The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has opened an investigation into 32 individuals and entities registered in Iran, the UAE, Turkey, China, Hong Kong, India, Germany and Ukraine. These entities are suspected of participating in multi-level supply networks supporting the production of Iranian ballistic missiles and drones. This is reported by Dengi.ua with reference to press release of the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
"Around the world, Iran uses financial tools to launder funds, purchase components for its nuclear and conventional weapons programs, and support terrorist structures. At President Trump's direction, we continue to apply maximum pressure on Iran to end its nuclear threat. The US also expects the global community to fully implement the UN sanctions against Iran by restricting its access to the international financial system," emphasized US Treasury Undersecretary for Counterterrorism and Financial Intelligence John C. Hurley.
It is noted that these measures became the second stage of the sanctions campaign of the U.S. Treasury Department, aimed at supporting the UN decision of September 27, 2025 to renew sanctions against Iran. This decision was taken because of Tehran's continued violation of its international obligations.
It is reported that OFAC is taking action under Presidential National Security Memorandum No. 2, which instructs the U.S. government to seek to curtail Iran's ballistic missile program, prevent Iran from developing other weapons, prevent it from developing nuclear weapons, and limit the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' (IRGC) access to financial and material resources that support its destabilizing activities.
Thus, among other things, OFAC's investigation also pursues the supply chain network supporting the state-owned Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company (HESA), a subsidiary of Iran's Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL) that produces the Ababil series of military aircraft and drones. At the same time, HESA received a new designation on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) under the alias FTP Co.
According to OFAC, Iranian procurement agent Bahram Tabibi used Ukrainian companies GK Imperativ Ukraina LLC and Ekofera LLC to acquire and supply aerospace components, including airborne horizons and magnetometers to HESA.
Batoul Shafiei was also involved in the scheme, helping GK Imperativ and Ekofera receive payments from HESA and ensuring that the equipment was shipped to Iran. Another Iranian middleman, Saeed Pahlavani Nejad, coordinated the Ukrainian firms' interaction with HESA and facilitated the delivery of generators, motors, sensors and other components.
It is also reported that Tabibi, GK Imperativ, Ekofera, Shafiee and Nejad are on the sanctions list under the US executive order for providing or attempting to provide financial, material, technological or other assistance, as well as supplying goods and services in support of HESA.
