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Head of the Defence Industries Training and Research Institute;
Reportedly an engineer;
According to the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), a veteran member of the research directorate for the Revolutionary Guards (Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC);
Reportedly headed the IRGC delegation in meetings with A.Q. Khan in Tehran in 1987;
Also Known As:
Eslami, Mohammad
Dr. Mohammad Eslami
Involved In:
Military Weapon Program
Missile Weapon Program
Country:
Iran
Reason for the color:
» Added On Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets in the UK;
» Listed in an annex to U.N. Security Council resolution 1803 of March 3, 2008, as a person linked to Iran’s proliferation sensitive nuclear activities or development of nuclear weapon delivery systems; with some exceptions, the designation requires states to freeze financial assets on their territories which are owned or controlled by the person, by its agents, by entities it owns or controls, or by entities determined by the Security Council to have assisted the listed person in evading sanctions; the designation also requires states to ensure that any funds, financial assets or economic resources are prevented from being made available by their nationals or by any persons or entities within their territories, to or for the benefit of the listed person; the resolution calls on states to “exercise vigilance and restraint” in allowing the designated person to enter or to transit through their territories, and requires states to notify the Security Council if the person does so;