Reza Sakan

Provided the most foreign currency exchange support to Ansar Exchange

Status:Top Alert – Entity designated / sanctioned for terror, WMD and human rights violation

Risk Level:99%

May harm your business future. Persons or entities that engage in transactions with this entity will be exposed to sanctions or subject to an enforcement action.

Working with this entity means supporting Iranian Regime, Regime Terrorist Activities & development of WMD

Info:
Ansar Exchange Managing Director Alierza Atabaki worked closely with one central procurement agent, Reza Sakan, to avoid the scrutiny of Emirati authorities regarding Ansar Exchange’s financial dealings with UAE-based Sakan General Trading and other identified Ansar Exchange intermediaries;

UAE-based Sakan General Trading provided the most foreign currency exchange support to Ansar Exchange, and is owned by UAE resident and Iranian national Reza Sakan and his Iran-based firm Sakan Exchange, also known as Joint Partnership of Reza Sakan Dastgiri and Associates. Sakan General Trading was involved in financing the purchase of military aircraft tires by Iran’s Pars Aviation Service Company for the Syrian Air Force;

Sakan General Trading is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224 for assisting, sponsoring, or providing financial, material, or technological support for, or financial or other services to or in support of, Ansar Exchange;

Suleyman Sakan is an associate of Reza Sakan and UAE-based Sakan General Trading;

Ansar Exchange conducted currency exchange services for Ansar Bank totaling over one billion dollars. Over the past few years, Ansar Exchange also directly provided MODAFL with the equivalent of approximately 100 million in dollars and euros, in addition to the equivalent of approximately 130 million dollars’ worth of goods and services ultimately destined for the benefit of the IRGC. IRGC is terrorist organization and supports terrorist organizations like Hamas, Hezbollah, Taliban;

Persons or entities that engage in transactions with this entity will be exposed to sanctions or subject to an enforcement action;

Also Known As:
Reza Sakan Dastgiri

Country:
Iran

Place of Birth:
West Azerbaijan, Iran

National ID No.:
2830283775 (Iran)

Reason for the color:
» Added to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list maintained by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on March 26, 2019 pursuant to Executive Order 13224 for being otherwise associated with Sakan General Trading, as he owns or controls Sakan General Trading;