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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Qods Force 8 other names on the list | Entity | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Director Disqualification Sanction | Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Qods Force is responsible for operations outside Iran and is Tehran’s principal foreign policy tool for special operations and support to terrorists and Islamic militants abroad. Hizballah used Qods Force-supplied rockets, anti-ship cruise missiles (ASCMs), man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS), and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the 2006 co |
| Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force 6 other names on the list | Entity | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Director Disqualification Sanction | Operates Iran’s inventory of short and medium range ballistic missiles and is responsible for controlling Iran’s strategic missile force. Controlled by and acts on behalf of the IRGC. |
| Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) 5 other names on the list | Entity | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Director Disqualification Sanction | Responsible for Iran's nuclear programme. Has operational control for Iran's ballistic missile programme. Has undertaken procurement attempts to support Iran's ballistic missiles and nuclear programmes. |
| Iranian Aviation Industries Organization (IAIO) 90 other names on the list | Entity | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Director Disqualification Sanction | MODAFL organisation responsible for planning and managing Iran's military aviation industry. |
| Iran Puya 2 other names on the list | Entity | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Director Disqualification Sanction | A company manufacturing aluminium casings for centrifuges whose customers reportedly included the Iran Centrifuge Technology Company (TESA). |
| Iran Marine Industrial Company (SADRA) 70 other names on the list | Entity | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Director Disqualification Sanction | Owned or controlled by Khatam al Anbiya Construction Headquarters |
| Iran Electronics Industries 3402 other names on the list | Entity | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Director Disqualification Sanction | Wholly owned subsidiary of MODAFL (and therefore a sister organisation to AIO, AvIO and DIO). Its role is to manufacture electronic components for Iranian weapons systems. |
| Iran Composites Institute (ICI) 3 other names on the list | Entity | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Director Disqualification Sanction | Iran Composites Institute has provided centrifuge components to Iran Centrifuge Technology Company (TESA). |
| Iran Communications Industries (ICI) 36 other names on the list | Entity | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Director Disqualification Sanction | Iran Communications Industries (ICI), a subsidiary of Iran Electronics Industries, produces various items including communication systems, avionics, optics and el ectro-optics devices, micro-electronics, information technology, test and measurement, telecommunication security, electronic warfare, radar tube manufacture and refurbishment, and missile launchers. ICI is owned or controlled by MODAFL |
| Iran Centrifuge Technology Company 42 other names on the list | Entity | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Director Disqualification Sanction | Iran Centrifuge Technology Company (TESA) has manufactured uranium enrichment centrifuge parts in direct support of Iran's proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities. It has carried out work on behalf of UN-designated Kalaye Electric Company. |
| Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Company (IAMCO) 990 other names on the list | Entity | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Director Disqualification Sanction | Owned or controlled by MODAFL as a subsidiary of Iranian Aviation Industries Organisation (IAIO). |
| Iran Aircraft Industries (IACI) 90 other names on the list | Entity | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Director Disqualification Sanction | A subsidiary of IAIO within MODAFL. Manufactures, repairs and conducts overhauls of aeroplanes and aircraft engines and procures aviation related parts often of US origin typically via foreign intermediaries. IACI and its subsidiaries have also been detected using a worldwide network of brokers seeking to procure aviation related goods. |
| Institute of Applied Physics (IAP) 6 other names on the list | Entity | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Director Disqualification Sanction | Has procured dual use items with applications in the Iranian nuclear programme. |
| Hirbod Co 2 other names on the list | Entity | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Director Disqualification Sanction | A company that has procured goods and equipment for UN designated Kalaye Electric Company (KEC) and Iran's proliferation sensitive nuclear activities. |
| Ghani Sazi Uranium Company 3 other names on the list | Entity | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Director Disqualification Sanction | Known to have production contracts with Iran Centrifuge Technology Company (TESA). |
| Farasepehr Engineering Company | Entity | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Director Disqualification Sanction | Acting on behalf of Yasa Part |
| Fajr Aviation Composite Industries 120 other names on the list | Entity | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Director Disqualification Sanction | A subsidiary of the IAIO within MODAFL, which primarily produces composite materials for the aircraft industry. |
| Eyvas Technic 8 other names on the list | Entity | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Director Disqualification Sanction | Eyvaz Technic has produced vacuum equipment involved in the construction of the Natanz and Qom/Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plants. |
| Etemad Amin Invest Co Mobin 40 other names on the list | Entity | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Director Disqualification Sanction | A company owned or controlled by the IRGC that contributes to financing the strategic interests of the regime |
| ESNICO (Equipment Supplier for Nuclear Industries Corporation) 4 other names on the list | Entity | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Director Disqualification Sanction | Has procured industrial goods, specifically for the nuclear programme activities carried out by AEOI, Novin Energy and Kalaye Electric Company. |
| Electronic Components Industries (ECI) 2 other names on the list | Entity | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Director Disqualification Sanction | Subsidiary of Iran Electronics Industries |
