Iranian regime operatives and Sudan military-affiliated companies sanctioned

Treasury has announced that OFAC has designated members and affiliates of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and its external operations arm, the IRGC-Qods Force (IRGC-QF), who have participated in a series of terrorist plots including assassination plots targeting former United States government officials, dual U.S. and Iranian nationals, and Iranian dissidents. This action targets three Iran- and Türkiye-based individuals and a company affiliated with the IRGC-QF, along with two senior officials of the IRGC’s Intelligence Organization (IRGC-IO), who have been involved in plotting external lethal operations against civilians including journalists and activists.

Treasury also announced OFAC's designation of four companies generating revenue from, and contributing to, the conflict in Sudan. The entities designated are affiliated with the two embattled forces that are fueling the ongoing conflict in Sudan: two companies affiliated with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and two companies affiliated with the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF). Consistent with the humanitarian exceptions to sanctions outlined in United Nations Security Council Resolution 2664 and implemented by the U.S. in December 2022, recommendations from Treasury’s 2021 Sanctions Review, and OFAC’s policy of supporting the basic needs of vulnerable populations while continuing to deny resources to malign actors, OFAC is issuing general licenses (GLs) concurrent with these OFAC designations.

For the names and identification information of the designated parties in these OFAC actions and information on the Sudan General Licenses, see the June 1, 2023, BankersOnline OFAC Update.