Asif AL-HOSSEINI is an involved person under the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 because he is and has been involved in the commission of serious human rights violations in Iran, namely being responsible for, engaging in, providing support for and promoting serious violations with respect to the right to life, the right not to be tortured and the right to a fair trial through his role as pr |
| Salar Abnoush Vice Commander of the Basij 2 other names on the list | Individual | 23 January 2023 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Salar ABNOUSH is an involved person under the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 because as Vice Commander of the Basij he is or has been responsible for, engaging in, providing support for, or promoting serious human rights violations in Iran including violations of the right to life and the right to freedom of expression through the violent repression of protests. In this role in the Basij he is |
| Qasem Rezaei Deputy Commander of Iran’s Law Enforcement Forces (LEF) 1 other name on the list | Individual | 23 January 2023 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Qasem REZAEI is an involved person under the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 as, in his role as Deputy Commander of Iran’s Law Enforcement Forces (LEF), he has been responsible for, engaging in, providing support for and promoting serious violations with respect to the right to life and the right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly in Iran. |
| Kiyumars Heidari Brigadier General Iranian Army Ground Forces Commander 4 other names on the list | Individual | 23 January 2023 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Kiyumars HEIDARI is an involved person under the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 as in his role as Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Ground Forces he is and has been responsible for, engaging in, providing support for and promoting serious human rights violations in Iran through the repression of protests. In this role he is also a member of an organisation that is responsible for the |
| Hossein Nejat Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the IRGC at Sarallah HQ 4 other names on the list | Individual | 23 January 2023 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Hossein NEJAT is an involved person within the meaning of the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 as it is reasonable to suspect that NEJAT through his role as Deputy Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Sarallah HQ, is an individual responsible for, engaging in, providing support for, or promoting serious human rights violations or in Iran through the repression of recent pr |
| Ahmad Fazelian Deputy Prosecutor General for Public Law Affairs | Individual | 23 January 2023 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Ahmad FAZELIAN in his current capacity as Deputy Prosecutor General for public law affairs, and in managerial roles in the judiciary over 20 years, is an involved person under the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 because he is and has been responsible for, engaging in, providing support for and promoting serious human rights violations in Iran, in particular, the right to be free from torture and |
| Basij Cooperative Foundation 1 other name on the list | Entity | 23 January 2023 | Asset freeze, Director Disqualification Sanction | There are reasonable grounds to suspect that the Basij Cooperative Foundation is an involved person under the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 as it has been involved in serious human rights violations in Iran, including providing financial services, or making available funds or economic resources that have contributed to serious human rights violations in Iran. The Basij Cooperative Foundation i |
| Basij Resistance Force 2 other names on the list | Entity | 23 January 2023 | Asset freeze, Director Disqualification Sanction | There are reasonable grounds to suspect that the Basij Resistance Force is an involved person under the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 as it has been involved in serious human rights violations in Iran, including being responsible for, engaging in and providing support for violations of the right to life and right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly through the violent repression of |
| Mohammad Jafar Montazeri Prosecutor General, Attorney General | Individual | 14 January 2023 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Mohammad Jafar MONTAZERI is an involved person under the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 because he is and has been responsible for, engaging in, providing support for and promoting serious human rights violations in Iran, in particular, the right to be free from torture and the right to a fair trial, in his role as Prosecutor General. |
| Mousa Ghazanfarabadi Former Head of Tehran Revolutionary Court; Representative of Bam at the 11th Majlis and Head of the Judicial and Legal Commission | Individual | 8 December 2022 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | GHAZANFARABADI as the former Head of the Revolutionary Court in Tehran is an involved person under the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 because he has been involved in the commission of serious human rights violations in Iran including being involved in, responsible for, supporting and facilitating conduct that amounts to serious violations of the right not to be subjected to torture and cruel, i |
