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Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security

Designation status by government

Listed by the United States; not on the UN or UK lists as of 16 Oct 2026, or the EU list as of 15 Oct 2026.

  • UN Security CouncilNot on the list as of 16 Oct 2026
  • United StatesOn the list; file date 2012
  • European UnionNot on the list as of 15 Oct 2026
  • 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.

About This Entry

The UK Sanctions List holds a separate entry for one of its units, the Directorate for Internal Security (CTI0028), which is not the ministry itself.

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Listing Timeline

Listing timeline for Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security 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 Feb 2012
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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 IRANIAN MINISTRY OF INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY (entry 12111). OFAC entry created 16 Feb 2012.

    Program as written on the list: “SDGT; IFSR; IRAN-HR; HRIT-IR; CYBER2; HOSTAGES-EO14078”

    U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control, "IRANIAN MINISTRY OF INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY," U.S. OFAC SDN List, entry 12111, accessed 18 Oct 2026.

  3. EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions ListAs of 15 Oct 2026

    Not on EU list as of 15 Oct 2026

    Not on the EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions List as of 15 Oct 2026. Checked against this list's names and aliases on 17 Oct 2026; editor review pending.

  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.

  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
16 Feb 2012US SDNOFAC entry createdOFAC SDN entry
23 Feb 2012US SDNFederal Register notice naming the entry77 FR 10808

Names as Listed

  • IRANIAN MINISTRY OF INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY
  • VEZARAT-E ETTELA'AT VA AMNIAT-E KESHVAR

Identifiers

US:12111

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).