| Bonyad Taavon Sepah 12 other names on the list | Entity | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Director Disqualification Sanction | Bonyad Taavon Sepah, also known as the IRGC Cooperative Foundation, was formed by the commanders of the IRGC to structure the IRGC's investments. It is controlled by the IRGC. Bonyad Taavon Sepah's Board of Trustees is composed of nine members, of whom eight are IRGC members. These officers include the IRGC's Commander in Chief, who is the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, the Supreme |
| Behnam Sahriyari Trading Company 2 other names on the list | Entity | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Director Disqualification Sanction | Involved in the shipment of arms on behalf of the IRGC |
| Bargh Azaraksh 1 other name on the list | Entity | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Director Disqualification Sanction | Company that has been contracted to work at the uranium enrichment sites at Natanz and Qom/Fordow on the electricity and piping works. It was in charge of designing, procuring and installing electrical control equipment at Natanz in 2010. |
| Bals Alman | Entity | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Director Disqualification Sanction | A manufacturer of electrical equipment involved in the construction of the Forfow (Qom) facility built without being declared to IAEA. |
| Ashtian Tablo 18 other names on the list | Entity | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Director Disqualification Sanction | Involved in the production and supply of specialist electrical equipment and materials that have a direct application in the Iranian nuclear sector. |
| Armed Forces Geographical Organisation 4 other names on the list | Entity | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Director Disqualification Sanction | A subsidiary of MODAFL assessed to provide geospatial data for the ballistic missile programme |
| Aria Nikan 4 other names on the list | Entity | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Director Disqualification Sanction | Known to procure for designated Iran Centrifuge Technology Company (TESA). They have made efforts to procure designated materials which have applications in the Iranian nuclear programme. |
| Aras Farayande 2 other names on the list | Entity | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Director Disqualification Sanction | Involved in the procurement of specialist materials that have direct application in the Iranian nuclear programme. |
| Ansar Bank 24 other names on the list | Entity | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Director Disqualification Sanction | Bonyad Taavon Sepah created Ansar Bank to provide financial and credit services to IRGC personnel. Initially, Ansar Bank operated as a credit union and transitioned into a fully fledged bank in mid 2009, upon receiving a license from Iran's Central Bank. Ansar Bank, formerly known as Ansar al Mojahedin, provides financial services to the IRGC. IRGC members received their salaries through Ansar |
| Aluminat 6 other names on the list | Entity | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Director Disqualification Sanction | On behalf of a UN designated entity, Aluminat has procured goods which have potential application in Iran's proliferation sensitive nuclear activities. |
| Aerospace Industries Organisation 24 other names on the list | Entity | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Director Disqualification Sanction | AIO oversees Iran's production of missiles, including Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group, Shahid Bagheri Industrial Group and Fajr Industrial Group, which were all designated under UNSCR 1737 (2006). The head of AIO and two other senior officials were also designated under UNSCR 1737 (2006). |
| Tidewater 4 other names on the list | Entity | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Director Disqualification Sanction | Owned or controlled by the IRGC. |
| State Purchasing Organisation (SPO) 3 other names on the list | Entity | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Director Disqualification Sanction | Acting on behalf of MODAFL |
| Shiraz Electronics Industries 225 other names on the list | Entity | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Director Disqualification Sanction | Subsidiary of Iran Electronic Industries. |
| Sharif University of Technology 1536 other names on the list | Entity | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Director Disqualification Sanction | Sharif University of Technology provides support for and is associated with designated entities involved in Iran’s nuclear proliferation activities. |
| Samen Industries 48 other names on the list | Entity | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Director Disqualification Sanction | Involved in the procurement of components for centrifuges. |
| Organisation of Defensive Innovation and Research (SPND) 3 other names on the list | Entity | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Director Disqualification Sanction | The Organisation of Defensive Innovation and Research (SPND) directly supports Iran's proliferation sensitive nuclear activities. The IAEA has identified SPND with their concerns over possible military dimensions (PMD) to Iran's nuclear programme. SPND was run by UN-designated Mohsen Fakhrizadeh and is part of the Ministry of Defence For Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL). |
| Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics 12 other names on the list | Entity | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Director Disqualification Sanction | Responsible for Iran’s defence research, development and manufacturing programmes, including support to missile and nuclear programmes. |
| Mehr Bank 4 other names on the list | Entity | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Director Disqualification Sanction | Mehr Bank provides financial services to the IRGC and was created to serve the Basij |
| Marine Industries 128 other names on the list | Entity | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Director Disqualification Sanction | A subsidiary of the Defence Industries Organisation (DIO) and Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL). |
| Rostam Qasemi Brigadier General Former Commander of Khatam al Anbiya Construction 12 other names on the list | Individual | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Former Commander of Khatam al-Anbiya, part of the IRGC, and provided support to the Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics of Iran as an adviser to the Minister of Defence. |
| Ali Karimian Managing Director | Individual | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | An Iranian national known to have supplied goods to UN designated Shahid Hemmat Industries Group (SHIG) and Shahid Bakeri Industries Group (SBIG) |
