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Central Bank of Iran (Bank Markazi)

Designation status by government

Listed by the United States and the European Union; not on the UN or UK lists as of 16 Oct 2026.

  • UN Security CouncilNot on the list as of 16 Oct 2026
  • United StatesOn the list; file date 2010
  • European UnionOn the list; file date 2025
  • United KingdomNot on the list as of 16 Oct 2026

A designation is a government act, not an MEF finding. Each line below quotes the list and links the government’s own notice.

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Listing Timeline

Listing timeline for Central Bank of Iran (Bank Markazi) Earliest dated act and later amendments carried in each list file, 2010 to 2026. The table below gives every dated event. 2010 2015 2020 2025 US (OFAC) 16 Jun 2010 EU 29 Sep 2025
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Status on Each List

  1. UN Security Council Consolidated ListAs of 16 Oct 2026

    Not on UN list as of 16 Oct 2026

    Not on the UN Security Council Consolidated List as of 16 Oct 2026. Checked against this list's names and aliases on 17 Oct 2026; editor review pending.

    The list at source
  2. U.S. OFAC SDN ListAs of 18 Oct 2026

    On the list

    The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) lists BANK MARKAZI JOMHOURI ISLAMI IRAN (entry 4632). OFAC entry created 16 Jun 2010.

    Program as written on the list: “IRAN; SDGT; IRGC; IFSR”

    Official list entryOfficial notice

    U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control, "BANK MARKAZI JOMHOURI ISLAMI IRAN," U.S. OFAC SDN List, entry 4632, accessed 18 Oct 2026.

  3. EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions ListAs of 15 Oct 2026

    On the list

    The Council of the European Union lists Bank Markazi Jomhouri Islami Iran (entry EU.13558.74).

    Program as written on the list: “IRN”

    Official list entry

    Council of the European Union, "Bank Markazi Jomhouri Islami Iran," EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions List, EU.13558.74, file of 15 Oct 2026.

  4. UK Sanctions ListAs of 16 Oct 2026

    Not on UK list as of 16 Oct 2026

    Not on the UK Sanctions List as of 16 Oct 2026. Checked against this list's names and aliases on 17 Oct 2026; editor review pending.

    The list at source
  5. U.S. OFAC Non-SDN Consolidated ListAs of 18 Oct 2026

    Not on US non-SDN list as of 18 Oct 2026

    Not on the U.S. OFAC Non-SDN Consolidated List as of 18 Oct 2026. Checked against this list's names and aliases on 17 Oct 2026; editor review pending.

    The list at source

Listing History

Dated events as carried in each list file. OFAC dates are the entry-creation dates in OFAC’s advanced SDN file.
DateListEventAct or source
16 Jun 2010US SDNOFAC entry createdOFAC SDN entry
18 Jun 2010US SDNFederal Register notice naming the entry75 FR 34630
29 Sep 2025EUEU act amending the entry2025/1980 (OJ L202501980)

Names as Listed

  • BANK MARKAZI JOMHOURI ISLAMI IRAN
  • CENTRAL BANK OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN
  • BANK MARKAZI IRAN
  • CENTRAL BANK OF IRAN
  • Bank Markazi Jomhouri Islami Iran
  • Central Bank of Iran
  • Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran
  • Banco Central da República Islâmica do Irão
  • Iráni Központi Bank

Identifiers

EU:178339, US:4632

Entries are joined across lists only by a shared UN reference number, IMO number or an editor’s hand-checked crosswalk (this entity is in the crosswalk).