Owned or controlled by or acting on behalf of KAA (Khatam ol Anbia Gharargah Sazandegi Nooh), which is an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)-owned company with subsidiaries involved in the construction of the Qom/Fordow uranium enrichment site.

Specializes in earth and concrete dam construction, road construction, and tunneling; part of a joint venture with China Gezhouba Group Corporation (CGGC) to construct the Rudbar-e Lurestan Dam and Power Plant; part of a consortium with Farab Co. contracted to construct the Sardasht Dam and Powerhouse; a client of Mahab Ghodss; contractor for Iran Water & Power Resources Development Co. (IWPC); projects include a Tehran Metro line and the Karun-IV Hydro Power project.

Company officials include Dr. Seyed Mohsen Shakib, Abolghasem Mozaffari, and Khaje Ali; established in 1992.

Sanctions

Designated by the U.N. Security Council on June 9, 2010, pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006), as an entity of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC); subsequently designated by U.N. Security Council resolution 2231 (2015); removed from the U.N. list on October 18, 2023, following the expiration of targeted sanctions contained in resolution 2231.

Listed by the European Union on June 18, 2010, as an entity linked to Iran's proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities or Iran's development of nuclear weapon delivery systems; with some exceptions, E.U. member states must freeze assets owned or controlled by the entity, directly or indirectly, and prevent assets from being made available to it.

Added on October 25, 2007, 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 (WMD) and their delivery systems; also designated pursuant to Executive Order 13224, which targets terrorists and those providing support to terrorists or acts of terrorism; 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.

Sanctioned by the governments of Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom, restricting business and financial transactions with the entity and/or freezing its assets in those countries.

Listed by the Japanese government in 2022 as an entity of concern for proliferation relating to missiles and biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons.

Listed by the British government in 2015 as an entity of potential concern for WMD-related procurement, but removed in 2017 after the U.K. withdrew its Iran list.