[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 110 (Thursday, June 7, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26542-26544]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-12189]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Foreign Assets Control


Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions

AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets 
Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons that have 
been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked 
Persons List based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable 
legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property 
subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. 
persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with 
them.

DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OFAC: Associate Director for Global 
Targeting, tel.: 202-622-2420; Assistant Director for Sanctions 
Compliance & Evaluation, tel.: 202-622-2490; Assistant Director for 
Licensing, tel.: 202-622-2480; or the Department of the Treasury's 
Office of the General Counsel: Office of the Chief Counsel (Foreign 
Assets Control), tel.: 202-622-2410.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic Availability

    The Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List and 
additional

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information concerning OFAC sanctions programs are available on OFAC's 
website (www.treas.gov/ofac).

Notice of OFAC Actions

    On May 30, 2018, OFAC determined that the property and interests in 
property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of the following persons are 
blocked under the relevant sanctions authorities listed below.

Individuals

    1. MOHTASHAM, Abdolhamid
    [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TN07JN18.000
    

(a.k.a. MOHTASHAM, Abdol-Hamid; a.k.a. MOHTASHAM, Abdul-Hamid), Iran; 
DOB 1955 to 1957; Additional Sanctions Information--Subject to 
Secondary Sanctions; Gender Male (individual) [IRAN-HR] (Linked To: 
ANSAR-E HEZBOLLAH).
    Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(ii)(C) of Executive Order 13553 
of September 28, 2010, ``Blocking Property of Certain Persons With 
Respect to Serious Human Rights Abuses by the Government of Iran and 
Taking Certain Other Actions'' (E.O. 13553), for having acted or 
purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, ANSAR-E 
HEZBOLLAH, a person determined to be subject to E.O. 13553.
    2. OSTAD, Hamid, Iran; DOB 1964 to 1966; Additional Sanctions 
Information--Subject to Secondary Sanctions; Gender Male (individual) 
[IRAN-HR] (Linked To: ANSAR-E HEZBOLLAH).
    Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(ii)(C) of E.O. 13553 for having 
acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, 
ANSAR-E HEZBOLLAH, a person determined to be subject to E.O. 13553.
    3. ALLAHKARAM, Hossein
    [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TN07JN18.001
    

Iran; DOB 1944 to 1946; POB Najafabad, Iran; Additional Sanctions 
Information--Subject to Secondary Sanctions; Gender Male (individual) 
[IRAN-HR] (Linked To: ANSAR-E HEZBOLLAH).
    Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(ii)(C) of E.O. 13553 for having 
acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, 
ANSAR-E HEZBOLLAH, a person determined to be subject to E.O. 13553.
    4. ALI-ASGARI, Abdulali, Iran; DOB 1958 to 1959; Additional 
Sanctions Information--Subject to Secondary Sanctions; Gender Male 
(individual) [IRAN-TRA] (Linked To: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN 
BROADCASTING).
    Designated pursuant to section 3(a)(iii) of Executive Order 13628 
of October 9, 2012, ``Authorizing the Implementation of Certain 
Sanctions Set Forth in the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights 
Act of 2012 and Additional Sanctions With Respect to Iran'' (E.O. 
13628), for having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, 
directly or indirectly, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN BROADCASTING, a person 
determined to be subject to E.O. 13628.
    5. FIROUZABADI, Abdolhassan, Iran; DOB 08 Jan 1962; citizen Iran; 
Additional Sanctions Information--Subject to Secondary Sanctions; 
Gender Male (individual) [IRAN-TRA].
    Designated pursuant to section 3(a)(i) of E.O. 13628 for having 
engaged in censorship or other activities with respect to Iran on or 
after June 12, 2009, that prohibit, limit, or penalize the exercise of 
freedom of expression or assembly by citizens of Iran, or that limit 
access to print or broadcast media, including the facilitation or 
support of intentional frequency manipulation by the Government of Iran 
or an entity owned or controlled by the Government of Iran that would 
jam or restrict an international signal.
    6. KHORAMABADI, Abdolsamad, Iran; DOB 01 Jul 1960; citizen Iran; 
Additional Sanctions Information--Subject to Secondary Sanctions; 
Gender Male (individual) [IRAN-TRA].
    Designated pursuant to section 3(a)(i) of E.O. 13628 for having 
engaged in censorship or other activities with respect to Iran on or 
after June 12, 2009, that prohibit, limit, or penalize the exercise of 
freedom of expression or assembly by citizens of Iran, or that limit 
access to print or broadcast media, including the facilitation or 
support of intentional frequency manipulation by the Government of Iran 
or an entity owned or controlled by the Government of Iran that would 
jam or restrict an international signal.

