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Bank Melli Iran

Designation status by government

Listed by the United States, the European Union and the United Kingdom; not on the UN list as of 16 Oct 2026.

  • UN Security CouncilNot on the list as of 16 Oct 2026
  • United StatesOn the list; file date 2018
  • European UnionOn the list; file date 2025
  • United KingdomOn the list; file date 2025

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 Bank Melli Iran Earliest dated act and later amendments carried in each list file, 2015 to 2026. The table below gives every dated event. 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 2027 US (OFAC) 5 Nov 2018 EU 29 Sep 2025 UK list 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.

  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 MELLI IRAN (entry 25578). OFAC entry created 5 Nov 2018.

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

    U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control, "BANK MELLI IRAN," U.S. OFAC SDN List, entry 25578, 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 Melli (entry EU.13719.21).

    Program as written on the list: “IRN”

    Council of the European Union, "Bank Melli," EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions List, EU.13719.21, file of 15 Oct 2026.

  4. UK Sanctions ListAs of 16 Oct 2026

    On the list

    The UK government lists Bank Melli (entry INU0300). Earliest date in the list file: 29 Sep 2025.

    Program as written on the list: “The Iran (Sanctions) (Nuclear) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019”

    Statement of reasons, quoted from the list: “Bank Melli is an involved person under the Iran (Sanctions) (Nuclear) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 on the basis of the following ground: Bank Melli is or has been providing financial services, or making available funds or economic resources, that could contribute to a relevant nuclear activity, namely the proliferation or development of nuclear weapons in, or for use in, Iran; an activity that could lead to the development of nuclear weapons in, or for use in, Iran; or the development of a nuclear weapon delivery system in, or for use in, Iran.”

    UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, "Bank Melli," UK Sanctions List, INU0300, list of 16 Oct 2026.

  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.

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
5 Nov 2018US SDNOFAC entry createdOFAC SDN entry
30 Nov 2018US SDNFederal Register notice naming the entry83 FR 61721
29 Sep 2025EUEU act amending the entry2025/1980 (OJ L202501980)
29 Sep 2025UKUK designationUK Sanctions List INU0300

Names as Listed

  • BANK MELLI IRAN
  • BANK MELLI
  • MELLI BANK
  • NATIONAL BANK OF IRAN
  • Bank Melli
  • Bank Melli Iran
  • Melli Bank
  • National Bank of Iran
  • بانک ملی ایران,

Identifiers

EU:179075, UK:INU0300, US:25578

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).