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Ghorb Karbala is owned or controlled by KAA. Entity Owned or controlled by, or acting on behalf of, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps;
Treasury designated Ghorb Karbala under E.O. 13382 on the basis of their relationship to the IRGC. These entities are owned or controlled by the IRGC and its leaders. The IRGC has significant political and economic power in Iran, with ties to companies controlling billions of dollars in business and construction and a growing presence in Iran’s financial and commercial sectors. Through its companies, the IRGC is involved in a diverse array of activities, including petroleum production and major construction projects across the country. In 2006, Khatam al-Anbiya secured deals worth at least $7 billion in the oil, gas, and transportation sectors, among others;
Also Known As:
Gharargah Karbala
Gharargah Sazandegi Karbala-Moasseseh Taha
Ghorb-e Karbala
Connected to:
Military Weapon Program
Nuclear Weapon Program
Missile Weapon Program
Country:
Iran
Address:
No.2 Firouzeh Alley, Shahid Hadjipour St., Resalat Highway, Tehran, Iran
Reason for the color:
» Listed in an annex to U.N. Security Council Resolution 1929 of June 9, 2010, as an entity of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), with a role “in Iran’s proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities and the development of nuclear weapon delivery systems”;
» Listed by the European Union on July 26, 2010, as an entity linked to Iran’s proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities or Iran’s development of nuclear weapon delivery systems;
» Added to the Specially Designated National (SDN) list maintained by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on October 25, 2007, freezing its assets under U.S. jurisdiction and prohibiting transactions with U.S. parties, pursuant to Executive Order 13382, which targets proliferators of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and their delivery systems;
» Listed by the British government in 2011 as an entity of potential concern for WMD-related procurement;