财政部加大了对沙姆卡尼庞大的非法航运帝国的压力美国财政部
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财政部加大了对沙姆卡尼庞大的非法航运帝国的压力
2026 年 7 月 14 日
华盛顿——今天，财政部外国资产控制办公室 (OFAC) 正在加紧努力，破坏和削弱穆罕默德·侯赛因·沙姆哈尼 (Shamkhani) 的非法运输和逃避制裁网络。这一行动是在伊朗政权恢复对霍尔木兹海峡的破坏稳定的袭击后，财政部持续加大对伊朗政权经济压力的一部分。沙姆哈尼网络仍然是伊朗石油出口的主要力量，并已扩展到全球集装箱运输和大宗商品贸易。
“伊朗政权靠欺骗生存，沙姆哈尼网络是其最赚钱的引擎之一，”财政部长斯科特·贝森特说。 “财政部正在关闭金融基础设施，使该政权能够继续对美国国家安全和全球航运构成威胁。”
今天的行动包括 50 多个个人、实体和船只，使沙姆卡尼和伊朗政权能够继续获利，而伊朗人民仍然承受着政府强加的经济枷锁。今天的行动建立在 OFAC 2026 年 4 月和 2025 年 7 月针对 Shamkhani 网络的指定行动的基础上，财政部现已制裁在 Shamkhani 赞助下运营的 200 多个个人、实体和船只。
今天的行动是根据第 13902 号行政命令 (E.O.) 采取的，该命令授权财政部长与国务卿协商，确定并对伊朗经济的关键部门实施制裁。今天的行动也体现了 OFAC 与财政部金融犯罪执法网络 (FinCEN) 的持续密切合作。财政部继续根据总统国家安全总统备忘录 2 (NSPM-2) 瞄准伊朗石油销售。
主要财务和物流合作伙伴
伊朗公民侯赛因·戈尔巴尼·扎赫德 (Hossein Ghorbani Zahed) 和穆罕默德·礼萨·拉赫巴尔·马达尼 (Mohammad Reza Rahbar Madani) 均持有多米尼克护照，他们是沙姆哈尼网络的主要融资者，为其提供兑换所服务，包括获取外币和设在伊朗境外的空壳公司。迈达尼和扎赫德对于该网络交易受制裁商品并收回收益的能力至关重要。 Zahed 是总部位于英属维尔京群岛和迪拜的 Golden Nest Group Ltd 的实益拥有人，也是总部位于迪拜的 BSG Management Ltd 的董事。
伊朗和俄罗斯双重国籍的阿里·拉赫巴马达尼 (Ali Rakhbarmadani) 是沙姆哈尼最亲密的商业伙伴之一，与网络内的多家公司有联系，包括受制裁的公司 Koban Shipping L.L.C.、Crios Shipping L.L.C. 和 Marvise SMC DMCC。 Ali Rakhbarmadani 也是总部位于迪拜的 Al Kina Commercial Broker LLC（一家与 Shamkhani 网络相关的公司）的所有者，并且在受制裁的 Oriel Group 被指定之前担任副首席执行官。 Ali Rakhbarmadani 实际上是 Shamkhani 的航运主管，负责处理该网络与客户和合作伙伴的大部分通信。阿里·拉赫巴玛达尼鼓励沙姆卡尼网络贸易的俄罗斯方面想方设法避免俄罗斯石油的价格上限，以在俄罗斯入侵乌克兰后实现利润最大化。
丹麦公民马丁·奥斯汀·卡伦德 (Kaalund) 和意大利公民亚历山德拉·龙科 (Ronco) 都曾在受制裁的沙姆卡尼航运监管公司 House of Shipping Investment FZCO (House of Shipping) 担任多年高管，最近分别担任全球首席财务官和全球首席执行官。 Kaalund 和 Ronco 在 House of Shipping 的运营中发挥着关键的日常和战略作用。 Kaalund 和 Ronco 是总部位于迪拜的 Evorit Strategy Consulting LLC-FZ 的联合创始人和经理。
伊朗国民 Asghar Aghili Dehkordi 还曾在多家 Shamkhani 网络公司担任战略职务，其中包括受制裁的 Milavous Group Ltd.。
印度国民 Jijin George (George) 和伊朗国民 Behzad Moghadas 参与促进沙姆哈尼船队内船只的运营。乔治是受制裁公司 Teodor Shipping L.L.C. 的员工。高塔姆·维沙夫迪普 (Vishavdeep) 是印度公民，是沙姆哈尼网络的一名经理，负责促进伊朗石油的运输并与网络合作伙伴进行协调。英国国民 Maksim Tsernosjov 是沙姆卡尼非法航运网络的高级船舶检查员。总部位于阿联酋的 Dezera Shipping FZCO 为 Shamkhani 船舶 OPAL (IMO 9467158) 和 JADE (IMO 9418999) 提供管理服务，包括作为计费公司。总部位于阿联酋的 Glavos Shipping FZCO 是 Shamkhani 船队的服务提供商。
Mohammad Reza Rahbar Madani、Hossein Ghorbani Zahed、Ali Rakhbarmadani、Asghar Aghili Dehkordi、Glavos Shipping FZCO、Dezera Shipping FZCO、Maksim Tsernosjov、Gautam Vishavdeep、Behzad Moghadas 和 Jijin George 根据 E.O. 被指定。 13902 为穆罕默德·侯赛因·沙姆哈尼 (Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani) 提供物质协助、赞助或提供财务、物质或技术支持，或商品或服务，或支持他。
