# Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP of 26 July 2010 concerning restrictive measures against Iran and repealing Common Position 2007/140/CFSP, Division II: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

A.
Persons
Name
Identifying information
Reasons
Date of listing
1.
IRGC Brigadier-General Javad DARVISH-VAND
Former Deputy Minister and Inspector General of MODAFL.
23.6.2008
2.
Rear Admiral Ali FADAVI
Commander of IRGC Navy
26.7.2010
3.
Parviz FATAH
born 1961
Member of the IRGC. Former Minister of Energy.
26.7.2010
4.
IRGC Brigadier-General Seyyed Mahdi FARAHI
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).
23.6.2008
5.
IRGC Brigadier-General Ali HOSEYNITASH
Member of the IRGC. Member of the Supreme National Security Council and involved in formulating policy on nuclear issues.
23.6.2008
6.
IRGC Mohammad Ali JAFARI
Former Commander of the IRGC.
23.6.2008
7.
IRGC Brigadier-General Mostafa Mohammad NAJJAR
Former Minister for the Interior and former Minister of MODAFL, responsible for all military programmes, including ballistic missiles programmes. Currently, senior advisor to the Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces.
23.6.2008
8.
IRGC Brigadier-General Mohammad Reza NAQDI
POB: Nadjaf, Iraq
DOB: 1953
Deputy Coordinator of the IRGC. Former Deputy Commander of IRGC for Cultural and Social Affairs. Former Commander of Basij Resistance Force.
26.7.2010
9.
BrigGen Mohammad PAKPUR
Commander of IRGC Ground Forces
26.7.2010
10.
Rostam QASEMI (a.k.a. Rostam GHASEMI)
Born in 1961
Former Commander of Khatam al-Anbiya.
26.7.2010
11.
IRGC Brigadier-General Hossein SALAMI
Commander of the IRGC.
26.7.2010
12.
IRGC Brigadier-General Ali SHAMSHIRI
Member of the IRGC. Has held senior roles in MODAFL.
23.6.2008
13.
IRGC Brigadier-General Ahmad VAHIDI
President of the Supreme National Defense University and former Minister of MODAFL.
23.6.2008
15.
Abolghassem Mozaffari SHAMS
Former head of Khatam al-Anbiya Construction Headquarters.
1.12.2011
17.
Ali Ashraf NOURI
IRGC Deputy Commander, IRGC Political Bureau Chief
23.1.2012
18.
Hojatoleslam Ali SAIDI (a.k.a. Hojjat- al-Eslam Ali Saidi or Saeedi
Representative of the Supreme Leader to the IRGC
23.1.2012
19.
IRGC Brigadier-General Amir Ali Haji ZADEH (a.k.a. Amir Ali HAJIZADEH)
IRGC Aerospace Force Commander.
23.1.2012
B.
Entities
Name
Identifying information
Reasons
Date of listing
1.
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)
Tehran, Iran
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
26.7.2010
2.
IRGC Air Force
Operates Iran's inventory of short and medium range ballistic missiles. The head of the IRGC air force was designated by UNSCR 1737 (2006)
23.6.2008
3.
IRGC-Air Force Al-Ghadir Missile Command
The IRGC-Air Force Al-Ghadir Missile Command is a specific element within the IRGC Air Force that has been working with SBIG (designated under UNSCR 1737) with the FATEH 110, short range ballistic missile as well as the Ashura medium range ballistic missile. This command appears to be the entity that actually has the operational control of the missiles.
26.7.2010
4.
Naserin Vahid
Naserin Vahid produces weapons parts on behalf of the IRGC. An IRGC front company.
26.7.2010
5.
IRGC Qods Force
Tehran, Iran
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 conflict with Israel and benefited from Qods Force training on these systems, according to press reporting. According to a variety of reports, the Qods Force continues to re-supply and train Hizballah on advanced weaponry, anti-aircraft missiles, and long-range rockets. The Qods Force continues to provide limited lethal support, training, and funding to Taliban fighters in southern and western Afghanistan including small arms, ammunition, mortars, and short-range battlefield rockets. Commander has been sanctioned under UNSCR
26.7.2010
6.
Sepanir Oil and Gas Energy Engineering Company (a.k.a. Sepah Nir)
A subsidiary of Khatam al-Anbya Construction Headquarters which was designated under UNSCR 1929. Sepanir Oil and Gas Engineering Company is participating in Iran's South Pars offshore Phase 15-16 gas field development project.
26.7.2010
7.
Bonyad Taavon Sepah (a.k.a. IRGC Cooperative Foundation; Bonyad-e Ta'avon-Sepah; Sepah Cooperative Foundation)
Niayes Highway, Seoul Street, Tehran, Iran
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 Leader's representative to the IRGC, the Basij commander, the IRGC Ground Forces commander, the IRGC Air Force commander, the IRGC Navy commander, the head of the IRGC Information Security Organization, a senior IRGC officer from the Armed Forces General Staff, and a senior IRGC officer from MODAFL.
23.5.2011
8.
Ansar Bank (a.k.a. Ansar Finance and Credit Fund; Ansar Financial and Credit Institute; Ansae Institute; Ansar al-Mojahedin No-Interest Loan Institute; Ansar Saving and Interest Free-Loans Fund)
No. 539, North Pasdaran Avenue, Tehran; Ansar Building, North Khaje Nasir Street, Tehran, Iran
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 in to a fully fledged bank in mid 2009, upon receiving a licence from Iran's Central bank. Ansar Bank, formerly known as Ansar al Mojahedin, has been linked to the IRGC for over 20 years. IRGC members received their salaries through Ansar bank.
In addition, Ansar bank provided special benefits to IRGC personnel, including reduced rates for home furnishings and free, or reduced-cost, health care.
23.5.2011
9.
Mehr Bank (a.k.a Mehr Finance and Credit Institute; Mehr Interest-Free Bank)
No. 182, Shahid Tohidi St, 4th Golsetan, Pasdaran Ave, Tehran 1666943, Iran
Mehr Bank is controlled by Bonyas Taavon Sepah and the IRGC. Mehr Bank provides financial services to the IRGC. According to an open source interview with the head of Bonyad Taavon Sepah, Parviz Fattah (b. 1961), Bonyad Taavon Sepah created Mehr Bank to serve the Basij (paramilitary arm of the IRGC).
23.5.2011
11.
Behnam Sahriyari Trading Company
Postal address: Ziba Building, 10th Floor, Northern Sohrevardi Street, Tehran, Iran
Involved in the shipment of arms on behalf of the IRGC.
23.1.2012
12.
Etemad Amin Invest Co Mobin
Pasadaran Av. Tehran, Iran
A company owned or controlled by IRGC that contributes to financing the strategic interests of the regime.
26.7.2010

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2010/413/annex/II/division/II (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2010-413/annex-II/division-II
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