Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2896 of 18 November 2024 implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1529 concerning restrictive measures in view of Iran’s military support to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and to armed groups and entities in the Middle East and the Red Sea region

Article 1

Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2023/1529 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

ANNEX

ANNEX
Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2023/1529 is amended as follows:
(1)
the following entry is added under the heading ‘A. Natural persons’:
Names (Transliteration into Latin script)
Names
Identifying information
Reasons for listing
Date of listing
‘20.
Mohammad Reza KHIABANI
محمدرضا مدرس خیابانی
(Farsi spelling)
Position(s): Director of IRISL
Nationality: Iranian
Gender: male
Associated entities: Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL)
Mohammad Reza Khiabani is the director of the EU-listed Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL), Iran’s national maritime carrier.
For years, IRISL ships have been involved in shipping military related cargo. The EU-listed Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) converts container ships owned by IRISL Group into drone carriers.
The IRGCN is part of the IRGC, and includes an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) division and a missiles division. The IRGCN is involved in Iran’s UAV and missile programmes, as well as in transferring Iran’s missiles to armed groups and entities undermining peace and security in the Middle East and the Red Sea region.
Therefore, in his position as director of IRISL, Mohammad Reza Khiabani is associated with the IRGCN.
18.11.2024’
(2)
the following entries are added under the heading ‘B. Legal persons, entities and bodies’:
Names (Transliteration into Latin script)
Names
Identifying information
Reasons for listing
Date of listing
‘17.
MG Flot LLC
Address: Apartment 1, ul Lenina, Akhty, 18D, 368730, Russia
Type of entity: shipping company
Registration number: IMO 6016988
MG Flot LLC is a Russian shipping company whose vessels are involved in shipping Iranian military-related commodities, including unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) components, to Russia.
MG Flot LLC’s vessels, including the cargo ship Rasul Gamzatov (IMO: 8861058; MMSI: 273157300), have been transporting Iranian-made weapons and ammunition, including UAV components, across the Caspian Sea to resupply Russian troops fighting in Ukraine.
Therefore, MG Flot LLC is involved in transferring Iran’s UAVs or missiles or related technologies or components thereof to Russia in support of its war of aggression against Ukraine.
18.11.2024
18.
VTS Broker LLC
Address: Office 19, ul Dzerzhinskogo, 72B, Astrakhan, 414015, Russia
Type of entity: shipping company
Registration number: IMO 5122966
VTS Broker LLC is a Russian shipping company whose vessels are involved in shipping Iranian military-related commodities, including unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) components, to Russia.
VTS Broker LLC’s vessels, including the cargo ship Musa Jalil (IMO: 8846814; MMSI: 273353660), have been transporting Iranian-made weapons and ammunition, including UAV components, across the Caspian Sea to resupply Russian troops fighting in Ukraine.
Therefore, VTS Broker LLC is involved in transferring Iran’s UAVs or missiles or related technologies or components thereof to Russia in support of its war of aggression against Ukraine.
18.11.2024
19.
Arapax LLC
Address: Apartment 6, ul Savushkina, 2, Astrakhan, 414056, Russia
Type of entity: shipping company
Registration number: IMO 6189893
Arapax LLC is a Russian shipping company whose vessels are involved in shipping Iranian military-related commodities, including unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) components, to Russia.
Arapax LLC’s vessels, including the cargo ship Begey (IMO: 8943210; MMSI: 273421560), have been transporting Iranian-made weapons and ammunition, including UAV components, across the Caspian Sea to resupply Russian troops fighting in Ukraine.
Therefore, Arapax LLC is involved in transferring Iran’s UAVs or missiles or related technologies or components thereof to Russia in support of its war of aggression against Ukraine.
18.11.2024
20.
Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL)
گروه کشتیرانی جمهوری اسلامی ایران
(Farsi spelling)
Place of registration: Iran
Associated individuals: Mohammad Reza Khiabani (director)
Associated entities: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN)
Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) is Iran’s national maritime carrier.
For years, its ships have been involved in shipping military related cargo. The EU-listed Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) converts container ships owned by IRISL into drone carriers.
The IRGCN is part of the IRGC, and includes an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) division and a missiles division. The IRGCN is involved in Iran’s UAV and missile programmes as well as in transferring Iran’s missiles to armed groups and entities undermining peace and security in the Middle East and the Red Sea region.
Therefore, IRISL is associated with the EU-listed IRGCN.
18.11.2024’

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2896 of 18 November 2024 implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1529 concerning restrictive measures in view of Iran’s military support to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and to armed groups and entities in the Middle East and the Red Sea region

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