Entities

    1. ANSAR-E HEZBOLLAH
    [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TN07JN18.002
    

(a.k.a. ANSAR HEZBOLLAH; a.k.a. ANSAR UL HEZBOLLAH; a.k.a. ANSAR-I 
HEZBOLLAH; a.k.a. ANSAR-I HIZBULLAH; a.k.a. SUPPORTERS OF THE PARTY OF 
GOD), Iran; Additional Sanctions Information--Subject to Secondary 
Sanctions [IRAN-HR].
    Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(ii)(A) of E.O. 13553 for being 
an official of the Government of Iran or a person acting on behalf of 
the Government of Iran (including members of paramilitary 
organizations) who is responsible for or complicit in, or responsible 
for ordering, controlling, or otherwise directing, the commission of 
serious human rights abuses against persons in Iran or Iranian citizens 
or residents, or the family members of the foregoing, on or after June 
12, 2009, regardless of whether such abuses occurred in Iran.
    2. EVIN PRISON, Tehran, Iran; Additional Sanctions Information--
Subject to Secondary Sanctions [IRAN-HR].
    Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(ii)(A) of E.O. 13553 for being 
an official of the Government of Iran or a person acting on behalf of 
the Government of Iran (including members of paramilitary 
organizations) who is responsible for or complicit in, or responsible 
for ordering, controlling, or otherwise directing, the commission of 
serious human rights abuses against persons in Iran or Iranian citizens 
or residents, or the family members of the foregoing, on or after June 
12, 2009, regardless of whether such abuses occurred in Iran.
    3. HANISTA PROGRAMING GROUP
    [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TN07JN18.003
    

(a.k.a. HANISTA DEVELOPER GROUP), Iran; Additional Sanctions 
Information--Subject to Secondary Sanctions [HRIT-IR].
    Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(ii)(A) of Executive Order 13606 
of April 22, 2012, ``Blocking the Property and Suspending Entry Into 
the United States of Certain Persons With Respect to Grave Human Rights 
Abuses by the Governments of Iran and Syria via Information 
Technology,'' for having operated, or having directed the operation of, 
information and communications technology that facilitates computer or 
network disruption, monitoring, or tracking that could assist in or 
enable serious human rights abuses by or on behalf of the Government of 
Iran or the Government of Syria.
    Additionally, on May 30, 2018, OFAC updated the entries on the 
Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List for the 
following entities, whose property and interests in property subject to 
U.S. jurisdiction continue to be blocked under the relevant sanctions 
authorities listed below.

Entities

    1. AL-BILAD ISLAMIC BANK FOR INVESTMENT AND FINANCE P.S.C. (a.k.a. 
AL BILAD ISLAMIC BANK), 37 Building El-Karadeh 909 Street 1 Near