| Mustafa Mohebi Former Director of State Prison Organisation in Tehran Province (Also known as the Director General of State Prison Organisation in Tehran Province) 1 other name on the list | Individual | 8 December 2022 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Mustafa MOHEBI, as Director of the Prisons Organisation in Tehran province from 2016-19, is an involved person under the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 because he is and has been involved in the commission of serious human rights violations in Iran including being involved in, responsible for, supporting and facilitating conduct that amounts to serious violations of the right to life, and the r |
| Hassan Babaei Head of the Organisation for the Registration of Deeds and Property; Former Deputy Minister of Planning and Information Technology of the Judiciary of Tehran 2 other names on the list | Individual | 8 December 2022 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | As a senior figure in the Iranian judiciary, Hassan Babaei is an involved person under the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 because he has been involved in the commission of serious human rights violations in Iran, namely being responsible for serious violations with respect to the right to a fair trial and the right of individuals not to be subject to torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treat |
| Gholamreza Ziyayi Former Director of Evin Prison 2 other names on the list | Individual | 8 December 2022 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Gholamreza Ziyayi, in his former positions as Director of Evin Prison and Director of Raja’i Shahr prison is an involved person under the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 because he has been involved in the commission of serious human rights violations in Iran including being involved in, responsible for, supporting and facilitating conduct that amounts to serious violations of the right to life, |
| Ali Cheharmahali Director General of Prisons for Alborz Province; Former Director of Greater Tehran Penitentiary 1 other name on the list | Individual | 8 December 2022 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Ali Cheharmahali, is an involved person under the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 because in his former positions as Director of Greater Tehran Penitentiary and Director of Evin Prison, he has been involved in the commission of serious human rights violations including being involved in, responsible for, supporting and facilitating conduct that amounts to serious violations of the right not to b |
| Ali Al-Qasi Mehr Prosecutor General of Tehran 3 other names on the list | Individual | 8 December 2022 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Ali AL-QASI MEHR, in his previous roles as Public Prosecutor of the Revolutionary Court of Shiraz, and Chief Justice of Fars province is an involved person under the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 because he is and has been involved in the commission of serious human rights violations in Iran, including being involved in, responsible for, supporting and facilitating conduct that amounts to seri |
| Seyed Ali Mazloum Presiding judge of Branch 29 of the Revolutionary Court in Tehran | Individual | 8 December 2022 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Seyed Ali Mazloum is an involved person under the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 because he is the Presiding judge of Branch 29 of the Revolutionary Court in Tehran, Iran. In this role he has been involved in the commission of a serious human rights violation in Iran, namely being responsible for and supporting serious violations and in particular for violating the right to freedom of expressio |
| Allah-Karam Azizi Head/Warden of Rajaei Shahr Prison | Individual | 8 December 2022 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Allah-Karam Azizi is an involved person under the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 because he is the head of Rajaei Shahr Prison in Iran. In this role he has been involved in the commission of serious human rights violations in Iran, namely being responsible for and engaging in violations of the right of persons not to be subjected to torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment |
| Mohammad-Reza Amouzad Presiding Judge of Branch 28 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court | Individual | 8 December 2022 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Mohammad-Reza AMOUZAD is the presiding judge of branch 28 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court is an involved person under the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 because he is and has been involved in the commission of serious human rights violations in Iran, namely being responsible for serious violations with respect to the right to a fair trial and the right to freedom of expression of political pr |
| Iman Afshari Presiding Judge of Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court | Individual | 8 December 2022 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Iman Afshari as the Presiding Judge of Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court is an involved person under the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 because he is and has been involved in the commission of serious human rights violations in Iran, namely being responsible for serious violations with respect to the right to a fair trial and the right to freedom of expression of political protestors. |
