Info:
The Department of Commerce adds Behnam Pouremadi to the Commerce Department’s Entity List, which imposes specific U.S. license requirements for the export, reexport, or transfer of specific items. Specifically, Behnam Pouremadi is being added to the Entity List for nuclear-related activities that are contrary to the national security and/or foreign policy of the United States;
Behnam Pouremadi is associated with Iran’s Jabber Ibn Hayan Laboratory (JHL), an AEOI lab that was designated by the UN Security Council in resolution 1803;
Pouremadi has sought to acquire sensitive equipment and materials for AEOI using deceptive practices and obfuscation techniques;
Involved In:
Nuclear Weapon Program
Missile Weapon Program
Country:
Iran
Address:
Tehran Hakimi Gelayol Alley Number 19 100 Tehran 1438371659 24 Tehran, Iran
Nationality:
Iranian
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 September 21, 2020 pursuant to Executive Order 13382 for acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, SHIG, a person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13382;
» Commerce Adds Five Scientists Involved in Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Development Program to the Entity List – Monday, September 21, 2020;