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IRGC-QF financial facilitators Mohammadreza Khedmati, along with Meghdad Amini and Foad Salehi, transferred cash out of Iran to the UAE and converted it into USD banknotes with the help of currency exchange enablers, including Rashed Exchange, which is also being designated today;
Meghdad Amini is an official at the IRGC-QF front company Jahan Aras Kish, which is also being designated;
Ali Qasir, Meghdad Amini, and Morteza Hashemi are part of two networks directed by and providing financial support to the IRGC-QF and its terrorist proxy Hizballah. These complex networks of intermediaries allow the IRGC-QF to obfuscate its involvement in selling Iranian oil. The IRGC-QF also relies on these individuals to launder money for Hizballah officials and front companies and to broker associated contracts.
IRGC-QF and Hizballah financial facilitators Amini and Qasir direct a network of nearly 20 individuals and front companies, located in multiple countries and jurisdictions, that has facilitated the movement and sale of tens of millions of dollars’ worth of gold, electronics, and foreign currency in support of Hizballah and the IRGC-QF.
Also Known As:
Amini meghdad
Involved In:
Nuclear Weapon Program
Missile Weapon program
Born:
05 Jun 1982
Country:
Iran
Passport:
U36089349 (Iran)
National ID No.:
0071070222 (Iran)
Reason for the color:
» Terrorist Financing Targeting Center Members Jointly Designate a Broad Range of Financiers of Terrorism – June 6, 2022;
» Meghdad Amini is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224 for assisting in, sponsoring, or providing financial, material, or technological support for, or financial or other services to or in support of, the IRGC-QF;
» Currency exchange network scheme transferring millions of dollars to the IRGC-QF;