Connected entities with Naji Ibrahim Sharifi-Zindashti – networks
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Logo / Image | Name | Status | Activities | Country |
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Ali Kocak | Top Alert – Entity designated / sanctioned for terror, WMD and human rights violation | Ali Kocak, Abdulvahap Kocak’s brother and an associate of Zindashti’s network who is now based in Iran, conducted surveillance on the targets prior to the murder | Turkey | |
Muhammad Reza Naserzadeh | Top Alert – Entity designated / sanctioned for terror, WMD and human rights violation | Muhammad Reza Naserzadeh, a staff member of the Iranian Consulate in Istanbul involved in the assassination plot, forged documents for Esfanjani to help him escape to Iran following the assassination | Iran | |
Abdulvahap Kocak | Top Alert – Entity designated / sanctioned for terror, WMD and human rights violation | Abdulvahap Kocak, served as a hitman who has been implicated in multiple assassinations ordered by Zindashti, including the killing of a rival drug trafficker’s attorney in Istanbul in 2017 | Turkey | |
Ali Esfanjani | Top Alert – Entity designated / sanctioned for terror, WMD and human rights violation | As part of the MOIS plot, Ali Esfanjani (Esfanjani) befriended Vardanjani, fed the MOIS information about him, and ultimately led him to the location where he was assassinated by Abdulvahap Kocak | Iran | |
Adam Richard Pearson | Top Alert – Entity designated / sanctioned for terror, WMD and human rights violation | Adam Richard Pearson was recruited by Damion Patrick John Ryan to assassinate individuals in the United States who fled Iran | Canada | |
Shahram Ali Reza Tamarzadeh Zavieh Jakki | Top Alert – Entity designated / sanctioned for terror, WMD and human rights violation | Shahram Ali Reza Tamarzadeh Zavieh Jakki is Zindashti’s brother-in-law living in Iran and is active in the Zindashti criminal network. Jakki has aided Zindashti by coordinating with Zindashti’s MOIS handler on operational logistics and finances | Iran | |
Ekrem Abdulkerym Oztunc | Top Alert – Entity designated / sanctioned for terror, WMD and human rights violation | Ekrem Abdulkerym Oztunc, Zindashti’s nephew, is also a close associate and key lieutenant in Zindashti’s network residing in Iran | Turkey | |
Nihat Abdul Kadir Asan | Top Alert – Entity designated / sanctioned for terror, WMD and human rights violation | Nihat Abdul Kadir Asan has played a pivotal role in logistical planning for many of the network’s operations, including the network’s plot to assassinate individuals in the United States | Iran | |
Reza Hamidiravari | Top Alert – Entity designated / sanctioned for terror, WMD and human rights violation | Reza Hamidiravari, an MOIS officer, oversees Zindashti’s MOIS-directed operations | Iran | |
IRGC Qods Force – Unit 840 | Top Alert – Entity designated / sanctioned for terror, WMD and human rights violation | Unit 840 in Syria is a relatively secretive operational unit, which is responsible, among other things, for planning and establishing terror infrastructure outside Iran against Western targets and opposition groups | Syria | |
Ministry of Intelligence and Security | Top Alert - Entity designated / sanctioned for terror, WMD and human rights violation | Supports terrorist organizations - Hizballah, HAMAS and al Qa’ida | Iran | |
IRGC – Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps | Top Alert - Designated / Sanctioned / Illicit entities | Involved in planning and support for terrorist acts and groups, personnel sanctioned for missile and nuclear proliferation activities | Iran |