Report to Congress on Identification of, and Immigration Restrictions on, Senior Officials of the Government of Iran and their Family Members Sec. 221 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, P.L. 112-158 (TRA)

Section 221 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, Public Law 112-158 (TRA), enacted on August 10, 2012, codified at 22 U.S.C. 8727, requires the President to publish a list of individuals that the President has determined are senior officials of the Government of Iran, as defined in the statute, that are 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 individuals determined to be family members of such officials.  The authority to publish this list and make these determinations has been delegated to the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury.  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 designation:

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

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

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

4. Abdollah Araghi, Deputy Commander of IRGC Ground Forces

5. Abdollah Mehrabi, IRGC Brigadier General

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

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

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

9. Ali Akbar Ahmadian, Head of IRGC Strategic Center

10. Ali Akbar Tabatabaie, Senior IRGC Qods Force Official

11. Ali Fadavi, Commander of IRGC Navy

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

13. Ali Fazli, Deputy Commander of the Basij

14. Ali Husseini Khamenei, Supreme Leader, for support of the IRGC, a Foreign Terrorist Organization

15. Ali Reza Tangsiri, IRGC Naval Commander

16. Amirali Hajizadeh, commander of the IRGC Aerospace Force

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

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

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

20. Esmail Ghani, Senior IRGC Qods Force Official

21. Gholam Ali Rashid, IRGC commander

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

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

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

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

26. Hassan Rouhani, President of Iran, for support of the IRGC, a Foreign Terrorist Organization

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

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

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

30. Hossein Dehghan, IRGC Brigadier General

31. Hossein Salami, IRGC Deputy Commander

32. Hossein Taeb, IRGC Commander for Intelligence

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

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

35. Majid Agha’I, Manager of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran subsidiary

36. Mansur Ravankar, IRGCN 4th Naval District Commander

37. Mehran Babri, Director of Shahid Meisami Group

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

39. Mohammad Ali Jafari-Najafabadi, IRGC Commander

40. Mohammad Bagheri, chief of Armed Forces General Staff, for support of the IRGC, a Foreign Terrorist Organization

41. Mohammad Hejazi, Senior IRGC Qods Force Official

42. Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi, Minister of Information and Communications, Technology for serious human rights abuses
43. Mohammad Javad Zarif, Foreign Minister, for support of the IRGC, a Foreign Terrorist Organization
44. Mohammad Moghisseh, Judge and Head of Tehran Revolutionary Court Branch 28, for serious human rights abuses
45. Mohammad Pakpour, commander of IRGC Ground Forces
46. Mohammed Reza Mirheydary, Commander and Police Chief of Isfahan Province, for serious human rights abuses
47. Mohammad Reza, Naqdi Commander of the Basij
48. Mohammed Reza Ostad, Warden of Bushehr Prison, for serious human rights abuses
49. Mohammad Reza Zahedi, IRGC Ground Forces Commander
50. Mohammad Soltani, Judge of Mashhad Revolutionary Court, for serious human rights abuses
51. Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Supreme Leader
52. Qasem Soleimani, IRGC Commander for Intelligence
53. Qolam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei, former Prosecutor-General of Iran
54. Ramezan Zirahi, IRGCN 2nd Naval District Commander
55. Reza Papi, Colonel in IRGC and Police Chief of Mahshahr in Khuzestan  Province, for serious human rights abuses
56. Rostam Qasemi, Senior IRGC Qods Force Official
57. Sadegh Larijani, Head of the Judiciary
58. Saeed Aghajani, IRGC Brigadier General
59. Seyed Mahmoud Sadati, Judge of Shiraz Revolutionary Court Branch 1, for serious human rights abuses
60. Seyyed Mahmoud Alavi, Minister of Intelligence, for serious human rights abuses
61. 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
62. Valiollah Seif, Iran Central Bank Governor, for assisting, sponsoring, or providing financial support for IRGC Qods Force
63. Yadollah Badin, IRGCN 3rd Naval District Commander