Al Kina Commercial Broker LLC 根据 E.O. 被指定13902 直接或间接由 Ali Rakhbarmadani 拥有或控制，或曾为或声称为或代表 Ali Rakhbarmadani 行事。
马丁·奥斯汀·卡伦德 (Martin Austin Kaalund) 根据 E.O. 被指定13902 直接或间接为 House of Shipping Investment FZCO 行事或声称为 House of Shipping Investment FZCO 行事。 Evorit Strategy Consulting LLC-FZ 已根据 E.O. 被指定。 13902 直接或间接由 Martin Austin Kaalund 拥有或控制，或者曾为或声称为 Martin Austin Kaalund 或代表 Martin Austin Kaalund 行事。 Alessandra Ronco 根据 E.O. 被指定13902 直接或间接为 Evorit Strategy Consulting LLC-FZ 行事或声称为 Evorit Strategy Consulting LLC-FZ 行事或代表其行事。
Golden Nest Group Ltd 和 BSG Management Ltd 根据 E.O. 被指定13902 直接或间接为侯赛因·戈尔巴尼·扎赫德 (Hossein Ghorbani Zahed) 所有或控制，或曾为或声称为或代表其行事。
沙姆哈尼的集装箱运输
总部位于新加坡的 Sea Lead Shipping PTE。 Sea Lead 及其子公司（总部位于迪拜）Sea Lead Shipping DMCC、总部位于马绍尔群岛的 Sea Lead Shipping 马绍尔群岛有限公司和总部位于印度的 Sea Lead Shipping Agency India Private Limited 是沙姆哈尼网络内的主要集装箱运输公司，管理和运营在世界各地运送货物的船队。 Sea Lead 及其子公司和总部位于迪拜的 Volta Shipping Services LLC 使该网络能够运送合法和非法货物进出伊朗，包括伊朗支持的外国恐怖组织安萨拉拉（Ansarallah）（通常称为也门胡塞武装）。 Sea Lead 是悬挂巴拿马国旗的 SHENTON WAY (IMO 9146314) 和 TANJONG PAGAR 1 (IMO 9404508) 以及悬挂安提瓜和巴布达国旗的 PAYA LEBAR (IMO 9134232) 的管理和运营商。
总部位于迪拜的 We Freight Shipping LLC 隶属于 We Freight 公司集团，在阿联酋、印度和泰国设有办事处，提供运输中介服务，以满足 Shamkhani 网络集装箱运输业务的需求。 We Freight 公司集团同样允许非法和合法贸易的混合，两者的收益最终都使沙姆卡尼受益。
OFAC 还对以下作为沙姆卡尼集装箱船队和沙姆卡尼相关航运网络一部分运营的船舶和关联公司实施制裁。 OFAC 正在指定以下船东，并将其各自的船舶确定为冻结财产：
总部位于迪拜的 Lubeck Shipping LLC 是悬挂帕劳国旗的 GEMMA (IMO 9509097) 的所有者和运营商；
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Treasury Intensifies Pressure on Shamkhani’s Expansive Illicit Shipping Empire | U.S. Department of the Treasury
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Treasury Intensifies Pressure on Shamkhani’s Expansive Illicit Shipping Empire
July 14, 2026
WASHINGTON —Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is intensifying its efforts to disrupt and degrade the illicit shipping and sanctions evasion network of Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani (Shamkhani). This action is part of Treasury’s ongoing efforts to ramp up economic pressure on the Iranian regime after it resumed destabilizing attacks in the Strait of Hormuz. The Shamkhani network remains a major force behind Iran’s oil exports and has expanded into global containerized shipping and commodities trading.
