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Iran-related Designations; Cuba Designations; Belarus-related Designations Removals

Release Date
09/17/2026
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Specially Designated Nationals List Updates

The following individuals have been added to OFAC's SDN List: 

CANCIO MONTEAGUDO, Joaquin Francisco, 58 #2906 Eyrpto, Playa, Havana, Cuba; DOB 16 Sep 1945; nationality Cuba; Gender Male; Passport E493203 (Cuba) expires 20 May 2031 (individual) [CUBA-EO14404]. 

HEIDARI, Seyed Adel (Arabic: سید عادل حیدری), KH Shari'ati KH Va'zi P40 Vahda 3, Tehran, Iran; DOB 22 Nov 1974; POB Shahrekord, Iran; nationality Iran; Additional Sanctions Information - Subject to Secondary Sanctions; Gender Male; National ID No. 4621551825 (Iran) (individual) [IRAN] [IRAN-EO13902] (Linked To: DOT ONE VALUE CREATION GROUP). 

HURTADO BETANCOURT, Julio, Cuba; DOB 04 Nov 1962; nationality Cuba; Gender Male; Passport E459994 (Cuba) expires 29 Apr 2031 (individual) [CUBA-EO14404]. 

PEDRERA ARGUELLO, Dioglis, Cuba; Calle 186 No 311531 Y 33, Playa, Havana, Cuba; DOB 13 Jun 1963; nationality Cuba; Gender Male; Passport A010659 (Cuba) expires 13 Aug 2030 (individual) [CUBA-EO14404]. 

ZAKER HOSSEIN, Hossein Ali (Arabic: حسین‌علی ذاکر حسین), Kish Sadaf Fazyek Kh Hananeh Shiday Yakom, Kish Island, Iran; DOB 23 May 1957; POB Shiraz, Iran; nationality Iran; Additional Sanctions Information - Subject to Secondary Sanctions; Gender Male; Passport B61766700 (Iran) expires 20 Feb 2028; National ID No. 2296622909 (Iran) (individual) [IRAN] [IRAN-EO13902] (Linked To: ZANJANI, Babak Morteza). 

ZAKER HOSSEIN, Mohammad Mahdi (Arabic: محمد مهدی ذاکر حسین) (a.k.a. ZAKER HOSSEIN, Hamed (Arabic: حامد ذاکر حسین)), Unit 7, Building 20, Esmail, Zarafshan Southern, Veranda East, Town West, Tehran, Iran; DOB 09 Sep 1981; nationality Iran; Additional Sanctions Information - Subject to Secondary Sanctions; Gender Male; Passport K61893781 (Iran) expires 24 Feb 2028; National ID No. 2298706875 (Iran) (individual) [IRAN] [IRAN-EO13902] (Linked To: PISHTAZ SIMORGH ELECTRONIC TRADE COMPANY). 

The following entities have been added to OFAC's SDN List:

BITBANK (Arabic: بیتبانک) (a.k.a. BITBANK3), No. 2, 35th Street, Alvand Street, Argentina Square, Tehran, Iran; Website www.bitbank3.com; alt. Website www.bitbank.com; Additional Sanctions Information - Subject to Secondary Sanctions; Organization Established Date 2024; Organization Type: Financial and Insurance Activities [IRAN] [IRAN-EO13902]. 

CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION Y DESARROLLO DE ARMAMENTO DE INFANTERIA (a.k.a. "CIDAI"), Circunvalacion Norte, Km 8 ½, Camaguey, Cuba; Organization Established Date 11 Apr 2010; Organization Type: Research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering; alt. Organization Type: Defense activities; Target Type State-Owned Enterprise; Entity Code 14124 (Cuba) [CUBA-EO14404]. 

CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION Y DESARROLLO DE SIMULADORES (a.k.a. EMPRESA DE CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGIA SIMULADORES; a.k.a. "CID-SIM"; a.k.a. "ECTSIM"; a.k.a. "SIMPRO"), Loma S/N, Entre Santa Ana Y Conill, Nuevo Vedado, Plaza De La Revolucion, Havana, Cuba; Organization Established Date 09 Jul 2009; Organization Type: Research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering; alt. Organization Type: Defense activities; Target Type State-Owned Enterprise; Entity Code 14032 (Cuba) [CUBA-EO14404]. 

CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION Y DESARROLLO NAVAL (a.k.a. CIDNAV), Estrada Palma No. 13, Casablanca, Regla, Havana, Cuba; Organization Established Date 09 Jul 2009; Organization Type: Research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering; alt. Organization Type: Defense activities; Target Type State-Owned Enterprise; Entity Code 14034 (Cuba) [CUBA-EO14404]. 

CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION, DESARROLLO Y PRODUCCION GRITO DE BAIRE (a.k.a. CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION Y DESARROLLO GRITO DE BAIRE; a.k.a. CIDP GRITO DE BAIRE; a.k.a. GRITO DE BAIRE CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION; a.k.a. "CIDP-GB"; a.k.a. "GELCOM"; a.k.a. "GRUPO DE LA ELECTRONICA DE COMUNICACIONES"), Santa Ana S/N, Entre 47 Y Reforma, Nuevo Vedado, Plaza De La Revolucion, Havana, Cuba; Organization Established Date 11 Apr 2010; Organization Type: Research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering; alt. Organization Type: Defense activities; Target Type State-Owned Enterprise; Entity Code 14123 (Cuba) [CUBA-EO14404]. 

CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES DEL NIQUEL CAPITAN ALBERTO FERNANDEZ MONTES DE OCA (a.k.a. CEDINIQ; a.k.a. "CEINNIQ"), Moa, Holguin, Cuba; Organization Established Date 31 Dec 1986; Organization Type: Support activities for other mining and quarrying; Target Type State-Owned Enterprise; Entity Code 6681 (Cuba) [CUBA-EO14404]. 

EMPRESA DE INGENIERIA Y PROYECTOS DEL NIQUEL (a.k.a. CEPRONIQUEL), Moa, Holguin, Cuba; Organization Established Date 31 May 2001; Organization Type: Support activities for other mining and quarrying; Target Type State-Owned Enterprise; Entity Code 12392 (Cuba) [CUBA-EO14404]. 

EMPRESA DE SERVICIOS TECNICOS DE COMPUTACION COMUNICACIONES Y ELECTRONICA (a.k.a. EMPRESA DE SERVICIOS DE COMPUTACION COMUNICACIONES Y ELECTRONICA DEL NIQUEL RAFAEL FAUSTO OREJON FORMENT; a.k.a. "SERCONI"), Moa, Holguin, Cuba; Organization Established Date 30 Sep 1996; Organization Type: Support activities for other mining and quarrying; Target Type State-Owned Enterprise; Entity Code 9987 (Cuba) [CUBA-EO14404]. 

PINARES S.A., Nicaro, Holguin, Cuba; Organization Established Date 31 Jan 2001; Organization Type: Support activities for other mining and quarrying; Target Type State-Owned Enterprise; Entity Code 60172 (Cuba) [CUBA-EO14404]. 

PISHTAZ SIMORGH ELECTRONIC TRADE COMPANY (Arabic: شرکت تجارت الکترونیک پیشتاز سیمرغ) (a.k.a. PISHTAZ SIMORGH COMPANY; a.k.a. TEJARAT ELECTRONIC PISHTAZ SIMORGH), No. 2, 35th Street, Alvand Street, Argentina Square, Tehran, Iran; Website www.pishtazsimorgh.com; Additional Sanctions Information - Subject to Secondary Sanctions; Organization Established Date 2024; Organization Type: Financial and Insurance Activities; National ID No. 14012169913 (Iran); Registration Number 611800 (Iran) [IRAN] [IRAN-EO13902]. 

The following deletions have been made to OFAC's SDN List: 

LAKOKRASKA OAO (a.k.a. LAKOKRASKA OPEN JOINT-STOCK COMPANY), 71 Ignatova Street, Grodnenskaya Region, Lida 231300, Belarus; ul. Ignatova, 71, Grodnenskaya oblast, Lida 231300, Belarus [BELARUS]. 

LAKOKRASKA OPEN JOINT-STOCK COMPANY (a.k.a. LAKOKRASKA OAO), 71 Ignatova Street, Grodnenskaya Region, Lida 231300, Belarus; ul. Ignatova, 71, Grodnenskaya oblast, Lida 231300, Belarus [BELARUS]. 

