The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), with the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Coast Guard, is issuing this advisory to alert persons globally to the significant U.S. sanctions risks for parties involved in petroleum shipments to Syria. These shipments create significant sanctions risk for entities and individuals in the shipping industry, including insurers, shipping companies, financial institutions, and vessel owners, managers, and operators.
In addition, the following changes to the Specially Designated Nationals List occurred today:
The following individuals have been added to OFAC's SDN List:
'ABD AL-NASIR, Hajji (a.k.a. "ABD AL-NASR, Hajji"; a.k.a. "ABDELNASSER, Hajji"; a.k.a. "AL-KHUWAYT, Taha"), Syria; DOB 1967; alt. DOB 1966; alt. DOB 1968; POB Tall 'Afar, Iraq; nationality Iraq (individual) [SDGT].
AL-BAZZAL, Muhammad Qasim (a.k.a. BAZZAL, Mohamad; a.k.a. "MU'IN"); DOB 26 Aug 1984; POB Ba'albakk, Lebanon; Additional Sanctions Information - Subject to Secondary Sanctions Pursuant to the Hizballah Financial Sanctions Regulations; Gender Male; Passport LR0510789; Identification Number 18349929 (Lebanon) (individual) [SDGT] (Linked To: HIZBALLAH).
ALCHWIKI, Mhd Amer (a.k.a. AL CHWIKI, Mohamad Amer Mohamad Akram; a.k.a. ALCHWIKI, Amer; a.k.a. ALCHWIKI, Amer Mhd; a.k.a. ALCHWIKI, Mohamad Amer; a.k.a. AL-SHUWAYKI, Muhammad 'Amir Muhammad Akram; a.k.a. AL-SHWEIKI, Mohamad Amer; a.k.a. AL-SHWEIKI, Muhammad Omar; a.k.a. ALSHWIKI, Mhd Amer (Cyrillic: АЛЬШВИКИ, Мхд Амер); a.k.a. CHWIKI, Mohammad Amer; a.k.a. SHUWAYKI, Mohamad Amer; a.k.a. SHWEIKI, Mohammad Amer), 71 Linton Road, Acton, London W3 9HL, United Kingdom; Syria; DOB 04 Sep 1972; POB Damascus, Syria; nationality Syria; citizen Syria; Additional Sanctions Information - Subject to Secondary Sanctions Pursuant to the Hizballah Financial Sanctions Regulations; alt. Additional Sanctions Information - Subject to Secondary Sanctions; Gender Male; Passport N012430661; alt. Passport N010794545; alt. Passport N007024509; alt. Passport N005668098 (individual) [SDGT] [SYRIA] [IRGC] [IFSR] (Linked To: GLOBAL VISION GROUP; Linked To: ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS (IRGC)-QODS FORCE; Linked To: HIZBALLAH).
DOGAEV, Andrey (a.k.a. DOGAYEV, Andrey; a.k.a. DOGAYEV, Andrey Yuryevich (Cyrillic: ДОГАЕВ, Андрей Юрьевич)); DOB 19 Dec 1955; POB Russia; Gender Male; Passport 72 9279533 (Russia) issued 27 Aug 2014 expires 27 Aug 2024; First Deputy Director of Promsyrioimport (individual) [SYRIA] (Linked To: PROMSYRIOIMPORT).
SAJJAD, Rasoul (a.k.a. SAJJAD, Rassoul; a.k.a. SAJJAD, Rasul), Iran; DOB 09 Aug 1970; POB Esfahan, Iran; Additional Sanctions Information - Subject to Secondary Sanctions; Gender Male; Passport G9333110 (Iran) issued 03 Mar 2014 expires 03 Mar 2019; Dr (individual) [SDGT] [IRGC] [IFSR] (Linked To: ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS (IRGC)-QODS FORCE).
YAGHOUBI MIAB, Hossein (a.k.a. YAGHOOBI MAYAB, Hossein; a.k.a. YAGHOOBI, Hossein; a.k.a. YAGHUBI MAYAB, Hosein; a.k.a. YAQUBI, Hosein), Iran; DOB 23 Jul 1961; POB Tehran, Iran; Additional Sanctions Information - Subject to Secondary Sanctions; Gender Male; Passport G9342868 (Iran) issued 16 Mar 2016 expires 16 Mar 2021 (individual) [SDGT] [IRGC] [IFSR] (Linked To: ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS (IRGC)-QODS FORCE).
