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.
Designation status / Group or entity
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.
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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
| Date | List | Event | Act or source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov 2018 | US SDN | OFAC entry created | OFAC SDN entry |
| 30 Nov 2018 | US SDN | Federal Register notice naming the entry | 83 FR 61721 |
| 29 Sep 2025 | EU | EU act amending the entry | 2025/1980 (OJ L202501980) |
| 29 Sep 2025 | UK | UK designation | UK Sanctions List INU0300 |