Library Documents on Iran's Chemical Program
July 12, 2024
The Department of State is today imposing sanctions on Hakiman Shargh Research Company for its involvement in Iran’s chemical weapons research and development. These sanctions are being imposed pursuant to Executive Order 13382, which targets proliferators of weapons of mass destruction and their supporters.
July 12, 2024
SPECIALLY DESIGNATED NATIONALS LIST UPDATEThe following entity has been added to OFAC's SDN List:HAKIMAN SHARGH RESEARCH COMPANY, No. 0, Crystal Building, Ground Floor, Khomeini Shahr Ring Street, Azadegan Blvd., Central Sector, Khomeini Shahr City, Isfahan Province 8415683111, Iran; Additional Sanctions Information - Subject to Secondary...
October 12, 2023
The United States faces a strategic challenge requiring urgent action. Given current threat trajectories, our nation will soon encounter a fundamentally different global setting than it has ever experienced: we will face a world where two nations possess nuclear arsenals on par with our own. In addition, the risk of conflict with these two nuclear...
May 10, 2022
Washington is reimagining its global role, leading the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to make difficult choices about priorities, resources, and risk to better address the long-term “pacing challenge” posed by China. To do so, the United States plans to accept risks in the Middle East and against future Iran threats. Iran’s possession and...
April 19, 2022
ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN (IRAN)FINDINGThe United States certifies Iran is in non-compliance with the CWC due to (1) its failure to declare its transfer of CW to Libya during the 1978-1987 Libya-Chad war, (2) its failure to declare its complete holdings of Riot Control Agents (RCAs), and (3) its failure to submit a complete CWPF declaration. ...
April 19, 2021
[...]Accountability and Compliance11. The G7 is determined to work together so that states that fail to act in accordance with their international obligations and commitments will face consequences. State-led threats pose a grave danger to our security and undermine prospects for more stable and prosperous world.
December 3, 2020
The United States condemns any Iranian regime involvement in a chemical weapons program and will sanction those involved in any such activity. Today, the United States designated Iranian defense entity Shahid Meisami Group and its director, Mehran Babri, under Executive Order 13382, which targets proliferators of weapons of mass destruction (WMD)...
December 3, 2020
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated Shahid Meisami Group and its director. Shahid Meisami Group is involved in Iran’s chemical weapons research and is subordinate to the Iranian Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research, also known as SPND. The United States...
December 3, 2020
The following individual has been added to OFAC's SDN List:BABRI, Mehran, Iran; DOB 03 Oct 1968; nationality Iran; Additional Sanctions Information - Subject to Secondary Sanctions; Gender Male; Passport L36915048 (Iran) expires 03 Mar 2021 (individual) [NPWMD] [IFSR] (Linked To: SHAHID MEISAMI GROUP).The following entity has been added to OFAC's...