Our standard dataset contains 6,809 entities connected with Iran. This may include sanctioned entities, politically-exposed persons (PEPs), and their close associates, or entities involved in criminal activity.
We include 1 data source published by authorities or organizations based in Iran. See our global list of data sources and our criteria for selecting datasets.
Name | Publisher | Updates | Entities | ||
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Iran Sanctions List | MFA | daily | 403 |
We include 8 programs targeting entities located in Iran.
ID | Title | Issuer | Target countries |
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[EU-IRAN-HR] | EU Restrictive Measures In Relation To Serious Human Rights Violations In Iran | Council European Union | Iran |
[EU-IRAN-RUSSIA] | EU Restrictive Measures In View Of Iran's Military Support of Russia's War Of Aggression Against Ukraine | Council European Union | Iran |
[US-IRAN] | Iran Sanctions | OFAC United States | Iran |
[AU-IRAN] | Iran Sanctions Regime | DFAT Australia | Iran |
[SECO-IRAN] | Measures Against The Islamic Republic Of Iran | SECO Switzerland | Iran |
[CA-NRO] | Policy On Sensitive Technology Research And Affiliations Of Concern | MFA Canada | China Iran |
[UK-IRAN] | UK sanctions relating to Iran | OFSI United Kingdom | Iran |
[UK-IRAN-NW] | UK sanctions relating to Iran (nuclear weapons) | OFSI United Kingdom | Iran |
Our database contains 1,818 entities identified as PEPs connected with Iran.
Intergovernmental positions | Number of known occupants | ||
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International bodies | Current | Ended | Status unclear |
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York | 1 | - | - |
Subnational government positions | Number of known occupants | ||
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Subnational executive branches | Current | Ended | Status unclear |
Representative of the Supreme Leader in Razavi Khorasan Province | - | - | 1 |
We keep track both if political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).
If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.
Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not. Read more...