| Hamid Soltani Managing Director | Individual | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Former Managing Director of the Management Company for Nuclear Power Plant Construction (MASNA) |
| Abdollah SOLAT SANA 4 other names on the list | Individual | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Known to have provided support to Iran's nuclear programme through senior roles held. |
| Mohammad Sadegh Naseri Head of the Physics Research Institute 1 other name on the list | Individual | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Head of the Physics Research Institute (formerly known as the Institute of Applied Physics) |
| Mohammad Reza Movasaghnia Former Director of Samen Al A'Emmeh Industries Group (SAIG) | Individual | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Former Head of Samen Al A'Emmeh Industries Group (SAIG), also known as the Cruise Missile Industry Group. |
| Mohammad Mohammadi Former Managing Director of MATSA | Individual | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Former Managing Director of Mohandesi Toseh Sokht Atomi Company (MATSA) |
| Majid Khansari Managing Director of KEC | Individual | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Managing Director of UN designated Kalaye Electric Company (KEC). |
| Milad Jafari 1 other name on the list | Individual | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | An Iranian national who has supplied goods, mostly metals, to UN designated Shahid Hemmat Industries Group (SHIG) front companies. |
| Mojtaba Haeri Engineer Former MODAFL Deputy for Industry | Individual | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Former MODAFL Deputy for Industry. |
| Sayed Shamsuddin Borborudi Commander of IRGC Khatam al-Anbiya subsidary Qorb-e Qa-em and former Deputy Head of AEOI 2 other names on the list | Individual | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Former Deputy Head of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran. |
| Davoud Babaei Former Head of Security for SPND 2 other names on the list | Individual | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Former head of security for the Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics' research institute the Organisation of Defensive Innovation and Research (SPND). |
| Javad AL YASIN Former Head of the Research centre for Explosion and Impact (CREST/METFAZ) | Individual | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Former Head of the Research Centre for Explosion and Impact (CREST/METFAZ) |
| Mostafa Mohammad Najjar Former Minister of Defence, 2005-2009 | Individual | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Former Iranian Minister of Defence 2005 2009, responsible for all military programmes, including ballistic missiles programmes |
| Kamran Daneshjoo Professor at the Iran University of Science and Technology 32 other names on the list | Individual | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Former Minister of Science, Research and Technology. Has provided support to Iran’s nuclear activity through his support for nuclear research. |
| Beik Mohammadlu Deputy Minister of Defence 10 other names on the list | Individual | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | MODAFL Deputy Minister of Defence for Supplies and Logistics |
| Seyyed Mehdi Farahi Deputy Minister for Logistics, Research and Industry Affairs 2 other names on the list | Individual | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Former head of Iran's Aerospace Industries Organisation (AIO) and former managing director of the UN-designated Defence Industries Organisation (DIO). Member of the IRGC and a Deputy in Iran's Ministry of Defense for Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL). |
| Parvis Fatah Former Head of Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation 9 other names on the list | Individual | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Member of the IRGC. Former Minister of Energy. |
| Mohammad Pakpur 1 other name on the list | Individual | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Commander of IRGC Ground Forces |
| Ali Ashraf Nouri IRGC Political Deputy Commander | Individual | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | IRGC Political Deputy Commander |
| Mohammad Naderi 1 other name on the list | Individual | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Head of Iran’s Aviation Industries Organisation (IAIO) |
| Mohammad Shafi'i Rudsari Former MODAFL Deputy for Coordination 2 other names on the list | Individual | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Former MODAFL Deputy for Coordination |
| Javad Darvish-Vand Former Deputy Minister of Defence 2 other names on the list | Individual | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Former Deputy Minister and Inspector General of MODAFL |
| Hojatoleslam Ali Saidi Currently heads the Supreme Leader’s own Ideational-Political Office 15 other names on the list | Individual | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Representative of the Supreme Leader to the IRGC |
| Ebrahim Mahmudzadeh Former Managing Director of Iran Electronic Industries 2 other names on the list | Individual | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Former Managing Director of Iran Electronic Industries, a wholly owned subsidiary of MODAFL (and therefore a sister organisation to AIO, AvIO and DIO) |
| Amir Ali Haji Zadeh IRGC Aerospace Force Commander 1 other name on the list | Individual | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | IRGC Aerospace Force Commander |
| Ali Shamshiri IRGC Brigadier General Deputy for Counter-Intelligence for Ministry of Defense Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL) | Individual | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Member of the IRGC. Currently Deputy for Counter-Intelligence, MODAFL, and has held senior roles in MODAFL |
| Ali Hoseynitash Brigadier General 3 other names on the list | Individual | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Member of the IRGC. Member of the Supreme National Security Council and involved in formulating policy on nuclear issues. Former Deputy Minister of Defence |
| Ali Fadavi Brigadier General Deputy Commander of IRGC | Individual | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Deputy Commander of IRGC |
| Ahmad Vahidi IRGC Brigadier General Former Minister of Defence | Individual | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Former Minister of MODAFL and member of the IRGC |
| Abdolghassem Mozaffari Shams IRGC Officer 2 other names on the list | Individual | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Former Head of Khatam al Anbiya Construction Headquarters part of the IRGC and IRGC officer. |
Where this comes from
The UK Sanctions List (FCDO, GOV.UK); CSV read 4 November 2026 (saved copy). Every UK sanctions regime.