BELARUSIAN PRODUCTION AND TRADE CONCERN OF TIMBER WOODWORKING AND PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY (Cyrillic: БЕЛОРУССКИЙ ПРОИЗВОДСТВЕННО ТОРГОВЫЙ КОНЦЕРН ЛЕСНОЙ ДЕРЕВООБРАБАТЫВАЮЩЕЙ И ЦЕЛЛЮЛОЗНО БУМАЖНОЙ ПРОМЫШЛЕННОСТИ) (a.k.a. BIELARUSKI VYTVORCHA HANDLIOVY KANCERN LIASNOJ DREVAAPRACOWCHAJ I CELIULOZNA PAPIAROVAJ PRAMYSLOVASCI (Cyrillic: БЕЛАРУСКІ ВЫТВОРЧА ГАНДЛЁВЫ КАНЦЭРН ЛЯСНОЙ ДРЭВААПРАЦОЎЧАЙ І ЦЭЛЮЛОЗНА ПАПЯРОВАЙ ПРАМЫСЛОВАСЦІ); a.k.a. KONTSERN BELLESBUMPROM (Cyrillic: КОНЦЕРН БЕЛЛЕСБУМПРОМ)), GSP, K. Marx Street, 16, Minsk 220030, Belarus; Organization Established Date 21 Jun 1991; Target Type State-Owned Enterprise; Tax ID No. 100377850 (Belarus) [BELARUS-EO14038]. 

KONTSERN BELLESBUMPROM (Cyrillic: КОНЦЕРН БЕЛЛЕСБУМПРОМ) (a.k.a. BELARUSIAN PRODUCTION AND TRADE CONCERN OF TIMBER WOODWORKING AND PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY (Cyrillic: БЕЛОРУССКИЙ ПРОИЗВОДСТВЕННО ТОРГОВЫЙ КОНЦЕРН ЛЕСНОЙ ДЕРЕВООБРАБАТЫВАЮЩЕЙ И ЦЕЛЛЮЛОЗНО БУМАЖНОЙ ПРОМЫШЛЕННОСТИ); a.k.a. BIELARUSKI VYTVORCHA HANDLIOVY KANCERN LIASNOJ DREVAAPRACOWCHAJ I CELIULOZNA PAPIAROVAJ PRAMYSLOVASCI (Cyrillic: БЕЛАРУСКІ ВЫТВОРЧА ГАНДЛЁВЫ КАНЦЭРН ЛЯСНОЙ ДРЭВААПРАЦОЎЧАЙ І ЦЭЛЮЛОЗНА ПАПЯРОВАЙ ПРАМЫСЛОВАСЦІ)), GSP, K. Marx Street, 16, Minsk 220030, Belarus; Organization Established Date 21 Jun 1991; Target Type State-Owned Enterprise; Tax ID No. 100377850 (Belarus) [BELARUS-EO14038]. 

BIELARUSKI VYTVORCHA HANDLIOVY KANCERN LIASNOJ DREVAAPRACOWCHAJ I CELIULOZNA PAPIAROVAJ PRAMYSLOVASCI (Cyrillic: БЕЛАРУСКІ ВЫТВОРЧА ГАНДЛЁВЫ КАНЦЭРН ЛЯСНОЙ ДРЭВААПРАЦОЎЧАЙ І ЦЭЛЮЛОЗНА ПАПЯРОВАЙ ПРАМЫСЛОВАСЦІ) (a.k.a. BELARUSIAN PRODUCTION AND TRADE CONCERN OF TIMBER WOODWORKING AND PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY (Cyrillic: БЕЛОРУССКИЙ ПРОИЗВОДСТВЕННО ТОРГОВЫЙ КОНЦЕРН ЛЕСНОЙ ДЕРЕВООБРАБАТЫВАЮЩЕЙ И ЦЕЛЛЮЛОЗНО БУМАЖНОЙ ПРОМЫШЛЕННОСТИ); a.k.a. KONTSERN BELLESBUMPROM (Cyrillic: КОНЦЕРН БЕЛЛЕСБУМПРОМ)), GSP, K. Marx Street, 16, Minsk 220030, Belarus; Organization Established Date 21 Jun 1991; Target Type State-Owned Enterprise; Tax ID No. 100377850 (Belarus) [BELARUS-EO14038]. 


Unrelated Administrative List Changes:

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