“The Iranian regime survives on deception, and the Shamkhani network is one of its most profitable engines,” said Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent . “Treasury is shutting down the financial infrastructure that allows the regime to continue its threats to U.S. national security and global shipping.”
Today’s action includes more than 50 individuals, entities, and vessels that enable Shamkhani and the Iranian regime to continue profiting while the Iranian people remain burdened under the economic yoke imposed by their government. Today’s action builds on OFAC’s April 2026 and July 2025 designation actions targeting the Shamkhani network, and Treasury has now sanctioned more than 200 individuals, entities, and vessels operating under Shamkhani’s patronage.
Today’s action is being taken pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13902, which provides authority to the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to identify and impose sanctions on key sectors of Iran’s economy. Today’s action also reflects OFAC’s ongoing close collaboration with Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). Treasury continues to target Iranian oil sales under the President’s National Security Presidential Memorandum 2 (NSPM-2).
KEY FINANCIAL and LOGISTICS ASSOCIATES
Iranian nationals Hossein Ghorbani Zahed (Zahed) and Mohammad Reza Rahbar Madani (Madani), both of whom also hold Dominica passports, have worked as primary financiers for Shamkhani’s network, providing it with exchange house services including access to foreign currency and shell companies based outside of Iran. Madani and Zahed are essential for the network’s ability to trade in sanctioned goods and recoup the proceeds. Zahed is the beneficial owner of British Virgin Islands- and Dubai-based Golden Nest Group Ltd , and the director of Dubai-based BSG Management Ltd .
Iranian and Russian dual national Ali Rakhbarmadani , one of Shamkhani’s closest business associates, is linked to multiple companies within the network, including sanctioned companies Koban Shipping L.L.C., Crios Shipping L.L.C., and Marvise SMC DMCC. Ali Rakhbarmadani is also the owner of Dubai-based Al Kina Commercial Broker LLC —a company tied to the Shamkhani network—and was the deputy chief executive officer of sanctioned Oriel Group prior to its designation. Ali Rakhbarmadani effectively operated as the head of shipping for Shamkhani, handling much of the network’s communications with customers and partners. Ali Rakhbarmadani encouraged the Russian side of the Shamkhani network’s trade to find ways to avoid the price cap on Russian oil to maximize profits following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Martin Austin Kaalund (Kaalund), a Danish national, and Alessandra Ronco (Ronco), an Italian national, both spent years as executives of sanctioned Shamkhani shipping oversight company House of Shipping Investment FZCO (House of Shipping), most recently as the global chief financial officer and global chief executive officer, respectively. Kaalund and Ronco played key day-to-day and strategic roles in House of Shipping’s operations. Kaalund and Ronco are the co-founders and managers of Dubai-based Evorit Strategy Consulting LLC-FZ .
Asghar Aghili Dehkordi , an Iranian national, has also served in a strategy role for multiple Shamkhani network companies, including sanctioned Milavous Group Ltd.
Indian national Jijin George (George) and Iranian national Behzad Moghadas are involved in facilitating the operation of vessels within the Shamkhani fleet. George is an employee of sanctioned company Teodor Shipping L.L.C. Gautam Vishavdeep (Vishavdeep), an Indian national, is a manager within the Shamkhani network, facilitating shipments of Iranian oil and coordinating with network partners. British national Maksim Tsernosjov is a senior vessel inspector in Shamkhani’s illicit shipping network. UAE-based Dezera Shipping FZCO provides management services for Shamkhani vessels OPAL (IMO 9467158) and JADE (IMO 9418999), including serving as a billing company. UAE-based Glavos Shipping FZCO is a service provider to the Shamkhani fleet.
