Designation Status
| Jurisdiction | Status | Date | Authority |
|---|---|---|---|
| US | Designated | date on OFAC record | OFAC program IRAN-EO13902; SDN 54787 |
| EU | Designated | July 19, 2025 | Listed under the EU Russia (UKR) regime, not the Iran regime: Reg. (EU) 2025/1476; EU EU.13337.22 (logicalId 176944) |
| UK | Designated | August 21, 2025 | The Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023; UK IRN0249 (OFSI Group 17041) |
| CA | Not on this list | · | · |
| AU | Not on this list | · | · |
These are the five governments' asset-freeze lists only. "Not designated" means not on that list on the data date. This is not legal or compliance advice.
Dossier
Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani ("Hossein"), not newly designated on July 14, 2026; he is the pre-existing anchor figure whose facilitators, shells, and fleet were targeted that day, built what Treasury calls a "multibillion-dollar Iranian and Russian petroleum sales empire." He holds dual Iranian/Dominica nationality and operates principally from the UAE, using aliases "H," "Hector," and "Hugo Hayek" (the false name on his Dominica passport). His brother Hassan Shamkhani (alleged alias "Sami Hayek," per OCCRP) co-runs the network's founding vehicle, Admiral Group (Dubai, founded 2011, named for their father's rear-admiral rank). How the network works, per Treasury and press reconstruction: front companies buy Iranian and Russian crude and LPG; shipping documents are falsified; vessel operators/managers are rotated frequently to…
Docket
- Profile ID
- shamkhani-hossein
- Type
- Individual
- Country
- Iran / global
- Designated In
- 3 of 5
- Open Gaps
- 2 of 5
Advocacy Ask
Close residual peer gaps.
Critical
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