OFAC SDNCriticalEntity

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE EXPORT CENTER

🇮🇷IranCovered Nation13156

FEOC Flagged

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE EXPORT CENTER appears on 2 critical federal lists. Equipment, services, or transactions involving this entity likely fail FEOC requirements for IRA tax credits (45X, 48E, 30D).

Critical findings

OFAC SDN — Specially Designated Nationals list. Strict financial sanctions — U.S. persons are generally prohibited from dealing with these entities.
BIS Entity List — Export controls list — entities posing significant risk to U.S. national security or foreign policy. License required for most exports.

Covered nation: The IRA defines China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea as covered nations. Entities operating from these jurisdictions face heightened FEOC scrutiny independent of specific list designations.

Risk Summary

List severityHighOn 2 critical lists

Country riskHighIran (covered nation)

Ownership transparencyHighNot in global LEI registry — opacity flag

Parent exposureMediumNo parent data

Cross-list countMedium2 federal lists

Relationships at a glance

3 nodes · 2 relationships · open Network tab for full view

This entity

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE EXPORT CENTERCovered

Iran

Federal-list cross-reference

This entity name appears on 2 federal lists.

OFAC SDNTreasury OFAC

Specially Designated Nationals list. Strict financial sanctions — U.S. persons are generally prohibited from dealing with these entities.

Listed as: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE EXPORT CENTER#13156

Source

BIS Entity ListCommerce / BIS

Export controls list — entities posing significant risk to U.S. national security or foreign policy. License required for most exports.

Listed as: Communication Center of the Ministry of DefenceSince 2023-05-27#NK-Y3nprdnDS9526kcSKvJzMf::BIS_ENTITY_LIST

Source

Relationship graph

3 nodes · 2 relationships

This entity

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE EXPORT CENTERCovered

Iran

Click any node to open its source. Federal lists at top, primary entity in center, parents and curated profile below.

Also known as

MINISTRY OF DEFENSE LEGION EXPORTMINISTRY OF DEFENSE LOGISTICS EXPORT

Known addresses

PO Box 16315-189, Tehran, Iran, located on the west side of Dabestan Street, Abbas Abad District, Tehran, Iran
PO Box 19315-189, Pasdaran Street, South Noubonyand Square, Tehran, Iran

Sanctions programs / authorities

NPWMD] [IFSR] [IRAN-CON-ARMS-EO

Sanctioning authority notes

Additional Sanctions Information - Subject to Secondary Sanctions; a.k.a. 'MODLEX'; a.k.a. 'MINDEX CENTER'; a.k.a. 'MINDEX'.

Data sources

OFAC SDN · Treasury OFACsource
BIS Entity List · Commerce / BIS · listed 2023-05-27source

Raw record (for audit / legal review)

{
  "source_list": "OFAC_SDN",
  "source_record_id": "13156",
  "source_url": "https://ofac.treasury.gov/specially-designated-nationals-list-data-formats-data-schemas",
  "citation": "Treasury OFAC SDN entry 13156",
  "entity_name": "MINISTRY OF DEFENCE EXPORT CENTER",
  "entity_type": "Entity",
  "country": "Iran",
  "aliases": [
    "MINISTRY OF DEFENSE LEGION EXPORT",
    "MINISTRY OF DEFENSE LOGISTICS EXPORT"
  ],
  "addresses": [
    "PO Box 16315-189, Tehran, Iran, located on the west side of Dabestan Street, Abbas Abad District, Tehran, Iran",
    "PO Box 19315-189, Pasdaran Street, South Noubonyand Square, Tehran, Iran"
  ],
  "programs": [
    "NPWMD] [IFSR] [IRAN-CON-ARMS-EO"
  ],
  "date_added": null,
  "raw_data": {
    "grt": "-0- ",
    "title": "-0- ",
    "ent_num": "13156",
    "program": "NPWMD] [IFSR] [IRAN-CON-ARMS-EO",
    "remarks": "Additional Sanctions Information - Subject to Secondary Sanctions; a.k.a. 'MODLEX'; a.k.a. 'MINDEX CENTER'; a.k.a. 'MINDEX'.",
    "tonnage": "-0- ",
    "sdn_name": "MINISTRY OF DEFENCE EXPORT CENTER",
    "sdn_type": "-0- ",
    "call_sign": "-0- ",
    "vess_flag": "-0- ",
    "vess_type": "-0- ",
    "vess_owner": "-0- "
  }
}

Informational only — not legal advice. Cross-list matching is name-based; verify identity with the source authority before procurement or compliance decisions.