Designated by the U.S. Department of the Treasury (on May 23, 2013) pursuant to Executive Order 13382, which targets weapons of mass destruction proliferators and their supporters; removed from the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list in January 2016 as part of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action; acts for or on behalf of Aban Air; chairman and 50 percent owner of Aban Air, according to the Treasury Department; also leads DFS Worldwide and Everex, both of which have links to Aban Air.