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OFAC designated Mahan Travel and Tourism Sdn Bhd, a Malaysia-based General Sales Agent (GSA), for acting for or on behalf of Mahan Air, an Iranian airline previously designated in connection with Iran’s support for international terrorism;
GSAs such as Mahan Travel and Tourism Sdn Bhd are key to enabling Mahan Air’s international operations, especially in regards to conducting financial transactions on behalf of the airline;
This entity has been designated pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, a counter-terrorism authority. As a result of today’s action, all property and interests in property of Mahan Travel and Tourism Sdn Bhd that are or come within U.S. jurisdiction are blocked;
“Mahan Air is the airline of choice for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force, facilitating its support to terrorism across the Middle East;
Mahan’s regular flights to Syria are used to prop up the Assad regime and deliver weapons, foreign fighters, and Iranian operatives who sow violence and unrest across the region,” said Secretary of the Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin;
“The United States government has been very clear about the deadly role played by Mahan Air;
Mahan Travel and Tourism Sdn Bhd, which has served Mahan Air for at least eight years, is Mahan Air’s sole GSA in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and provides reservation and ticketing services for Mahan Air;
A GSA is an agent that provides services on behalf of an airline under the airline’s brand. There are several types of services and support that GSAs typically offer on behalf of airlines, such as: sales and marketing, freight reception and handling, airport warehouse and ramp supervision, administrative services, and financial services;
Also Known As:
Mahan Travel
Involved In:
Nuclear Weapon Program
Missile Weapon program
Country:
Malaysia
Address:
No.01, Lower Ground Floor, Block C, NO:12 Megan Avenue2, Jalan Yap, Kwan Seng, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Phone:
+603 21667977 / +603 21668977
Website:
www.mahantravel.com.my
E-mail:
mahankualalumpur@yahoo.com
mahankualalumpur2@yahoo.com.my
Reason for the color:
» The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated Mahan Travel and Tourism Sdn Bhd, a Malaysia-based General Sales Agent (GSA), for acting for or on behalf of Mahan Air, an Iranian airline previously designated in connection with Iran’s support for international terrorism;
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