Mohammad Reza Modarres Khiabani

(Date of UN designation: 2024-11-18)

Position(s): Director of IRISL

Associated entities: Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL); Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN); Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Research and Self-Sufficiency Jihad Organisation (IRGC/SSJO)

Mohammad Reza Khiabani is the director of the EU-listed Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL), which is a major Iranian maritime carrier. For years, ships belonging to or managed by IRISL or its affiliated companies, have been implicated in shipping military related cargo and other activities aimed at providing support to Russia in support of its war of aggression against Ukraine and to armed groups and entities undermining peace and security in the Middle East and the Red Sea region, in particular in relation with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and some of its branches, notably the (EU-listed) Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) and the (EU-listed) Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Research and Self-Sufficiency Jihad Organisation (IRGC/SSJO). The (EU-listed) Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) converts container ships owned or previously 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 and involved in transferring Iran’s missiles to armed groups and entities undermining peace and security in the Middle East and the Red Sea region. The IRGC/SSJO is a research and development unit that is part of the IRGC that develops and manufactures ground penetrating radar, communication systems, weaponry, combat vehicles and electronic cyberwarfare equipment. The IRGC/SSJO is involved in Iran’s UAV and missile programmes and in transferring Iranian UAVs to Russia in support of its war of aggression against Ukraine. Therefore, in his principal managerial position as director of IRISL, Mohammad Reza Khiabani is involved in transferring Iran’s UAVs or missiles or related technologies to Russia in support of its war of aggression against Ukraine and to armed groups and entities undermining peace and security in the Middle East and the Red Sea region, and is associated with branches of the IRGC, in particular the (EU-listed) IRGC/SSJO and the (EU-listed) IRGCN.

Associated entities: Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL); Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Navy (IRGCN); Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Research and Self-Sufficiency Jihad, Organisation (IRGC/SSJO).

Position(s): Director of IRISL Nationality: Iranian Gender: male Associated entities: Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL)

Compagnie de transport maritime de la République islamique d’Iran (IRISL) - Mohammad Reza Khiabani est le directeur de la compagnie de transport maritime de la République islamique d’Iran (Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines, IRISL), inscrite sur la liste de l’UE, le transporteur maritime national iranien. Depuis des années, les navires de l’IRISL participent au transport de cargaisons à caractère militaire. La marine du Corps des gardiens de la révolution islamique (IRGCN), inscrite sur la liste de l’UE, transforme des porte-conteneurs appartenant au groupe IRISL en transporteurs de drones. L’IRGCN fait partie de l’IRGC et comprend une division “véhicules aériens sans pilote” (UAV) ainsi qu’une division “missiles”. L’IRGCN participe aux programmes iraniens d’UAV et de missiles et au transfert de missiles iraniens vers des groupes et entités armés qui compromettent la paix et la sécurité au Moyen-Orient et dans la région de la mer Rouge. Par conséquent, en sa qualité de directeur de l’IRISL, Mohammad Reza Khiabani est associé à l’IRGCN.

Entités associées : Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) (Compagnie de transport maritime de la République islamique d’Iran, ou IRISL) ; Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) (Marine du Corps des gardiens de la révolution islamique, ou IRGCN) ; Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Research and Self-Sufficiency Jihad Organisation (IRGC/SSJO) (Organisation du djihad pour la recherche et l’autosuffisance du Corps des gardiens de la révolution islamique, ou IRGC/SSJO)

Director of Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Line Group