Mohammad Reza Rahbar Madani, Hossein Ghorbani Zahed, Ali Rakhbarmadani, Asghar Aghili Dehkordi, Glavos Shipping FZCO, Dezera Shipping FZCO, Maksim Tsernosjov, Gautam Vishavdeep, Behzad Moghadas, and Jijin George are being designated pursuant to E.O. 13902 for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of, Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani.
Al Kina Commercial Broker LLC is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13902 for being owned or controlled by, or having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Ali Rakhbarmadani.
Martin Austin Kaalund is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13902 for having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, House of Shipping Investment FZCO. Evorit Strategy Consulting LLC-FZ is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13902 for being owned or controlled by, or having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Martin Austin Kaalund. Alessandra Ronco is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13902 for having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Evorit Strategy Consulting LLC-FZ.
Golden Nest Group Ltd and BSG Management Ltd are being designated pursuant to E.O. 13902 for being owned or controlled by, or having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Hossein Ghorbani Zahed.
SHAMKHANI’S CONTAINERIZED SHIPPING
Singapore-based Sea Lead Shipping PTE. Ltd. (Sea Lead) and its subsidiaries Dubai-based Sea Lead Shipping DMCC, Marshall Islands-based Sea Lead Shipping Marshall Islands Ltd, and India-based Sea Lead Shipping Agency India Private Limited are key containerized shipping firms within the Shamkhani network, managing and operating a fleet of vessels carrying goods around the world. Sea Lead, its subsidiaries, and Dubai-based Volta Shipping Services LLC enable the network to carry licit and illicit goods to and from Iran, including to Iran-backed foreign terrorist organization Ansarallah , commonly known as the Houthis, in Yemen. Sea Lead is the manager and operator of Panama-flagged SHENTON WAY (IMO 9146314) and TANJONG PAGAR 1 (IMO 9404508), and Antigua and Barbuda-flagged PAYA LEBAR (IMO 9134232).
Dubai-based We Freight Shipping LLC makes up part of the We Freight group of companies, with offices in UAE, India, and Thailand, that provide transportation intermediary services to meet the needs of the Shamkhani network’s container shipping businesses. The We Freight group of companies similarly allows for the blending of illicit and licit trade, with the proceeds of both ultimately benefiting Shamkhani.
OFAC is also sanctioning the following vessels and associated companies operating as part of the Shamkhani containerized fleet and in Shamkhani-associated shipping networks. OFAC is designating the following owners and identifying their respective vessels as blocked property:
Dubai-based Lubeck Shipping LLC , the owner and operator of Palau-flagged GEMMA (IMO 9509097);
Marshall Islands-based Aare Lines Inc. , the owner and operator of St Kitts & Nevis-flagged NADIA (IMO 9122461);
Marshall Islands-based Hope 1 Shipping Inc , the owner and operator of Antigua and Barbuda-flagged HOPE 1 (IMO 9514339);
Hong Kong-based Ocean Searum One Limited , the owner and operator of Barbados-flagged ELPINIKI (IMO 9606015), also known as CORN;
St Kitts & Nevis-based Nuvetrro Shipping Inc , the owner and operator of Antigua and Barbuda-flagged JADE (IMO 9418999);
St Kitts & Nevis-based Veltrrivo Shipping Inc , the owner and operator of Antigua and Barbuda-flagged OPAL (IMO 9467158); and
Marshall Islands-based Kangri 1 Inc , the owner and operator of Antigua and Barbuda-flagged CICCIO (IMO 9192442).
Hong Kong-based Sai Wan Shipping Limited , one of the network’s many shipping firms, is the previous manager and operator of HOPE 1, ELPINIKI, JADE, and OPAL.
As of March 2026, sanctioned House of Shipping’s group of companies included Sai Wan Shipping Limited, Sea Lead Shipping PTE. Ltd. and subsidiaries of Sea Lead Shipping PTE. Ltd., Sea Lead Shipping DMCC, and Sea Lead Shipping Marshall Islands Ltd.
The Shamkhani fleet’s reach extends to the Caspian Sea, where it controls a group of container ships and cargo vessels primarily transporting goods between Iran and Russia. Shamkhani’s Caspian Sea fleet includes:
Iran-flagged SEPEHR PAYAM (IMO 9110535), owned by Iran-based Ava Tarabar Darya Company ;
Iran-flagged ERIKA (IMO 8721454), owned by the aforementioned Shamkhani financier Mohammad Reza Rahbar Madani; and
Iran-flagged ARKANOOR 2 (IMO 8727848) and ARKANOOR 3 (IMO 8832083), both owned, operated, and managed by Iran-based Sepehr Noor Mobin Company .
