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Canonical ID: NK-GcgS6GB2P7FdZBF3Po2Vz3 · Entity type: Person (reference)
| Property | Value | Lang | Source dataset | Source ID | First seen | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Person:alias | محمدرضا مدرس خیابانی | ch_seco_sanctions | ch-seco-81181 | ||||
Person:createdAt | 2025-01-17 | ch_seco_sanctions | ch-seco-81181 | ||||
Person:firstName | Mohammad | ch_seco_sanctions | ch-seco-81181 | ||||
Person:firstName | Reza | ch_seco_sanctions | ch-seco-81181 | ||||
Person:gender | male | ch_seco_sanctions | ch-seco-81181 | ||||
Person:id | 52bbd766f7b36dcaa90d080430db4cd4dc1c22a3 | ch_seco_sanctions | ch-seco-81181 | ||||
Person:lastName | Khiabani | ch_seco_sanctions | ch-seco-81181 | ||||
Person:modifiedAt | 2025-08-19 | ch_seco_sanctions | ch-seco-81181 | ||||
Person:name | Mohammad Reza Khiabani | ch_seco_sanctions | ch-seco-81181 | ||||
Person:nationality | ir | ch_seco_sanctions | ch-seco-81181 | ||||
Person:notes | 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. | ch_seco_sanctions | ch-seco-81181 | ||||
Person:notes | 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) | ch_seco_sanctions | ch-seco-81181 | ||||
Person:notes | Position(s): Director of IRISL | ch_seco_sanctions | ch-seco-81181 | ||||
Person:programId | SECO-IRAN | ch_seco_sanctions | ch-seco-81181 | ||||
Person:topics | sanction | ch_seco_sanctions | ch-seco-81181 | ||||