Report to Congress on Identification of, and Immigration Restrictions on, Senior Officials of the Government of Iran and Their Family Members, 22 USC 8727

Section 221 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, Public Law 112-158 (TRA), enacted August 10, 2012, codified at 22 U.S.C. 8727, requires the President publish a list of individuals the President has determined are senior Iranian officials involved in Iran’s illicit nuclear activities or proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) or delivery systems for WMD; support for international terrorism; or the commission of serious human rights abuses against Iranian citizens or their family members as well as family members of such officials.  This report, prepared annually by the Department of State, is being submitted to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Ways and Means, and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Committee on Finance of the Senate.

The following individuals were specifically identified as meeting the criteria for immigration restrictions under TRA section 221, with titles current at the time of the designation:

1.     Abdollah Araghi, Deputy Commander of IRGC Ground Forces

2.     Ali Fadavi, Commander of IRGC Navy

3.     Hassan Firouzabadi, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

4.     Mohammad Ali Jafari-Najafabadi, IRGC Commander

5.     Ismail Ahmadi Moghadam, former Commander of Law Enforcement Forces

6.     Qolam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei, former Prosecutor-General of Iran

7.     Mohammad Reza Naqdi, Commander of the Basij

8.     Ahmad-Reza Radan, former Deputy Chief of Iran’s National Police

9.     Hossein Salami, IRGC Deputy Commander

10. Qasem Soleimani, Commander of IRGC Qods Force

11. Hossein Taeb, IRGC Commander for Intelligence

12. Ali Akbar Ahmadian, Head of IRGC Strategic Center

13. Esmail Ghani, Senior IRGC Qods Force Official

14. Ali Akbar Tabatabaie, Senior IRGC Qods Force Official

15. Mohammad Reza Zahedi, IRGC Ground Forces Commander

16. Ali Fazli, Deputy Commander of the Basij

17. Sohrab Soleimani, Supervisor of the Office of the Deputy for Security and Law Enforcement of the State Prisons Organization, former Director General of the Tehran Prisons Organization

18. Sadegh Larijani, Head of the Judiciary

19. Abdolhamid Mohtasham, founding member and key leader of Ansar-e Hizballah

20. Hossein Allahkaram, cofounder and leader of Ansar-e Hizballah

21. Hamid Ostad, founder of Mashad branch of Ansar-e Hizballah

22. Mahmud Bagheri Kazemabad, Commander of IRGC Aerospace Forces Al-Ghadir Missile Command

23. Mohammad Agha Ja’fari, Senior official of IRGC Aerospace Forces Al-Ghadir Missile Command

24. Valiollah Seif, Iran Central Bank Governor, for assisting, sponsoring, or providing financial support for IRGC Qods Force

25. Ali Husseini Khamenei, Supreme Leader, for support of the IRGC, a foreign terrorist organization

26. Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Supreme Leader

27. Hassan Rouhani, President of Iran, for support of the IRGC, a foreign terrorist organization

28. Mohammad Javad Zarif, Foreign Minister, for support of the IRGC, a foreign terrorist organization

29. Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi, Minister of Information and Communications Technology, for serious human rights abuses

30. Ebrahim Raisi, head of Iran’s judiciary, for serious human rights abuses

31. Mohammad Bagheri, chief of Armed Forces General Staff, for support of the IRGC, a foreign terrorist organization

32. Hossein Dehghan, IRGC Brigadier General33. Gholam Ali Rashid, IRGC commander

34. Rostam Qasemi, Senior IRGC Qods Force Official

35. Ali Reza Tangsiri, IRGC Naval Commander

36. Amirali Hajizadeh, commander of the IRGC Aerospace Force

37. Mohammad Pakpour, commander of IRGC Ground Forces

38. Abbas Gholamshahi, IRGC Navy (IRGCN) 1st Naval District Commander

39. Ramezan Zirahi, IRGCN 2nd Naval District Commander

40. Yadollah Badin, IRGCN 3rd Naval District Commander41. Mansur Ravankar, IRGCN 4th Naval District Commander

42. Commander Ali Ozma’I, IRGCN 5th Naval District

43. Abdolnaser Hemmati, Iran Central Bank Governor, for assisting, sponsoring, or providing financial support for IRGC Qods Force

44. Mehran Babri, Director of Shahid Meisami Group

45. Amjad Sazgar, Managing Director of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran

46. Majid Agha’i, Manager of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran subsidiary

47. Hasan Shahvarpour, Brigadier General and Commander of the IRGC Vali Asr forces of Khuzestan Province, for serious human rights abuses

48. Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, Minister of Interior and Chair of National Domestic Security Council, for serious human rights abuses

49. Mohammad Moghisseh, Judge and Head of Tehran Revolutionary Court Branch 28, for serious human rights abuses

50. Abdolghassem Salavati, Judge and Head of Tehran Revolutionary Court Branch 15, for serious human rights abuses

51. Seyed Mahmoud Sadati, Judge of Shiraz Revolutionary Court Branch 1, for serious human rights abuses

52. Mohammad Soltani, Judge of Mashhad Revolutionary Court, for serious human rights abuses

53. Heidar Abbaszadeh, Brigadier General of the IRGC and Commander of Provincial Law Enforcement Forces in Khuzestan Province, for serious human rights abuses

54. Reza Papi, Colonel in IRGC and Police Chief of Mahshahr in Khuzestan Province, for serious human rights abuses

55. Seyyed Mahmoud Alavi, Minister of Intelligence, for serious human rights abuses

56. Ali Fallahian, former head of Iran’s intelligence service (MOIS), for serious human rights abuses

57. Hojatollah Khodaei Souri, former director of Evin Prison, for serious human rights abuses

58. Hasan Irlu, Senior IRGC Qods Force Official and Iranian envoy to the Houthis

59. Mohammad Hejazi, Senior IRGC Qods Force Official

60. Saeed Aghajani, IRGC Brigadier General

61. Abdollah Mehrabi, IRGC Brigadier General