Iranian Entity: Khorasan Metallurgy Industries
| Entity Name: |
| Khorasan Metallurgy Industries |
| Also Known As: |
| Khorasan Ammunition and Metallurgy Industries Khorasan Metalogy Industries Sanaye Metologie Iran The Metallurgy Industries of Khorasan Metalogy Industry of Khorasan |
| Program: |
| Military, Nuclear |
| Address: |
| - Khalay Road, Seyeden Street, Mashad - P.O. Box 91735-549, Mashad, Iran - Kahlaj Road, End of Seyedi Street, Mashad, Iran |
| URL: |
| www.kavehtools.com www.kavehtools.ir |
| E-Mail: |
sales@kavehtools.com |
| Text: |
| Listed by the Japanese government in 2009 as an entity of concern for proliferation relating to nuclear weapons; listed by the British government in 2009 as an entity of potential concern for WMD-related procurement; added on April 7, 2009 to the Specially Designated National (SDN) list maintained by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), 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; identified by the U.S. Department of the Treasury as an end-user of maraging steel shipments provided by Karl Lee, also known as Li Fangwei (Li Fang Wei - see separate entity record), and front companies affiliated with LIMMT Economic and Trade Company (LIMMT - see separate entity record); allegedly was provided weapons-usable materials by Li Fang Wei and LIMMT, which were indicted on April 7, 2009, by the District Attorney's Office of New York County on charges relating to the misuse of Manhattan banks and the proliferation of illicit missile and nuclear technology to Iran; listed in an annex to U.N. Security Council resolution 1803 of March 3, 2008, because of links to Iran's proliferation sensitive nuclear activities or development of nuclear weapon delivery systems; with some exceptions, the designation requires states to freeze financial assets on their territories which are owned or controlled by the entity, by its agents, by entities it owns or controls, or by entities determined by the Security Council to have assisted the designated entity in evading sanctions; the designation also requires states to ensure that any funds, financial assets or economic resources are prevented from being made available by their nationals or by any persons or entities within their territories, to or for the benefit of the listed entity; listed by the European Union on March 12, 2008 pursuant to U.N. Security Council Resolution 1803, applying the restrictions mandated by the U.N.; listed by the German government in 2005 as a risky end-user in warnings supplied to industry; the German government urged caution when initiating commercial dealings with this entity, and suggested that all purchases by this entity must be assumed to serve military aims unless the contrary can be shown by specific and verifiable means; designated by the U.S. Department of the Treasury as an entity that is owned or controlled by, or acts or purports to act on behalf of, the Defense Industries Organization (DIO - see separate entity record); subsidiary of the Ammunition Industries Group (AMIG - see separate entity record), involved in the production of centrifuge components; manufactures cutting tools; linked to Kaveh Cutting Tools (see separate entity record). |
| Date Entered: |
| 1/26/2004 |
| Date Last Modified: |
| 11/5/2009 |