Iranian Entity: Hara Company
| Entity Name: |
| Hara Company |
| Also Known As : |
| Hara Institute |
| Program: |
| Military |
| Address: |
Takhti three-way intersection, Tehran, Iran (central office for defense projects) |
| Text: |
| Added to the Specially Designated National (SDN) list maintained by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on October 25, 2007, freezing its assets under U.S. jurisdiction and prohibiting transactions with U.S. parties, pursuant to Executive Order 13382, which targets proliferators of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and their delivery systems; according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, owned or controlled by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC - see separate entity record) and its leaders; reportedly used by IRGC for secret military programs; reportedly has built tunnels for nuclear activities of Iran's Defense Ministry; reportedly is experienced in building anti-radiation walls and creating ventilation systems; reportedly in charge of building a secret tunnel in the vicinity of Shahrak-e Bazi (northeast Tehran), code-named "Hormuz Tunnel," under construction since March 2005 and to be used for nuclear weapons research and development, including workshops and storage facilities; the tunnel project is reportedly directed by engineer Hashemi-Tabar, and also involves engineers Nowroozi-doust and Dehghan; the tunnel's horseshoe metal frames were reportedly built in early January 2006 at Imamzadeh Hashem's workshop, which belongs to Hara Company; Hara Company also reportedly has a plant named "Sadaf Workshop" that is involved in building a tunnel at the Isfahan nuclear site; Sadaf Workshop and the Isfahan tunnel project are reportedly directed by engineer Madadi; Hara Company reportedly carries out engineering projects throughout Iran, excavating tunnels and constructing concrete buildings; its reported branch dedicated to "economic projects" includes more than ten plants throughout Iran; reportedly, its defense projects are directed by engineer Alizadeh, and has built tunnels and structures for Iran's nuclear and missile projects; Hara Company reportedly is associated with Khatam Al Anbia (see separate entity record), is directed by Revolutionary Guard Brigadier General Ehtessam, and includes members of IRGC's engineering corps. |
| Date Entered: |
| 8/27/2008 |
| Date Last Modified: |
| 8/27/2008 |