Ali Reza Tangsiri

ifmat - Ali Reza Tangsiri

Acting for or on behalf of the terrorist organizations IRGC

Country:

Iran  

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

Risk Level:99%

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Info:
Alireza Tangsiri is an Iranian military officer and the current commander of Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps appointed since 23 August 2018 replaced Ali Fadavi;

OFAC is designating IRGCN Commander Ali Reza Tangsiri pursuant to E.O. 13224 for acting for or on behalf of the IRGC. As recently as February 2019, Tangsiri threatened that the Iranian regime’s forces would close the Strait of Hormuz, an international waterway, if U.S. sanctions stopped Iran’s oil exports, and that the Iranian regime is prepared to target U.S. interests in the region. As the commander of the IRGCN, Tangsiri sits atop a structure—including those regional IRGCN commanders sanctioned that is responsible for the sabotage of vessels in the international waters;

Ali Reza Tangsiri (Tangsiri) currently serves as the Chairman of the Board for Paravar Pars. Tangsiri is also the Commander of the IRGC Navy and has publicly discussed IRGC Navy drills involving fixed-wing aircraft and UAVs. As Commander, Tangsiri has overseen the IRGC Navy’s testing of UAVs and cruise missiles. Tangsiri was previously designated pursuant to the counterterrorism authority E.O. 13224 on June 24, 2019, for acting for or on behalf of the IRGC.

Tangsiri is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13382 for acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Paravar Pars;

Involved In:
Missile Weapon Program

Also Known As:
AliReza Tangsiri

Country:
Iran

Commands held:
IRGC Navy

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 February 3, 2023 pursuant to Executive Order E.O. 13382 for acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Paravar Pars;
» 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 June 24, 2019 pursuant to Executive Order E.O. 13224 for acting for or on behalf of the IRGC;