Also Known As:
Farazan Co., Ltd.
Farazan Company
Weapon Program:
- Missile
- Biological
- Military
Related Country:
- Turkey
Address:
Apt. 8, 4th Floor, No. 6, 2Th. Alley, Konoor Street, Motahari Avenue, Tehran, Iran
An Iran-based company; involved in procuring equipment for Iran's unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and weapons programs on behalf of Iran's Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL), according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, involved in a conspiracy to procure and export U.S. technology to Iran through companies in Turkey; together with Amanallah Paidar, Murat Bukey, and Ozon Spor Ve Hobi Urunleri (a dormant company whose de facto successor is Ozone Aviation and Defense Industry Inc.), indicted in the United States on May 3, 2018, on charges of violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations (ITSR), the Arms Export Control Act (AECA), and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), and of smuggling, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and making false statements.
Allegedly the intended recipient of a fuel cell test station unlawfully exported from the United States to Turkey in 2012; allegedly part of a scheme to unlawfully export a biodetection system from the United States to Iran between 2012 and 2013.
Established by Amanallah Paidar to acquire defense equipment for the Defense Technology and Science Research Center (DTSRC) in Iran, according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury; attempted to procure tens of thousands of dollars' worth of European-origin turbine engines usable in UAVs and surface-to-air missiles for the DTSRC.
Sanctions
Added on March 21, 2023, to the Specially Designated Nationals (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 and their delivery systems; also subject to the Iranian Financial Sanctions Regulations; foreign parties facilitating transactions for the entity or otherwise assisting the entity are subject to U.S. sanctions.