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Mohammad Banihashemi and DES International facilitated the procurement of sensitive goods, including U.S.-origin electronic components, for Iran Communication Industries (ICI), an Iranian military firm designated by the United States in 2008 and by the European Union in 2010 for being owned or controlled by Iran’s Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL), the overall manager and coordinator of Iran’s ballistic missile program;
Iran-based Mohammad Banihashemi has worked with Soltanmohammadi and Sun at DES International to direct sales opportunities to DES International, and has requested payment for his services, which included, among others, the release of shipments of goods from international customs;
Hoda Trading purchased electronic components through businesses in Iran and the United Arab Emirates. One of these businesses is DES International Co., Ltd., a company that claims to have offices in the UAE, Singapore, Taiwan, and China. DES International is majority-owned and managed by dual Iran-U.K. national Mohammad Soltanmohammadi, utilizing the alias Chung Lung Wang;
Hoda Trading purchased electronic components through businesses in Iran and the United Arab Emirates. Iran-based Hoda Trading, a subsidiary of ICI since 2017, has sought U.S.-origin electronic components from China on behalf of ICI since October 2008. Since January 2017, Hoda Trading has been involved in the procurement of electronic components from China on behalf of ICI, including shipments from China of high frequency Near Vertical Incidence Skywave antennas — products that have an application in military communications — for end use by the ICI;
Hoda Trading is being designated for acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Iran Communication Industries;
Involved In:
Nuclear Weapon Program
Missile Weapon Program
Industry:
Telecommunications Industry
Also Known As:
Banihashemi Chaharom, Seyed Mohammad
Born:
26 Mar 1959
Country:
Iran
Address:
No 3, Mehr Alley, Kamran Alley, Bastan Alley, Firuzbakhsh Ave, Aghdasieh, Tehran 1957759678, Iran
Passport:
B32563329 (Iran) expires 17 Dec 2019
POB:
Mashhad, Iran
Nationality:
Iranian
National ID No.:
0940486229 (Iran)