| Vahid Mohammad Naser Majid Head of the Iranian Cyber Police | Individual | 14 November 2022 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Vahid Mohammad Naser Majid is an involved person under the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 because he is and has been involved in the commission of serious human rights violations in Iran, namely being responsible for, engaging in, providing support for and promoting serious violations with respect to the right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly in Iran in his role as Head of the Cyb |
| Esmaeil Zarei Kousha Governor of Kurdistan 1 other name on the list | Individual | 14 November 2022 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Esmaeil KOUSHA is an involved person under the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 because: he is and has been involved in the commission of serious human rights violations in Iran, namely being responsible for, engaging in, providing support for and promoting serious violations with respect to the right to life and right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly in Iran in his role as Governor |
| Hossein Modarres Khiabani Governor of Sistan-Baluchestan | Individual | 14 November 2022 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Hossein Modarres KHIABANI is an involved person under the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 because: he is and has been involved in the commission of serious human rights violations in Iran, namely being responsible for, engaging in, providing support for and promoting serious violations with respect to the right to life and right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly in Iran through his |
| Hasan Hassanzadeh IRGC Commander in Tehran | Individual | 14 November 2022 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Hasan HASSANZADEH is an involved person under the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 because: he is and has been involved in the commission of serious human rights violations in Iran, namely being responsible for, engaging in, providing support for and promoting serious violations with respect to the right to life and the right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly in Iran through his role |
| Sardar Gholamhossein Mohammadi Asl IRGC Commander Ardabil Province | Individual | 14 November 2022 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Sardar Gholamhossein Mohammadi ASL is an involved person under the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 because: he is and has been involved in the commission of serious human rights violations in Iran, namely being responsible for, engaging in, providing support for and promoting serious violations with respect to the right to life and the right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly in Iran |
| Morteza Mir Aghaei Basij commander, Sanandaj city | Individual | 14 November 2022 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Morteza AGHAEI is an involved person under the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 because: he is and has been involved in the commission of serious human rights violations in Iran, namely being responsible for, engaging in, providing support for and promoting serious violations with respect to the right to life and the right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly in Iran through his role as |
| Hossein Sereng Rajabpour Basij commander, Bijar city, Kurdistan | Individual | 14 November 2022 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Hossein RAJABPOUR is an involved person under the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 because: he is and has been involved in the commission of serious human rights violations in Iran, namely being responsible for, engaging in, providing support for and promoting serious violations with respect to the right to life in Iran through his role as Basij commander in Bijar city, Kurdistan and in the suppr |
| Sardar Seyed Sadegh Hosseini IRGC Commander Kurdistan Province | Individual | 14 November 2022 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Sardar Seyed Sadegh HOSSEINI is an involved person under the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 because: he is and has been involved in the commission of serious human rights violations in Iran, namely being responsible for, engaging in, providing support for and promoting serious violations with respect to the right to life and the right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly in Iran throu |
| Ahmad Shafahi IRGC Commander Sistan and Baluchistan (Salman Corps) | Individual | 14 November 2022 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Ahmad SHAFAHI is an involved person under the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 because: he is and has been involved in the commission of serious human rights violations in Iran, namely being responsible for, engaging in, providing support for and promoting serious violations with respect to the right to life and the right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly in Iran through his role as |
| Hossein Maroufi Deputy Co-ordinator of Mobilization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Sistan and Baluchistan Province | Individual | 14 November 2022 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Hossein MAROUFI is an involved person under the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 because: he is and has been involved in the commission of serious human rights violations in Iran, namely being responsible for, engaging in, providing support for and promoting serious violations with respect to the right to life and the right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly in Iran through his role a |
