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Sahara Thunder

Debarred entity · Export controlled · Sanctioned entity

Sahara Thunder is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below.

Type	Company				[sources]
Name	DESERT THUNDER COMPANY · Sahara Thunder · Sahara Thunder Company PJS · TONDAR SAHARA CO. · TONDAR SAHRA PRIVATE LIMITED COMPANY · 2 more...				[sources]
Alias	Autrement connue sous les noms de Tondar Sahara Co.; Tondar Sahra Private Limited Company; Desert Thunder Company · Desert Thunder Company · Sakhara Tander Kompani PiDzheiEs · Tondar Sahara Co. · Tondar Sahra Private Limited Company · 2 more...				[sources]
Incorporation date	1992-12-07				[sources]
Jurisdiction	Iran				[sources]
Country	Iran				[sources]
ID Number	`10101382714`				[sources]
PermID	`5087191695`				[sources]
Registration number	`10101382714` · `131454` · `94186`				[sources]
Unique Entity ID	`DRFRBDFYGLS8` · `DSMYWKJEEDC5` · `DSTVGQXRNVM9` · `HRHHNEUNJBW6`				[sources]
Website	www.saharathunder.com				[sources]
Status	Active				[sources]
Address	Adresse : Fifth Floor, No. 2, Shahid Hassan Moghadam Alley, Shahid Ahmad Ghsir Str. Argentine, Saei St. Téhéran, IRAN · Adresse : No 2, Moghadas Alley, Ghasir St., Beheshti St. Téhéran, IRAN · Fifth Floor, No 2, Shahid Hassan Moghadam Alley, Shahid Ahmad Ghasir St, Argentine, Saei St Tehran Iran · Fifth Floor, No. 2, Shahid Hassan Moghadam Alley, Shahid Ahmad Ghsir Str. Argentine, Saei St. Tehran, Iran · Fifth Floor, No. 2, Shahid Hassan Moghadam Alley, Shahid Ahmad Ghsir Str. Argentine, Saei St. Téhéran · 8 more...				[sources]
Source link	eur-lex.europa.eu · gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · home.treasury.gov · permid.org · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov				[sources]
Last change	2026-02-01	Last processed	2026-02-01	First seen	2024-04-25

Descriptions

Sahara Thunder is an Iranian import-export trading company which acts as a front company for the Iranian Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL). In this capacity, it supplies unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), individual components, and related technology to Russia and receives payment from Russia for delivery of those goods and services. Therefore, Sahara Thunder supplies and is otherwise 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.

— EU Council Official Journal Sanctioned Entities, 2026-01-29

Sahara Thunder est une société commerciale iranienne d’import-export qui agit en tant que société-écran pour le ministère iranien de la défense et du soutien logistique aux forces armées (MODAFL). À ce titre, elle fournit des véhicules aériens sans pilote (UAV), des composants individuels et des technologies connexes à la Russie et reçoit de la Russie des paiements pour la livraison de ces biens et services. Par conséquent, Sahara Thunder fournit des UAV ou des missiles ou des technologies ou composants connexes iraniens à la Russie et est impliquée à d’autres égards dans leur transfert vers la Russie, en soutien à la guerre d’agression menée par ce pays contre l’Ukraine.

— French National Asset Freezing System, 2026-01-29

Lieu d’enregistrement : Iran Numéro d’inscription au registre du commerce : 94186 Numéro d’identification national : 10101382714 Numéro à la chambre de commerce : 131454 Site web : www.saharathunder.com

— Monaco National Fund Freezing List, 2026-02-01

(also SAHARA THUNDER)

— US SAM Procurement Exclusions, 2025-07-23

(also TONDAR SAHARA CO., TONDAR SAHRA PRIVATE LIMITED COMPANY, DESERT THUNDER COMPANY)

— US SAM Procurement Exclusions, 2025-07-23

(also SAHARA THUNDER)

— US SAM Procurement Exclusions, 2025-07-23

(also SAHARA THUNDER)

— US SAM Procurement Exclusions, 2025-07-23

Relationships

Sanctions
Country	Authority	Program	Start date	End date
United States	TREAS-OFAC		2024-04-25	-

Address
Full address	Country
Tehran, Fifth Floor, No 2, Shahid Hassan Moghadam Alley, Shahid Ahmad Ghasir St, Argentine, Saei St	Iran

Agents
Agent	Role	Start date	End date
Kazem Mirzai Kondori Debarred entity · Export controlled · Sanctioned entity	Acting for or on behalf of	-	-

Directors
Director	Role	Start date	End date
HOJJAT ABDOLLAHI FARD Debarred entity · Export controlled · Sanctioned entity	Leader or official of	-	-

Documents
Document	Date
Treasury Targets Networks Facilitating Illicit Trade and UAV Transfers on Behalf of Iranian Military	2024-04-25

Linked from
Subject	Role	Start date	End date

Owners
Owner	Percentage held	Start date	End date

Data sources

EU Council Official Journal Sanctioned Entities2,980

Supplemental list of people, companies, and organizations sanctioned for involvement in Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

European Union · Council

French National Asset Freezing System5,925

The register lists all persons, entities and vessels subject to asset freezing measures in force on French territory, pursuant to national, European and international (UN) provisions.

France · DGT

Taiwan Strategic High-Tech Commodities Entity List9,976

Entities subject to export restrictions due to concerns about the end-use or end-users, particularly relating to weapons of mass destruction (WMD) or other military applications.

Taiwan · MOEA

US SAM Procurement Exclusions105,570

A database of suppliers who have been excluded from participating in US federal procurement.

United States · GSA

Ukraine NSDC State Register of Sanctions21,667

List of individuals and legal entities subject to restrictive measures.

Ukraine · NSDC

Monaco National Fund Freezing List5,883

A list of entities subject to fund and economic resource freezing procedures.

Monaco · Monaco

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)23,527

The Consolidated Screening List (CSL) is a list of parties for which the United States Government maintains restrictions on certain exports, re-exports, or transfers of items.

United States · ITA

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List36,631

The primary United States' sanctions list, specially designated nationals (SDN) part.

United States · OFAC

External databases

The record has been enriched with data from the following external databases:

US OFAC Press Releases7,025

US OFAC press releases that provide context and details related to sanctioned entities.

External dataset · United States · OFAC

PermID Open Data5,078

Permanent Identifier (PermID) is a reference data spine offered by LSEG/Refinitiv to help create unique identifiers for organizations that are publicly listed.

External dataset · LSEG · non-official source

Source data IDs: usgsa-s4mrtxsmz · tw-shtc-cd875936f5a656b22e57cc9caec2056a4ac158ec · ofac-48720 · usgsa-s4mrtxsmh · permid-5087191695 · mc-freezes-c692c97cfb0f8f086aa23cbc94fc8e186b346e67 · tw-shtc-5eff3b12e8094a74a014052801a9b32e2f766f50 · ua-nsdc-27820-sahara-tander-kompani-pidzejes · usgsa-s4mrtxsn0 · eu-oj-27004f880e0b613246171421bd8d676049da2e9e · ofac-pr-3bf64f6e7f0f23413710d3734f26c369821056ae · usgsa-s4mrtl52p · fr-ga-8709

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