US adds IRGC officials and companies in Hong Kong, UAE and Oman to Iran sanctions list
13 May 2026
daneilo/Shutterstock.comThe US has added 3 people and 9 entities to its Iran sanctions list for enabling the IRGC's sale and shipment of Iranian oil to China – press release. All designations are made under EO 13224. See our US-Iran pages for more information.
The 3 people are officials of the IRGC's Shahid Purja'fari Oil Headquarters:
- Ahmad Mohammadi Zadeh, its chief; Samad Fathi Salami, its finance chief; and Mohammadreza Ashrafi Ghehi, its commercial chief. All three coordinated payments through previously sanctioned cover company Golden Globe.
The 9 entities are cover and shell companies facilitating IRGC oil sales across multiple jurisdictions:
- Hong Kong Blue Ocean Limited and Hong Kong Sanmu Limited, which arranged multiple IRGC oil shipments worth tens of millions of dollars each in 2025, carried by sanctioned tankers.
- Ocean Allianz Shipping LLC (Dubai), Atic Energy FZE (Sharjah), and Zeus Logistics Group (Oman), which facilitated further IRGC oil shipments on sanctioned shadow fleet vessels.
- Jiandi HK Limited, Max Honor International Trade Co. Limited, and Blanca Goods Wholesaler LLC, which purchased or arranged Iranian oil deals with the IRGC.
- Universal Fortune Trading LLC (Dubai), designated for supporting both the IRGC and the National Iranian Oil Company.