| Abbas Ali Mohammadian Law Enforcement Force Chief of Police in Alborz Province | Individual | 14 November 2022 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Abbas Ali MOHAMMADIAN is an involved person under the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 because: he is and has been involved in the commission of serious human rights violations in Iran, namely being responsible for, engaging in, providing support for and promoting serious violations with respect to the right to life and the right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly through his role as |
| Sardar Azizollah Maleki Law Enforcement Force Gilan provincial commander 1 other name on the list | Individual | 14 November 2022 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Azizollah MALEKI is an involved person under the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 because: he is and has been involved in the commission of serious human rights violations in Iran, namely being responsible for serious violations with respect to the right to life and the right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly in Iran through his role as Law Enforcement Force (LEF) provincial commande |
| Hassan Sheikhnejad Law Enforcement Force Urmia city chief | Individual | 14 November 2022 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Hassan SHEIKHNEJAD, is an involved person under the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 because: he is and has been involved in the commission of serious human rights violations in Iran, namely being responsible for, serious violations with respect to the right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly and the right to life in Iran through his role as Law Enforcement Force (LEF) Urmia city chie |
| Rahim Jahanbakhsh Law Enforcement Force Commander in West Azerbaijan province | Individual | 14 November 2022 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Rahim JAHANBAKHSH is an involved person under the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 because: he is and has been involved in the commission of serious human rights violations in Iran, namely being responsible for, engaging in, providing support for and promoting serious violations with respect to the right to life and the right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly in Iran through his role |
| Morteza Mirzai Commander in chief of the police in Mazandaran province: The Law Enforcement Force of Islamic Republic of Iran (LEF) 1 other name on the list | Individual | 14 November 2022 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Morteza MIRZAI is an involved person under the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 because: he is and has been involved in the commission of serious human rights violations in Iran, namely being responsible for, engaging in, providing support for and promoting serious violations with respect to, the right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, and the right to life in Iran through his role |
| Ali Reza Moradi Police Chief of Sanandaj City, The Law Enforcement Force of Islamic Republic of Iran (LEF) | Individual | 14 November 2022 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Ali-Reza Moradi, is an involved person under the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 because: he is and has been involved in the commission of serious human rights violations in Iran, namely being responsible for serious violations with respect to the right to life in Iran, and the right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly through his role as Law Enforcement Force (LEF) Police Chief of Sa |
| Ali Azadi Brigadier General Law Enforcement Force Kurdistan provincial chief | Individual | 14 November 2022 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Ali AZADI is an involved person under the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 because: he is and has been involved in the commission of serious human rights violations in Iran, namely being responsible for, engaging in, providing support for and promoting serious violations with respect to the right to life and the right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly in Iran in his role as the provi |
| Sayd Ali Safari Law Enforcement Force Police Chief of Saqqez 1 other name on the list | Individual | 14 November 2022 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Sayd Ali SAFARI is an involved person under the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 because: he is and has been involved in the commission of serious human rights violations in Iran, namely being responsible for, engaging in, providing support for and promoting serious violations with respect to the right to life and right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly in Iran through his role as La |
| Abbas Abdi Colonel Chief of Iran’s Law Enforcement Forces (LEF) in Divandarreh city, Kurdistan province. | Individual | 14 November 2022 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Colonel Abbas Abdi is an involved person under the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 because: he is and has been involved in the commission of serious human rights violations in Iran, namely being responsible for, engaging in, providing support for and promoting serious violations with respect to the right to life and the right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly in Iran in his role as |
