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A joint venture between Iran’s Bank Melli and Bank Saderat;
Arian Bank, a Bank Melli subsidiary, is designated on 05 November, 2018, pursuant to E.O. 13224 for being owned or controlled by Bank Melli;
Bank Melli is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224 for assisting in, sponsoring, or providing financial, material, or technological support for, or financial or other services to or in support of, the IRGC-Qods Force;
Arian Bank was listed by the EU and U.S. Treasury as an entity linked to Iran’s proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities or Iran’s development of nuclear weapon delivery systems;
Arian Bank was designated 2007 for being controlled by Iran’s Bank Melli and bank Saderat;
Industry:
Banking Sector
Involved In:
Military Weapon Program
Also Known As:
Aryan Bank
AB
Established:
2004
Country:
Afghanistan
Address:
No. 2, street 13, Wazir Akbar khan, Kabul, Afghanistan
House 2, Number 13, Wazir Akbar Khan, Kabul, Afghanistan
Phone:
0093(0)20-210-4241.2 (Head Office)
Web Site:
www.arian-bank.com
E-Mail:
info@arian-bank.com
Person of interests:
Mohammad Ali Shirazi;
Davood Mahdian;
M. Sarfaraz Batthi;
Ali Reza Shirvani;
Farid Ahmad Sarvari;
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 November 05, 2018 pursuant to Executive Order 13224 for the role they play in Hizballah’s support network;
» Removed from the SDN list in January 2016 as part of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, but identified as a part of the Government of Iran, prohibiting transactions with U.S. parties;
» 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 7/24/2007 pursuant to Executive Order 13224 for being owned or controlled by Bank Melli. Along with all of its branches worldwide, 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 March 12, 2008, pursuant to Executive Order 13382, which targets proliferators of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and their delivery systems;
» Removed from the E.U. list in January 2016 as part of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action;
» 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;
» Listed by the British government in 2015 as an entity of potential concern for WMD-related procurement;
» Arian bank is a joint venture between Iran’s Bank Melli and Bank Saderat;