Organisation of Defensive Innovation and Research (SPND) (UK)

Brief

Sanctioned under The Iran (Sanctions) (Nuclear) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 which entered effect 31/12/2020.

The Organisation of Defensive Innovation and Research (SPND) directly supports Iran's proliferation sensitive nuclear activities. The IAEA has identified SPND with their concerns over possible military dimensions (PMD) to Iran's nuclear programme. SPND was run by UN-designated Mohsen Fakhrizadeh and is part of the Ministry of Defence For Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL).

The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

Basic Information

Entity Details

Name: Organisation of Defensive Innovation and Research (SPND) (UK)

Subsidiaries

Parent Organizations

Role / Function: Enterprise

Sanction Information

Sanction Created:31/12/2020

Sanctions imposed: Asset freeze, Director Disqualification Sanction

Sanction Enforcement Began: 31/12/2020

Other Details

Known Aliases

Known Location

Negarestan 3,
off of Pasdaran Street
Tehran
Iran