Shahid Cheraghi Industries

Also Known As: 

Cheraghi Industries

Weapon Program: 

  • Missile

Address: 

Khojir, Tehran, Iran

Responsible for the development and manufacturing of liquid propellant for Iran's ballistic missile program, according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

A subsidiary of Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group (SHIG), which is a subordinate of the Aerospace Industries Organization (AIO) responsible for Iran's liquid-fueled ballistic missile program.

Has purchased flow indicators, level and temperature transmitters, and thermowells from Tehran-based Difaco; has done business with Pars Balloon, Pars Pole, Silk Road Computer Company, and Sout Machine Company.

According to the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), has used company code number 3000 in communications to maintain secrecy.

Sanctions

Added on July 28, 2017, 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; foreign parties facilitating transactions for the entity or otherwise assisting the entity are subject to U.S. sanctions.

Listed by the Japanese government in 2020 as an entity of concern for proliferation relating to missiles.

Mentioned Suspect Entities & Suppliers: 

Date Entered: 

August 8, 2017

Date Last Modified: 

May 27, 2020