OFAC imposes sanctions on four individuals and three entities involved in IRGC's weapons procurement

OFAC imposed blocking sanctions on four individuals (one in Iran, one in Italy, and two in Russia) and three entities (one in Iran, one in Nigeria, and one in Russia) under its non-proliferation sanctions program for supporting IRGC weapons procurement efforts. The designations target Behrouz Namazi, an Iranian national who heads Nika Jet Company and sought to secure weapons on behalf of the IRGC, along with his intermediary network which used foreign aviation, transport, and financial conduits to obscure the IRGC's procurement and move material and personnel globally.