Report to Congress on Identification of, and Immigration Restrictions on, Senior Officials of the Government of Iran and their Family Members Sec. 221 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, P.L. 112-158 (TRA)

February 28, 2023

Section 221 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, Public Law 112-158 (TRA), enacted on August 10, 2012, codified at 22 U.S.C. 8727, requires the President to publish a list of individuals that the President has determined are senior officials of the Government of Iran, as defined in the statute, that are involved in Iran’s illicit nuclear activities or proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) or delivery systems for WMD; support for international terrorism; or the commission of serious human rights abuses against Iranian citizens or their family members, as well as individuals determined to be family members of such officials.  The authority to publish this list and make these determinations has been delegated to the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury.  This report, prepared annually by the Department of State, is being submitted to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Ways and Means, and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Committee on Finance of the Senate.

The following individuals were specifically identified as meeting the criteria for immigration restrictions under TRA Section 221, with titles current at the time of designation:

  1. Abbas Gholamshahi, IRGC Navy (IRGCN) 1st Naval District Commander
  2. Abdolghassem Salavati, Judge and Head of Tehran Revolutionary Court Branch 15, for serious human rights abuses
  3. Abdolhamid Mohtasham, founding member and key leader of Ansar-e Hizballah
  4. Abdollah Araghi, Deputy Commander of IRGC Ground Forces
  5. Abdollah Mehrabi, IRGC Brigadier General
  6. Abdolnaser Hemmati, Iran Central Bank Governor, for assisting, sponsoring, or providing financial support for IRGC Qods Force
  7. Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, Minister of Interior and Chair of National Domestic Security Council, for serious human rights abuses
  8. Ahmad-Reza Radan, former Deputy Chief of Iran’s National Police
  9. Ali Akbar Ahmadian, Head of IRGC Strategic Center
  10. Ali Akbar Tabatabaie, Senior IRGC Qods Force Official
  11. Ali Fadavi, Commander of IRGC Navy
  12. Ali Fallahian, former head of Iran’s intelligence service (MOIS), for serious human rights abuses
  13. Ali Fazli, Deputy Commander of the Basij
  14. Ali Husseini Khamenei, Supreme Leader, for support of the IRGC, a Foreign Terrorist Organization
  15. Ali Reza Tangsiri, IRGC Naval Commander
  16. Amirali Hajizadeh, commander of the IRGC Aerospace Force
  17. Amjad Sazgar, Managing Director of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran
  18. Commander Ali Ozma’I, IRGCN 5th Naval District
  19. Ebrahim Raisi, head of Iran’s judiciary, for serious human rights abuses
  20. Esmail Ghani, Senior IRGC Qods Force Official
  21. Gholam Ali Rashid, IRGC commander
  22. Hamid Ostad, founder of Mashad branch of Ansar-e Hizballah
  23. Hasan Irlu, Senior IRGC Qods Force Official and Iranian envoy to the Houthis
  24. Hasan Shahvarpour, Brigadier General and Commander of the IRGC Vali Asr forces of Khuzestan Province, for serious human rights abuses
  25. Hassan Firouzabadi, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
  26. Hassan Rouhani, President of Iran, for support of the IRGC, a Foreign Terrorist Organization
  27. Heidar Abbaszadeh, Brigadier General of the IRGC and Commander of Provincial Law Enforcement Forces in Khuzestan Province, for serious human rights abuses
  28. Hojatollah Khodaei Souri, former director of Evin Prison, for serious human rights abuses
  29. Hossein Allahkaram, cofounder and leader of Ansar-e Hizballah
  30. Hossein Dehghan, IRGC Brigadier General
  31. Hossein Salami, IRGC Deputy Commander
  32. Hossein Taeb, IRGC Commander for Intelligence
  33. Ismail Ahmadi Moghadam, former Commander of Law Enforcement Forces
  34. Mahmud Bagheri Kazemabad, Commander of IRGC Aerospace Forces Al-Ghadir Missile Command
  35. Majid Agha’I, Manager of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran subsidiary
  36. Mansur Ravankar, IRGCN 4th Naval District Commander
  37. Mehran Babri, Director of Shahid Meisami Group
  38. Mohammad Agha Ja’fari, Senior official of IRGC Aerospace Forces Al-Ghadir Missile Command
  39. Mohammad Ali Jafari-Najafabadi, IRGC Commander
  40. Mohammad Bagheri, chief of Armed Forces General Staff, for support of the IRGC, a Foreign Terrorist Organization
  41. Mohammad Hejazi, Senior IRGC Qods Force Official
  42. Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi, Minister of Information and Communications, Technology for serious human rights abuses
  43. Mohammad Javad Zarif, Foreign Minister, for support of the IRGC, a Foreign Terrorist Organization