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The Martyrs Foundation is an Iranian parastatal organization that channels financial support from Iran to several terrorist organizations in the Levant, including Hizballah, Hamas, and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ). To this end, the Martyrs Foundation established branches in Lebanon staffed by leaders and members of these same terrorist groups. Martyrs Foundation branches in Lebanon has also provided financial support to the families of killed or imprisoned Hizballah and PIJ members, including suicide bombers in the Palestinian territories;
In addition to fundraising responsibilities, senior Martyrs Foundation officials were directly involved in Hizballah operations against Israel during the July-August 2006 conflict. In addition, a Lebanon-based leader of the Martyrs Foundation has directed and financed terrorist cells in the Gaza Strip that worked with Hizballah and PIJ;
Designation includes the Goodwill Charitable Organization (GCO), a fundraising office established by the Martyrs Foundation in Dearborn, Michigan. GCO is a Hizballah front organization that reports directly to the leadership of the Martyrs Foundation in Lebanon. Hizballah recruited GCO leaders and has maintained close contact with GCO representatives in the United States;
GCO has provided financial support to Hizballah directly and through the Martyrs Foundation in Lebanon. Hizballah’s leaders in Lebanon have instructed Hizballah members in the United States to send their contributions to GCO and to contact the GCO for the purpose of contributing to the Martyrs Foundation. Since its founding, GCO has sent a significant amount of money to the Martyrs Foundation in Lebanon;
The Foundations economic activity includes participation in a joint venture with the Industrial Development and Renovation Organization and Iran Electronics Industries’ Defense Ministry subsidiary, the Iran Electronic Development Company. In March 2004, this company was part of a consortium that won a mobile-phone license from the Iranian government;
Day Bank is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224 for being owned or controlled by, and for assisting in, sponsoring, or providing financial, material, or technological support for, or financial or other services to or in support of, Martyrs Foundation;
Involved In:
Military Program
Also Known As:
Foundation of Martyrs and Martyr’s Affairs, Iran
Foundation of Martyrs (of the Islamic Revolution) and Martyr’s Affairs
Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans
Bonyad Shahid va Omur-e Janbazan
Bonyad Shahid
AL-SHAHID CORPORATION
BONYAD-E SHAHID VA ISARGARAN
BONYAD-E SHAHID
IRANIAN MARTYRS FUND
SHAHID FOUNDATION OF THE ISLAMIC REVOLUTION
SHAHID FOUNDATION
AL-SHAHID ASSOCIATION FOR MARTYRS AND INTERNEES FAMILIES
ES-SHAHID
Country:
Iran
Address:
Iran
Lebanon
Website:
www.isaar.ir
E-mail:
info2isaar.ir
Person of interests:
Qasem Aliq (Hizballah official who was previously the director for the Martyrs Foundation branch in Lebanon)
Ahmad al-Shami (Worked for the Martyrs Foundation in Lebanon)