| Hossein Rahimi Brigadier General LEF Tehran Provincial Chief | Individual | 14 November 2022 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Hossein RAHIMI is an involved person under the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 because: he is and has been involved in the commission of serious human rights violations in Iran, namely being responsible for, engaging in, providing support for and promoting serious violations with respect to the right to life, and right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly in Iran through his role as th |
| Manouchehr Amanollahi Law Enforcement Force Commander in Charhmahal and Bakhtiari | Individual | 14 November 2022 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Manouchehr AMANOLLAHI is an involved person under the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 because: he is and has been involved in the commission of serious human rights violations in Iran, namely being responsible for, engaging in, providing support for and promoting serious violations with respect to the right to life and the right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly in Iran in his role |
| Mahmoud Saadati Former police commander of the Law Enforcement Force in Iran (LEF) in Sistan and Baluchestan Provinces and Former police commander of the Law Enforcement Force in Iran (LEF) in Zahedan | Individual | 14 November 2022 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Mahmoud SAADATI is an involved person under the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 because: he has been involved in the commission of serious human rights violations in Iran, namely being responsible for, engaging in, providing support for and promoting serious violations with respect to the right to life and the right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly in Iran in his role as the police |
| Ahmad TAHERI Former Police Commander of Sistan and Baluchestan | Individual | 14 November 2022 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | General Ahmad TAHERI is an involved person under the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 because: he has been involved in the commission of serious human rights violations in Iran, namely being responsible for, engaging in, providing support for and promoting serious violations with respect to the right to life and the right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly in Iran through his role as |
| Issa Zarepour Minister of Information and Communications Technology 1 other name on the list | Individual | 14 November 2022 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Issa Zarepour is the Minister of Information and Communications Technology. In this role he is or has been involved in the commission of serious human rights violations in Iran, including being responsible for, engaging in and promoting violations of the right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly. |
| Haj Ahmad Mirzaei Head of the Tehran division of Iran’s Morality Police 3 other names on the list | Individual | 10 October 2022 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Haj Ahmad Mirzaei as the Head of the Tehran division of Iran’s Morality Police is or has been involved in the commission of serious human rights violations or abuse in Iran. The Morality Police enforce Iran’s Islamic dress requirements and are known to use unreasonable force against individuals they deem to be non-compliant. In this role Mirzaei is responsible for and promotes violations of the ri |
| Leila VASEGHI Former Governor of Shahr-e Qods (Quds) 1 other name on the list | Individual | 10 October 2022 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Leila Vaseghi is or has been involved in the commission of serious human rights violations in Iran, namely violations of the right to life and to freedom of assembly, through her role as the Governor of Shahr-e Qods during the November 2019 protests in Qods city. |
| Hossein ASHTARI Brigadier General Commander in Chief of Iran’s Police Forces | Individual | 10 October 2022 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Hossein ASHTARI is or has been involved in the commission of a serious human rights violation or abuse in Iran as Commander-in-Chief of Iran’s Police Forces, involved in the violent repression of protests in Iran in November 2019. |
| Hassan SHAHVARPOUR Brigadier General Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Khuzestan Province | Individual | 10 October 2022 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Hassan Shahvarpour (SHAHVARPOUR) is commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Khuzestan Province and Deputy of the South West Karbala Headquarters. In this role SHAHVARPOUR is or has been involved in the commission of a serious human rights violation or abuse in Iran through his role in the violent suppression of protests. |
| Hassan KARAMI Commander FARAJA (formerly NAJA) (Police) Special Unit | Individual | 10 October 2022 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | There are reasonable grounds to suspect that Hassan KARAMI has been involved in the commission of serious human rights violations in Iran, including being responsible for, engaging in and providing support for the violent suppression of protests through his role as Commander of the NAJA (Police) Special Unit. |
