#32026R0648Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/648 of 16 March 2026 implementing restrictive measures against certain persons and entities in Iran
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This EU regulation adds 15 individuals and 3 entities to the sanctions list under Regulation (EU) No 359/2011 concerning restrictive measures against Iran for human rights violations. The listed persons include high-ranking security officials, IRGC commanders, prison authorities, cyber police leaders, and judicial figures responsible for suppressing protests that began in December 2025. Violations cited include use of lethal force against demonstrators, torture, arbitrary detention, denial of medical care, censorship, unfair trials, and forced confessions. The measures freeze assets and prohibit making funds available to those listed. The regulation entered into force on 16 March 2026.
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Key Changes
- Addition of 15 Iranian individuals (including IRGC commanders, prison officials, cyber police heads and judges) to Annex I of Regulation 359/2011
- Addition of 3 unnamed entities to the sanctions list
- Designation date for all new entries: 16 March 2026
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Obligations
What this law requires
Freeze all assets and funds belonging to the 16 listed individuals and 3 listed entities specified in Annex I of Regulation (EU) No 359/2011 as amended by this regulation
Prohibit making funds or economic resources available to the 16 listed individuals and 3 listed entities, directly or indirectly
Apply restrictive measures to Ali Akbar Pour-Jamshidian (Deputy Minister of the Interior for Security and Law Enforcement Affairs; Secretary of Iran's National Security Council) effective 16 March 2026
Apply restrictive measures to Gholam Ali Mohammadi (Head of the Organization for Prisons and Security and Educational Measures of Iran) effective 16 March 2026
Apply restrictive measures to Davoud Moazami Goudarzi (Head of Greater Tehran's Cyber Police) effective 16 March 2026