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The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated an Iranian shipping network involved in smuggling lethal aid from Iran to Yemen on behalf of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF). The U.S. government seized weapons smuggled on a small boat destined for Yemen. OFAC action against this lethal aid network is yet another example of the U.S. government cutting off all avenues for the delivery of weapons to Houthi rebels;
Khedri Jahan Darya Company is a direct shipping line between Sultanate of Oman and Iran. A tripartite contract has been signed among Iran, Sultanate of Oman and Khedri Jahan Darya Company for Regular Shipping Line which is supported by the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran;
Khedri Jahan Darya Co is a shipping line that operates out of Iran, and is the registered owner, ship manager, and commercial manager of the merchant vessels Genava 11 and Genava 12. The Genava 12 was suspected of involvement in the transport of IRGC-QF cargo from Iran, ultimately destined to Yemen;
Furthermore, the Genava 11 and Genava 12 are being identified as property in which Khedri Jahan Darya Co. has an interest;
IRGC-QF has used Abdolhossein Khedri and firm Khedri Jahan Darya under his control to support maritime weapons smuggling operations;
Iranian businessman Abdolhossein Khedri had been involved in shipping operations for the IRGC-QF. Since 2018, Abdolhossein Khedri used his companies, Khedri Jahan Darya Co. and Maritime Silk Road LLC, as well as vessels owned by Khedri Jahan Darya Co., to support the IRGC-QF’s smuggling operations;
“The Iranian regime uses its aviation and shipping industries to supply its regional terrorist and militant groups with weapons, directly contributing to the devastating humanitarian crises in Syria and Yemen,” said Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin. “Aviation and shipping industries should be vigilant and not allow their industries to be exploited by terrorists.”;
Industry:
Shipping Industry
Also Known As:
Khedri Jahan Darya Shipping Port Commercial Company
Khedri Jahan Darya Co.
Khedri Jahan Darya Company
Identification Number:
IMO 4213219
Country:
Iran
Address:
1st Floor No. 11 Before Davood Eslami Street Junction Gilane Gharbi Street, 2nd Boostan Street, Pasdaran Street, Tehran, Tehran Province 1664867853, Iran