The fleet further includes four vessels with undisclosed ownership and governed by unknown flag states, which are known to operate for Shamkhani: SEA CRUISER (IMO 8729963);
SEA CASTLE (IMO 8891572);
SEA ANCHOR (IMO 8858099); and
SEA GALLEON (IMO 8843666).
OFAC is also sanctioning two tankers operating as part of Shamkhani’s fleet: DARIKA (IMO 9506693), owned by Marshall Islands-based Hansa Shipping Inc , and VIRENT (IMO 9332171), owned by Marshall Islands-based Platinum Knights Ltd . DARIKA and VIRENT have transported cargoes of Russian petroleum products for the Shamkhani network.
Sea Lead Shipping PTE. Ltd. is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13902 for being owned or controlled by, or to have acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani. Sea Lead Shipping DMCC, Sea Lead Shipping Marshall Islands Ltd, and Sea Lead Shipping Agency India Private Limited are being designated pursuant to E.O. 13902 for being owned or controlled by, or having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Sea Lead Shipping PTE. Ltd.
Volta Shipping Services LLC, We Freight Shipping LLC, Lubeck Shipping LLC, Aare Lines Inc., Hope 1 Shipping Inc, Ocean Searum One Limited, Nuvetrro Shipping Inc, Veltrrivo Shipping Inc, Ava Tarabar Darya Company, Sepehr Noor Mobin Company, Hansa Shipping Inc, Platinum Knights Ltd, Sai Wan Shipping Limited, and Kangri 1 Inc are being designated pursuant to E.O. 13902 for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of, Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani.
ARKANOOR 2 and ARKANOOR 3 are being identified as blocked property in which Sepehr Noor Mobin Company has an interest.
SHENTON WAY, TANJONG PAGAR 1, and PAYA LEBAR are being identified as blocked property in which Sea Lead Shipping PTE. Ltd. has an interest.
SEPEHR PAYAM is being identified as blocked property in which Ava Tarabar Darya Company has an interest.
ERIKA is being identified as blocked property in which Mohammad Reza Rahbar Madani has an interest.
SEA CRUISER, SEA CASTLE, SEA ANCHOR, and SEA GALLEON are being identified as blocked property in which Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani has an interest.
SANCTIONS IMPLICATIONS
As a result of today’s action, all property and interests in property of the designated or blocked persons described above that are in the United States or in the possession or control of U.S. persons are blocked and must be reported to OFAC. In addition, any entities that are owned, directly or indirectly, individually or in the aggregate, or 50 percent or more by one or more blocked persons are also blocked. Unless authorized by OFAC, or exempt, OFAC’s regulations generally prohibit all transactions by U.S. persons or within (or transiting) the United States that involve any property or interests in property of designated or otherwise blocked persons.
Violations of U.S. sanctions may result in the imposition of civil or criminal penalties on U.S. and foreign persons. OFAC may impose civil penalties for sanctions violations on a strict liability basis. OFAC’s Economic Sanctions Enforcement Guidelines provide more information regarding OFAC’s enforcement of U.S. economic sanctions. In addition, financial institutions and other persons may risk exposure to sanctions for engaging in certain transactions or activities involving designated or otherwise blocked persons. The prohibitions include the making of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services by, to, or for the benefit of any designated person, or the receipt of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services from any such person. Non-U.S. persons are also prohibited from causing or conspiring to cause U.S. persons to wittingly or unwittingly violate U.S. sanctions, as well as engaging in conduct that evades U.S. sanctions. Individuals located in the U.S. or abroad who provide information about sanctions violations to Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Whistleblower Incentive Program may be eligible for awards if the information they provide leads to a successful enforcement action that results in monetary penalties exceeding $1,000,000.
The power and integrity of OFAC sanctions derive not only from OFAC’s ability to designate and add persons to the SDN List, but also from its willingness to remove persons from the SDN List consistent with the law. The ultimate goal of sanctions is not to punish, but to bring about a positive change in behavior. For information concerning the process for seeking removal from an OFAC list, including the SDN List, or to submit a request, please refer to OFAC’s guidance on Filing a Petition for Removal from an OFAC List .
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