| Gholamreza SOLEIMANI Brigadier General Head of the Basij Organisation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps | Individual | 10 October 2022 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | There are reasonable grounds to suspect that Gholamreza SOLEIMANI has been involved in the commission of serious human rights violations in Iran, including being responsible for, engaging in and providing support for the violent suppression of protests in Iran through his role as Head of the 'Volunteer Forces' (Basij Organisation) and through participating in decisions relating to the cond |
| Morality Police 3 other names on the list | Entity | 10 October 2022 | Asset freeze, Director Disqualification Sanction | The Morality Police are or have been involved in the commission of serious human rights violations in Iran, including being responsible for, engaging in and promoting violations of the right to liberty and security and the right to freedom of expression through their enforcement of mandatory dress codes for women, including the use of unreasonable force against individuals they deem to be non-comp |
| Mohammad Rostami Chesmeh Gachi Head of the Morality Police 2 other names on the list | Individual | 10 October 2022 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Mohammad Rostami Cheshmeh Gachi as Head of the Morality Police in Iran is or has been involved in the commission of serious human rights violations or abuse in Iran. The Morality Police enforce Iran’s Islamic dress requirements and are known to use unreasonable force against individuals they deem to be non-compliant. In this role Gachi is responsible for and promotes violations of the right to lib |
| Toraj Kazemi Chief of the Cyber Police | Individual | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Chief of the Cyber Police. In this capacity, he announced a campaign for the recruitment of government hackers in order to achieve better control of information on the internet and attack ‘dangerous’ sites. |
| Seyyed Solat Mortazavi Former Deputy Interior Minister for Political Affairs | Individual | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Former mayor of the second largest city of Iran, Mashad, where public executions regularly happen. Former Deputy Interior Minister for Political Affairs, appointed in 2009. In this capacity, he was responsible for directing repression of persons who spoke up in defence of their legitimate rights, including freedom of expression. Later appointed as Head of the Iranian Election Committee for the par |
| Seyyed Reza Musavi-Tabar Former head of the Revolutionary Prosecution of Shiraz. | Individual | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Former head of the Revolutionary Prosecution of Shiraz. Responsible for illegal arrests and ill treatment of political activists, journalists, human rights defenders, Baha'is and prisoners of conscience, who were harassed, tortured, interrogated and denied access to lawyers and due process. Musavi-Tabar signed judicial orders in the notorious No 100 Detention Centre (a male prison), including |
| Seyyed Morteza Bakhtiari Director of State Prisons (1999-2004) | Individual | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Deputy custodian of Imam Reza shrine. Former Official of the Special Clerical Tribunal. Former Minister of Justice from 2009 to 2013. During his time as Minister of Justice, prison conditions within Iran fell well below accepted international standards, and there was widespread mistreatment of prisoners. In addition, he played a key role in threatening and harassing the Iranian diaspora by announc |
| Seyeed Hassan Shariati Advisor and Member of the 28th Section of the Supreme Court | Individual | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Advisor and Member of the 28th Section of the Supreme Court. Head of Mashhad Judiciary until September 2014. Trials under his supervision have been conducted summarily and inside closed sessions, without adherence to basic rights of the accused, and with reliance on confessions extracted under pressure and torture. As execution rulings were issued en masse, death sentences were issued without prop |
| Seyed Mohammad Bagher Moussavi Ahwaz Revolutionary Court judge, Branch 2 | Individual | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Ahwaz Revolutionary Court judge, Branch 2, imposed death sentences on five Ahwazi Arabs, Mohammad Ali Amouri, Hashem Sha'bani Amouri, Hadi Rashedi, Sayed Jaber Alboshoka, Sayed Mokhtar Alboshoka, on 17 March 2012 for ‘activities against national security’ and ‘enmity against God’. The sentences were upheld by Iran's Supreme Court on 9 January 2013. The five were arrested without charge for |
| Said Mortazavi Former Prosecutor General of Tehran until August 2009 4 other names on the list | Individual | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Former Prosecutor General of Tehran until August 2009. As Tehran Prosecutor General, he issued a blanket order used for the detention of hundreds of activists, journalists and students. In January 2010 a parliamentary investigation held him directly responsible for the detention of three prisoners who subsequently died in custody. He was suspended from office in August 2010 after an investigation |
| Sadeq Mahsouli Advisor to Former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and current member of the Expediency Council and Secretary General of the Perseverance Front 4 other names on the list | Individual | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Minister of the Interior until August 2009. As Interior Minister, Mahsouli had authority over all police forces, interior ministry security agents, and plainclothes agents. The forces under his direction were responsible for attacks on the dormitories of Tehran University on 14 June 2009 and the torture of students in the basement of the Ministry (the notorious basement level 4). Other protestors |
