Notice of Department of State Sanctions Actions; Reimposing Certain Sanctions With Respect to Iran
| Published date | 06 January 2021 |
| Record Number | 2020-29200 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | State Department |
Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 3 (Wednesday, January 6, 2021)
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 3 (Wednesday, January 6, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 672-673]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-29200]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 11291]
Notice of Department of State Sanctions Actions; Reimposing
Certain Sanctions With Respect to Iran
SUMMARY: The Secretary of State has imposed sanctions on 6 entities and
8 individuals.
DATES: The Secretary of State's determination and selection of certain
sanctions to be imposed upon the 6 entities and 8 individuals
identified in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section was effective on
October 29, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Taylor Ruggles, Director, Office of
Economic Sanctions Policy and Implementation, Bureau of Economic and
Business Affairs, Department of State, Washington, DC 20520, tel.:
(202) 647 7677, email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to Section 3(a) of E.O. 13846, the
Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury,
the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the
United States Trade Representative, and with the President of the
Export-Import Bank, the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System, and other agencies and officials as
appropriate, is authorized to impose on a person any of the sanctions
described in section 4 or 5 of E.O. 13846 upon determining that the
person met any criteria set forth in sections 3(a)(i)--3(a)(vi) of E.O.
13846.
The Secretary of State has determined, pursuant to Section 3(a)(ii)
of E.O. 13846, that Arya Sasol Polymer Company, Binrin Limited, Bakhtar
Commercial Company, Kavian Petrochemical Company, and Strait
Shipbrokers PTE. LTD, have knowingly, on or after November 5, 2018,
engaged in a significant transaction for the purchase, acquisition,
sale, transport, or marketing of petroleum products from Iran.
Pursuant to Section 5(a) of E.O. 13846, the Secretary of State has
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selected the following sanctions to be imposed upon Arya Sasol Polymer
Company, Binrin Limited, Bakhtar Commercial Company, Kavian
Petrochemical Company, and Strait Shipbrokers PTE. LTD:
Prohibit any transactions in foreign exchange that are
subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and in which the
entities have any interest;
Prohibit any transfers of credit or payments between
financial institutions or by, through, or to any financial institution,
to the extent that such transfers or payments are subject to the
jurisdiction of the United States and involve any interest of the
entities;
Block all property and interests in property that are in
the United States, that hereafter come within the United States, or
that are or hereafter come within the possession or control of any
United States person of the entities, and provide that such property
and interests in property may not be transferred, paid, exported,
withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in;
Prohibit any United States person from investing in or
purchasing significant amounts of equity or debt instruments of the
entities;
Restrict or prohibit imports of goods, technology, or
services, directly or indirectly, into the United States from the
entities; and
Impose on the principal executive officer or officers, or
persons performing similar functions and with similar authorities, of
the entities the sanctions described in sections 5(a)(i)-5(a)(iv) and
5(a)(vi) of E.O. 13846, as selected by the Secretary of State.
Pursuant to Sections 4(e) and 5(a) of E.O. 13846, the Secretary of
State has selected the following sanctions to be imposed upon Amir
Hossein Bahreini, Lin Na Wei, Murtuza Mustafamunir Basrai, Hosein
Firouzi Arani, and Ramezan Oladi, each of whom has been determined to
be (i) a corporate officer or principal of the aforementioned entities
and (ii) a principal executive officer of the aforementioned entities,
or perform similar functions with similar authorities as a principal
executive officer:
Prohibit any transactions in foreign exchange that are
subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and in which Amir
Hossein Bahreini, Lin Na Wei, Murtuza Mustafamunir Basrai, Hosein
Firouzi Arani, and Ramezan Oladi have any interest;
Prohibit any transfers of credit or payments between
financial institutions or by, through, or to any financial institution,
to the extent that such transfers or payments are subject to the
jurisdiction of the United States and involve any interest of Amir
Hossein Bahreini, Lin Na Wei, Murtuza Mustafamunir Basrai, Hosein
Firouzi Arani, and Ramezan Oladi;
Block all property and interests in property that are in
the United States, that hereafter come within the United States, or
that are or hereafter come within the possession or control of any
United States person of Amir Hossein Bahreini, Lin Na Wei, Murtuza
Mustafamunir BasraiHosein Firouzi Arani, and Ramezan Oladi; and provide
that such property and interests in property may not be transferred,
paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in; and
Restrict or prohibit imports of goods, technology, or
services, directly or indirectly, into the United States from Amir
Hossein Bahreini, Lin Na Wei, Murtuza Mustafamunir Basrai, Hosein
Firouzi Arani, and Ramezan Oladi.
Additionally, pursuant to Section 4(e) of E.O. 13846, the Secretary
of State shall deny a visa to, and the Secretary of Homeland Security
shall exclude from the United States, any alien that the Secretary of
State determines is a corporate officer or principal of, or a
shareholder with a controlling interest in, a sanctioned person subject
to this action.
Peter D. Haas,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Economic and Business
Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2020-29200 Filed 1-5-21; 8:45 am]
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