OFAC designates Iran-linked individuals, firms and aircraft under sanctions
Sanctions teams must screen new SDNs, aliases, aircraft and linked-party exposure
Change
OFAC added eight individuals, three firms and two aircraft to the SDN List under SDGT and NPWMD authorities, including entries with aliases, national IDs, business identifiers, aircraft tail numbers and Linked To relationships.
Why it matters
The designations create an immediate screening and blocking boundary for transactions involving the listed persons, entities and aircraft. Screening teams must add direct names and aliases first, use national IDs and business identifiers as match-resolution inputs where available, and treat OFAC Linked To relationships and aircraft tail numbers as escalation and asset-screening triggers.
Implications
- — Bank sanctions-screening teams must update interdiction filters for the newly listed individuals and firms, including SEPEHR KAVEH KISH INTERNATIONAL TRADING COMPANY, CHABOK FZCO and SAMAN AIR SERVICES COMPANY — processing transactions involving these SDNs creates blocking and escalation exposure.
- — Sanctions compliance teams must use aliases, national identification numbers, business registration details and addresses as match-resolution inputs where available — name-only screening can create false positives or miss exact matches where supporting identifiers exist.
- — Aviation, trade-finance and logistics compliance teams must screen aircraft tail numbers EP-MTB and EP-MTE and treat MAHAN AIR-linked relationships as escalation context — services or transactions tied to listed aircraft or linked procurement networks create sanctions exposure.
Who is affected
- — Bank sanctions-screening teams
- — Sanctions compliance teams
- — Aviation, trade-finance and logistics compliance teams