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Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/1986 of 20 October 2022 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine

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Contents
  1. Preamble
    1. Article 1
    2. Article 2
  3. ANNEX
  4. ANNEX

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:

(1) On 17 March 2014, the Council adopted Decision 2014/145/CFSP.

(2) The Union remains unwavering in its support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.

(3) The Iranian regime provides military support for Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine. In view of the gravity of the situation, the Council considers that three individuals and one entity involved in the development and delivery of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to Russia should be added to the list of persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictive measures set out in the Annex to Decision 2014/145/CFSP.

(4) Further action by the Union is needed in order to implement certain measures.

(5) Decision 2014/145/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Annex to Decision 2014/145/CFSP is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 20 October 2022. For the Council The President M. Bek

ANNEX

ANNEX

The following persons and entity are added to the list of persons, entities and bodies set out in the Annex to Decision 2014/145/CFSP:

Persons

Name Identifying information Statement of Reasons Date of listing 1263. Mohammad Hossein BAGHERI محمد حسین باقری POB: Tehran, Iran Nationality: Iranian Gender: Male Rank: Major-General Position: Chief of Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces Major-General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri is the Chief of Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces. He supervises the military Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) programme and plays a fundamental role in Iran’s defence cooperation with the Russian Federation. He is also involved in the expansion of Iranian-made UAVs abroad; in this capacity, he inaugurated an assembly line in Tajikistan destined for the export of Ababil-2 drones. He also participated in the development of Mohajer-6 drones and their supply to the Russian Federation for their use in the war of aggression against Ukraine. Therefore, Major-General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri is responsible for supporting actions which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. 20.10.2022 1264. Sayed Hojatollah QUREISHI سید حجت الله قریشی a.k.a. Sayyed Hojatolah GHOREISHI Nationality: Iranian Gender: Male Rank: General Position: Head of the Supply, Research, and Industrial Affairs Division at the Iranian Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL) General Sayed Hojatollah Qureishi is Head of the Supply, Research, and Industrial Affairs Division at the Iranian Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL) and responsible for negotiating the agreement with the Russian Federation in relation to the supply of Iranian-made Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for their use in the war of aggression against Ukraine. Therefore, General Sayed Hojatollah Qureishi is responsible for supporting actions which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. 20.10.2022 1265. Saeed AGHAJANI/ Saeed Ara Jani / Said Ara Jani / Said Agha Jani سعید آقاجانی DOB: 3.4.1969 Gender: Male Passport: Passport V47528711 (Iran) Nationality: Iranian Rank: Brigadier-General Position: Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps - Aerospace Force (IRGC ASF) UAV Command Brigadier-General Saeed Aghajani is Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps - Aerospace Force (IRGC ASF) UAV Command, the backbone of Iran’s Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) programme. Brigadier-General Saeed Aghajani oversees and directs the planning, equipment and training for Iran’s UAV operations, which include also the supply of drones to international allies of Iran, including the Russian Federation. Therefore, Brigadier-General Saeed Aghajani is responsible for supporting actions which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. 20.10.2022

Entities

Name Identifying information Statement of Reasons Date of listing 119. Shahed Aviation Industries a.k.a. Shahed Aviation Industries Research Center صنایع هوایی شاهد مرکز تحقیقات صنایع هوایی شاهد Shahed Aviation Industries is an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force-linked company in Iran responsible for the design and development of the Shahed series of Iranian Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). Shahed series drones were supplied to the Russian Federation and are used in the war of aggression against Ukraine. Therefore, Shahed Aviation Industries is responsible for supporting materially actions which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. 20.10.2022

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