{"id":217607,"date":"2020-05-02T14:29:26","date_gmt":"2020-05-02T13:29:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=217607"},"modified":"2024-02-08T15:02:21","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T14:02:21","slug":"u-s-slaps-new-sanctions-on-iran-regimes-front-company-in-iraq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-a-fundamentalism\/u-s-slaps-new-sanctions-on-iran-regimes-front-company-in-iraq\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Slaps New Sanctions on Iran Regime\u2019s Front Company in Iraq"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-217608 size-full\" title=\"US-Treasury-building\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/US-Treasury-building.jpg\" alt=\"U.S. Slaps New Sanctions on Iran Regime\u2019s Front Company in Iraq \" width=\"1000\" height=\"662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/US-Treasury-building.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/US-Treasury-building-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/US-Treasury-building-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/US-Treasury-building-696x461.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/US-Treasury-building-634x420.jpg 634w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The United States Department of the Treasury\u2019s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, in a press release on May 1,<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/news\/press-releases\/sm995#.Xqw10PsX_Cw.twitter\" rel=\"noopener\"> announced its designation<\/a> of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Amir\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dianat<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, an Iranian regime agent in Iraq and his company which operates as a front company<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0for the Revolutionary Guards <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/26763-quds-force-s-arm-in-iraq-holy-shrines-reconstruction-headquarters\" rel=\"noopener\">(IRGC) Quds Force<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dianat<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, who is also known as Ameer\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Abdulazeez<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Jaafar\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Almthaje<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, is involved in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/26763-quds-force-s-arm-in-iraq-holy-shrines-reconstruction-headquarters\" rel=\"noopener\">IRGC-QF<\/a> efforts to generate revenue and smuggle weapons abroad. OFAC is also designating Taif Mining Services LLC, a company owned, controlled, or directed by\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dianat<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u201d read the press release.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Simultaneous with\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">OFAC\u2019s action, the U.S Attorney\u2019s Office for the District of Columbia filed criminal charges against\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dianat<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and one of his business associates for violations of sanctions and money laundering laws and filed a related civil forfeiture action alleging that approximately $12 million is subject to forfeiture as funds involved in these crimes and as assets of a foreign terrorist organization.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThe Iranian regime and its supporters continue to prioritize the funding of international terrorist organizations over the health and well-being of the Iranian people,\u201d said Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin. \u201cThe United States remains committed to working with financial institutions, non-profit organizations, and international partners to facilitate humanitarian trade and assistance to the Iranian people.\u201d\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dianat<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, an associate of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/26763-quds-force-s-arm-in-iraq-holy-shrines-reconstruction-headquarters\" rel=\"noopener\">IRGC-QF<\/a> officials Behnam\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Shahriyari<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Rostam<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ghasemi<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, has supported IRGC-QF smuggling operations for several years, including efforts aimed at the shipment of weapons including missiles. The IRGC-QF has relied on\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dianat<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to secure entry for vessels carrying <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/26763-quds-force-s-arm-in-iraq-holy-shrines-reconstruction-headquarters\" rel=\"noopener\">IRGC-QF<\/a> shipments and has used his business connections to facilitate logistics requirements.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dianat<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0has been directly involved in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/26763-quds-force-s-arm-in-iraq-holy-shrines-reconstruction-headquarters\" rel=\"noopener\">IRGC-QF<\/a> efforts to smuggle shipments from Iran to Yemen,\u201d read the statement.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dianat<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0has been involved in developing additional illicit business opportunities to generate revenue for the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/26763-quds-force-s-arm-in-iraq-holy-shrines-reconstruction-headquarters\" rel=\"noopener\">IRGC-QF<\/a>, and in 2019, leveraged Taif Mining Services LLC, a company under his control, to procure an oil tanker,\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">U.S. Treasury\u2019s statement added.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For years, the Iranian Resistance has emphasized the role of the Iranian regime\u2019s front companies and agents in Iraq in circumventing sanctions\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">funding regime\u2019s terrorist activities in Iraq.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0On January 26<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, 2007, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener\">National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)<\/a> exposed a list of 32,000 names and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">account number<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0of the regime\u2019s Quds Force agents in Iraq. Many of these agents later became top\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">officials of the Iraqi government, who not only plundered Iraq<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2019s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> wealth and killed innocent people but also attacked\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and killed\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">members of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK)<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in Camp Ashraf and<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Camp<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Liberty in Iraq.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United States Department of the Treasury&rsquo;s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), in a press release on May 1, announced its designation of&nbsp;Amir&nbsp;Dianat, an Iranian regime agent in Iraq [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":217608,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-217607","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-terrorism-a-fundamentalism"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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