Info:
An East Star Travel Agency identified in a Lebanese business guide as the GSA for Iran Air, Iran’s national air carrier, operates in Beirut;
East Star Travel Agency was registered in Lebanon in 2002, but Lebanese commercial register records provide no additional information;
Given that Ayyub and Sa’idi held accounts on behalf of Mahan Air’s GSA, it is possible they also did so for Iran Air’s GSA;
Iran Air has provided support and services to MODAFL and the IRGC through the transport and/or transfer of goods for, or on behalf of, these entities. OFAC identified Iran Air, the national airline of Iran, pursuant to E.O. 13599 for being owned or controlled by the Government of Iran. On numerous occasions since 2000, Iran Air shipped military-related electronic parts and mechanical equipment on behalf of MODAFL. MODAFL was designated by the U.S. Department of State in October 2007 under E.O. 13382 and has brokered a number of transactions involving materials and technologies with ballistic missile applications;
Industry:
Aviation Industry
Also Known As:
East Star
Country:
Lebanon
Reason for the color:
» Iran’s Supreme Leader invests in Hezbollah’s financial arm;
» Hezbollah’s al-Qard al-Hasan and Lebanon’s Banking Sector;