The following entities have been added to OFAC's SDN List:
GLOBAL VISION GROUP (a.k.a. LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY GLOBAL CONCEPTS GROUP (Cyrillic: ОБЩЕСТВО С ОГРАНИЧЕННОЙ ОТВЕТСТВЕННОСТЬЮ ГЛОБАЛЬНЫЕ КОНЦЕПЦИИ ГРУПП); a.k.a. "LLC GKG" (Cyrillic: "ООО ГКГ")), Office I Room 7, Building 3, House 22, Staromonetny Lane, Moscow 119180, Russia; Russia; Staromonetne STR 22/3, Moscow, Russia; Additional Sanctions Information - Subject to Secondary Sanctions Pursuant to the Hizballah Financial Sanctions Regulations; alt. Additional Sanctions Information - Subject to Secondary Sanctions [SDGT] [SYRIA] [IRGC] [IFSR] (Linked To: BANIAS REFINERY COMPANY; Linked To: ALCHWIKI, Mhd Amer).
PROMSYRIOIMPORT (a.k.a. FEDERAL STATE UNITARY ENTERPRISE FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION PROMSYRIOIMPORT; a.k.a. PROMSYRIOIMPORT FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION S.O.C.; a.k.a. VO PROMSYRIEIMPORT (Cyrillic: ВО ПРОМСЫРЬЕИМПОРТ); a.k.a. VO PROMSYRIEIMPORT FGUP; a.k.a. VO PROMSYRIOIMPORT), d. 13 str. 4, bulvar Novinski, Moscow 121099, Russia; 13 Novinski Boulevard, Moscow 121834, Russia; Novinskiy Boulevard 13, Building 4, Moscow 123995, Russia; Novinsky bld. 13, build 4, Moscow 121099, Russia; Tax ID No. 7704140399 (Russia); Government Gazette Number 01860331; Registration Number 1027700499903 (Russia) [SYRIA] (Linked To: SYRIAN COMPANY FOR OIL TRANSPORT).
TADBIR KISH MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY (a.k.a. TADBIR KISH MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL CO.; a.k.a. TADBIR TED VA DAROYE KISH), Iran; Unit A103, 1st Floor, Padena Complex, Iran Blvd, Kish, Iran; Unit A301, 1st Floor, Padena Complex, Iran Blvd, Kish, Iran; Unit 301, 3rd Floor, Sadaf Tower, Kish, Iran [SYRIA] (Linked To: GLOBAL VISION GROUP).
The following changes have been made to OFAC's SDN List:
MB BANK (f.k.a. BANK MELLI IRAN ZAO; a.k.a. JOINT STOCK COMPANY 'MIR BUSINESS BANK'; a.k.a. JSC 'MB BANK'; a.k.a. MB BANK, AO; a.k.a. MIR BIZNES BANK; a.k.a. MIR BIZNES BANK, AO; a.k.a. MIR BUSINESS BANK; a.k.a. MIR BUSINESS BANK ZAO), 9/1 ul Mashkova, Moscow 105062, Russia; SWIFT/BIC MRBBRUMM; Website www.mbbru.com; Additional Sanctions Information - Subject to Secondary Sanctions; All Offices Worldwide [SDGT] [IFSR] (Linked To: BANK MELLI IRAN). -to- MB BANK (f.k.a. BANK MELLI IRAN ZAO; a.k.a. JOINT STOCK COMPANY 'MIR BUSINESS BANK'; a.k.a. JSC 'MB BANK'; a.k.a. MB BANK, AO; a.k.a. MIR BIZNES BANK; a.k.a. MIR BIZNES BANK, AO; a.k.a. MIR BUSINESS BANK (Cyrillic: МИР БИЗНЕС БАНК); a.k.a. MIR BUSINESS BANK ZAO), 9/1 ul Mashkova, Moscow 105062, Russia; Russia; 9/1 Mashkova St., Moscow 105062, Russia; 6a Lenin Square Bld. A, Astrakhan 414000, Russia; SWIFT/BIC MRBBRUMM; Website www.mbbru.com; Additional Sanctions Information - Subject to Secondary Sanctions; All Offices Worldwide [SDGT] [SYRIA] [IFSR] (Linked To: BANK MELLI IRAN; Linked To: GLOBAL VISION GROUP).