| Sadeq Larijani Chair of the Expediency Council (since Dec 2018), Member of the Assembly of Experts (since 1999) 9 other names on the list | Individual | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Former Head of the Judiciary. The Head of the Judiciary is required to consent to and sign off every qisas (retribution), hodoud (crimes against God) and ta'zirat (crimes against the state) punishment. This includes sentences attracting the death penalty, floggings and amputations. In this regard, he has personally signed off numerous death penalty sentences, contravening international standar |
| Reza Taghipour Member of the Supreme Cyberspace Council, Member of Parliament for Tehran | Individual | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Member of the Supreme Cyberspace Council. Member of the City Council of Tehran. Former Minister for Information and Communications (2009-2012). As Minister for Information, he was one of the top officials in charge of censorship and control of internet activities and also all types of communications (in particular mobile phones). During interrogations of political detainees, the interrogators make |
| Reza Jafari Retired. Formerly advisor to the Disciplinary Court for Judges and Head of the Special Prosecutors Office for Cyber-crime 1 other name on the list | Individual | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Senior figure in the Iranian judiciary, now retired. Was previously Aadvisor to the Disciplinary Court for Judges, and former Head of Special Prosecution Office of Cyber-crime between 2007 and 2012. He was responsible for the repression of freedom of expression, including through the arrest, arbitrary detention and prosecution of bloggers and journalists, which in some cases then carried the death |
| Rahim Hamlbar Judge of Branch 1 of Tabriz Revolutionary Court | Individual | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Judge of Branch 1 of Tabriz Revolutionary Court. Responsible for heavy sentences against Azeri ethnic minority and workers' rights activists, accusing them of spying, acts against national security, propaganda against the Iranian regime and insulting the leader of Iran. A high profile case involved 20 volunteer earthquake relief workers (following an earthquake in Iran in August 2012) to whom |
| Moussa Khalilollahi Chief Justice of East Azerbaijan province. Former Prosecutor of Tabriz (12 Apr 2010 - 25 Sep 2019) 5 other names on the list | Individual | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Prosecutor of Tabriz (Apr 2010- Sept 2019). He was involved in Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani's case and is complicit in grave violations of the right to due process. |
| Mostafa Bozorgnia Head of Ward 350 of Evin Prison until at least 2010 | Individual | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Head of ward 350 of Evin Prison. He unleashed on a number of occasions disproportionate violence upon prisoners. |
| Mostafa Barzegar Ganji Head of the Directorate General for prisons Prosecutor-General of Qom (2008-17) 2 other names on the list | Individual | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Prosecutor-General of Qom (2008-2017), now head of the directorate general for prisons. He was responsible for the arbitrary detention and maltreatment of dozens of offenders in Qom. He was complicit in a grave violation of the right to due process, contributing to the excessive and increasing use of the death penalty and a sharp increase in executions in 2009/2010. |
| Morteza Tamaddon Board member at Khajeh Nasireddin Tusi University of Technology Former Head of Tehran provincial Public Security Council.|Former IRGC Governor-General of Tehran Province. 1 other name on the list | Individual | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Former Head of Tehran Provincial Public Security Council. Former IRGC Governor-General of Tehran Province. In his capacity as governor and head of Tehran provincial Public Security Council, he bore overall responsibility for all repressive activities undertaken by the IRGC in Tehran province, including cracking down on political protests since June 2009. Currently board member at Khajeh Nasireddin |
| Morteza Kiasati Judge of the Ahwaz Revolutionary Court, Branch 4 | Individual | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Judge of the Ahwaz Revolutionary Court, Branch 4, imposed death sentences on four Arab political prisoners, Taha Heidarian, Abbas Heidarian, Abd al-Rahman Heidarian (three brothers) and Ali Sharifi. They were arrested, tortured and hanged without due process. These cases and the lack of due process were referenced in a report dated 13 September 2012 by the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in |
| Mojtaba Maleki Deputy head of the Ministry of Justice in the Khorasan Razavi province. | Individual | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Deputy head of the Ministry of Justice in the Khorasan Razavi province. Former prosecutor of Kermanshah. Has played a role in the high number of death sentences being passed in Iran, including prosecuting the cases of seven prisoners convicted of drug trafficking who were hanged on the same day on 3 January 2010 in Kermanshah's central prison. |
Where this comes from
The UK Sanctions List (FCDO, GOV.UK); CSV read 4 November 2026 (saved copy). Every UK sanctions regime.