Tawafuk

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Al-Bazzal is a founder and owner of Tawafuk, where he is involved in day-to-day activities as general manager. Al-Bazzal has leveraged his companies, to finance and coordinate various IRGC-QF-linked oil shipments

Country:

Syria  

Status:Top Alert – Entity designated / sanctioned for terror, WMD and human rights violation

Risk Level:99%

May harm your business future. Persons or entities that engage in transactions with this entity will be exposed to sanctions or subject to an enforcement action.

Working with this entity means supporting Iranian Regime, Regime Terrorist Activities & development of WMD

Info:
Al-Bazzal is a founder and owner of Tawafuk, where he is involved in day-to-day activities as general manager. Al-Bazzal has leveraged his companies, to finance and coordinate various IRGC-QF-linked oil shipments;

Al-Bazzal has sought to continue operating his network since being designated by OFAC by purporting to transfer ownership of his companies, including Nagham al Hayat and Tawafuk. In early 2019, al-Bazzal sought to remove his name as an owner and shareholder from all company documents, presumably in order to evade U.S. sanctions;

The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on September 4, 2019 took action against a large shipping network that is directed by and financially supports the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF) and its terrorist proxy Hizballah. Over the past year, the IRGC-QF has moved oil worth hundreds of millions of dollars or more through this network for the benefit of the brutal Assad regime, Hizballah, and other illicit actors. Senior IRGC-QF official and former Iranian Minister of Petroleum Rostam Qasemi oversees this sprawling network, which features dozens of ship managers, vessels, and facilitators. This complex network of intermediaries enables the IRGC-QF to obfuscate its involvement in selling Iranian oil. The IRGC-QF also relies heavily on Hizballah officials and front companies to broker associated contracts. OFAC also is issuing a new shipping advisory to the maritime community warning of these types of schemes and the sanctions risks associated with blocked persons;

Also Known As:
Tawafuk LTD
Tawafuk Company
Tawafuk LLC

Commercial Registry Number:
10821 (Syria) issued 26 Jun 2017

Country:
Syria

Address:
Building 507, Public Street, Dufa al-Shawk Yalda, Damascus, Syria

Reason for the color:
» Added to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list maintained by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on September 4, 2019 pursuant to Executive Order 13224 today for being owned or controlled by Muhammad Qasim al-Bazzal;
» Map of designated network;