Designated by the European Union (on January 23, 2012) as an entity owned or controlled by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC); designated by the United States (on June 23, 2011) pursuant to Executive Order 13382, which targets weapons of mass destruction proliferators and their supporters; owned by Mehr-e Eqtesand-e Iranian Investment Company and the IRGC, according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury.