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
Basij Resistance Force
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 2011
- European UnionOn the list; file date 2022
- United KingdomOn the list; file date 2023
A designation is a government act, not an MEF finding. Each line below quotes the list and links the government’s own notice.
About This Entry
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Listing Timeline
Status on Each List
- UN Security Council Consolidated ListAs of 16 Oct 2026
- 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 BASIJ RESISTANCE FORCE (entry 12727). OFAC entry created 9 Jun 2011.
Program as written on the list: “FTO; SDGT; IRGC; IFSR; IRAN-HR”
U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control, "BASIJ RESISTANCE FORCE," U.S. OFAC SDN List, entry 12727, accessed 18 Oct 2026.
- EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions ListAs of 15 Oct 2026
On the list
The Council of the European Union lists Basij Resistance Force (entry EU.9152.24).
Program as written on the list: “IRN”
Council of the European Union, "Basij Resistance Force," EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions List, EU.9152.24, file of 15 Oct 2026.
- UK Sanctions ListAs of 16 Oct 2026
On the list
The UK government lists Basij Resistance Force (entry IRN0123). Earliest date in the list file: 23 Jan 2023.
Program as written on the list: “The Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023”
Statement of reasons, quoted from the list: “There are reasonable grounds to suspect that the Basij Resistance Force is an involved person under the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 as it has been involved in serious human rights violations in Iran, including being responsible for, engaging in and providing support for violations of the right to life and right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly through the violent repression of protests in Iran.”
UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, "Basij Resistance Force," UK Sanctions List, IRN0123, list of 16 Oct 2026.
- 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
| Date | List | Event | Act or source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jun 2011 | US SDN | OFAC entry created | OFAC SDN entry |
| 14 Jun 2011 | US SDN | Federal Register notice naming the entry | 76 FR 34805 |
| 17 Oct 2022 | EU | EU act amending the entry | 2022/1955 (OJ L269I) |
| 23 Jan 2023 | UK | UK designation | UK Sanctions List IRN0123 |
| 9 Apr 2025 | UK | UK entry last updated | UK Sanctions List IRN0123 |
Names as Listed
- BASIJ RESISTANCE FORCE
- SAZMAN-E MOGHAVEMAT-E BASIJ
- BASIJ-E MELLI
- BASEEJ
- MOBILIZATION OF THE OPPRESSED ORGANIZATION
- SAZMAN BASIJ MELLI
- VAHED-E BASIJ-E MOSTAZAFEEN
- BASIJ
- ISLAMIC REVOLUTION GUARDS CORPS RESISTANCE FORCE
- SAZEMAN-E BASIJ-E MOSTAZAFAN
- VAHED-E BASIJ MOSTAZA'FEEN
- NIROOYE MOGHAVEMATE BASIJ
- NIRUYEH MOGHAVEMAT BASIJ
- BASIJ RESISTANCE FORCES
- Basij Resistance Force
- Basij-e Mostazafan
- Basij pretošanās spēki
- Basij vastupanuliikumine
- Basij-weermacht
- Force de résistance Basij
- Forza di resistenza Basij
- Força de Resistência Basij
- Fuerza de Resistencia Basij
- Jednotky Basídž
- Milícia Basídž
- Motståndsstyrkan Basij
- Odporniške sile Basij
- Pokret otpora Basij
- Siły Oporu Basidż
- pasipriešinimo pajėgos „Basij“
- بسیج مستضعفین
- Basij-e Mostaz'afin
- Nirouye Moqavemate Basij
- نیروی مقاومت بسیج
- سازمان بسیج مستضعفین