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Al Hurea Square, Baghdad, Iraq; Al Masbah Branch, Baghdad Al Masbah 
Intersection, 929 Street 17 Bldg. 40, Previously the German Embassy, 
Baghdad, Iraq; Erbil Branch, Erbil Province, 60 Bldg 354/132, 45 
Street, Erbil, Iraq; Al Mawarid Branch, Baghdad--Street 62 Neighboring 
the Department of Electricity, Baghdad, Iraq; Al Nasiryah Branch, Zi 
Kar Province El Saray, Bldg. 2/239 Janat Al Janoub Hotel Building, 
Nasiryah, Iraq; Al Basra Branch Al Basra, Manawy Pasha Corniche Street, 
Basra, Iraq; Al Sadr Branch, Jameela District--8-22-512, Sadr City, 
Iraq; Al Jaderya Branch Baghdad, Al Jaderya--Versus Baghdad University, 
906 Street 28--Dar 3, Baghdad, Iraq; Karbala Branch Karbala, Al Dareeba 
Intersection, Karbala, Iraq; Al Najaf Branch, Al Najaf Al Ashraf, Al 
Amir District--Al Koufa Street, Najaf, Iraq; Zakho Branch Dahook, 
Zakho--Ibrahim Al Khaleel Street, Baydar Boulevard, Zakho, Iraq; Al 
Mansour Branch Baghdad, Al Mansour-12-G 605-M-Bldg, Baghdad, Iraq; 
Babel Branch Babel, Kalaj--Al Honood Branch, Babel, Iraq; Beirut Branch 
Lebanon, Beirut--Hamra Street, Broadway Center--Versus Costa Caf, 
Lebanon, Beirut, Lebanon; SWIFT/BIC AIIFIQBA; website www.Bilad-Bank.com; Additional Sanctions Information--Subject to Secondary 
Sanctions; All Branches Worldwide [SDGT] [IRGC] [IFSR] (Linked To: 
KAREEM, Aras Habib).
    Designated on May 15, 2018 pursuant to section 1(c) of Executive 
Order 13224 of September 23, 2001, ``Blocking Property and Prohibiting 
Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support 
Terrorism,'' (E.O. 13224) for being owned or controlled by ARAS HABIB 
KAREEM, a person determined to be subject to E.O. 13224.
    2. AL-NASER AIRLINES (a.k.a. AL NASER WINGS; a.k.a. AL NASER WINGS 
AIRLINES; a.k.a. ALNASER AIRLINES), Al-Karrada, Babil Region--District 
929, St. 21, Home 46, Baghdad, Iraq; P.O. Box 28360, Dubai, United Arab 
Emirates; P.O. Box 911399, Amman 11191, Jordan; Additional Sanctions 
Information--Subject to Secondary Sanctions [SDGT] [IFSR] (Linked To: 
MAHAN AIR).
    Designated on May 21, 2015 pursuant to section 1(d)(i) of E.O. 
13224 for assisting in, sponsoring, or providing financial, material, 
technological support for, or financial or other services to or in 
support of, Iran's MAHAN AIR, a person determined to be subject to E.O. 
13224.
    3. DART AIRLINES (a.k.a. AIR ALANNA; a.k.a. DART AIRCOMPANY; a.k.a. 
DART UKRAINIAN AIRLINES; a.k.a. TOVARYSTVO Z OBMEZHENOYU 
VIDPOVIDALNISTYU 'DART'; a.k.a. ``ALANNA''; a.k.a. ``ALANNA LLC''; 
a.k.a. ``DART, LLC''; a.k.a. ``DART, TOV''), 26a, Narodnogo Opolchenyia 
Street, Kiev 03151, Ukraine; Kv. 107, Bud. 15/2 Vul.Shuliavska, Kyiv 
01054, Ukraine; Ave. Vozdukhoflostsky 90, Kiev 03036, Ukraine; 
Additional Sanctions Information--Subject to Secondary Sanctions; Tax 
ID No. 252030326052 (Ukraine); Government Gazette Number 25203037 
(Ukraine) [SDGT] [IFSR] (Linked To: CASPIAN AIRLINES).
    Designated on September 14, 2017 pursuant to section 1(d)(i) of 
E.O. 13224 for assisting in, sponsoring, or providing financial, 
material, technological support for, or financial or other services to 
or in support of, Iran's CASPIAN AIR, a person determined to be subject 
to E.O. 13224.

    Dated: May 30, 2018.
Andrea M. Gacki,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2018-12189 Filed 6-6-18; 8:45 am]
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