New: Big Names in 'Operation Economic Outcast' Against Iran, Huge Reward for Info on Two Key Leaders

We reported earlier on Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's "Operation Economic Outcast." It's a three-pronged approach where the State Department, the Department of War, and the Treasury Department are acting to cut off Iran's economic lifelines with any other countries or entities to economically asphyxiate the regime.

They announced they had already designated nearly 60 entities, individuals, and vessels that were being sanctioned. They alleged these persons or entities enabled the Iranian regime’s illicit procurement, cyber operations, or petroleum and petrochemical product revenue generation networks.

Now the State Department has listed some of the people and entities allegedly involved. You can read here for greater details as to what is being alleged.

They named two Iran-based entities allegedly "involved in the procurement of sensitive imagery that supported targeting of U.S. service members and partners in the region."

DADENEGAR STARTUP STUDIO (DADENEGAR) supported targeting of U.S. and partner facilities in the Middle East for the Iranian military during Operation Epic Fury. [....]
IRANIAN ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS CYBER-ELECTRONIC COMMAND (IRGC-CEC) obtained information related to U.S. military assets and facilities that supported Iran’s military targeting during Operation Epic Fury.

They also named seven individuals allegedly "responsible for Iran’s military activities and procurement efforts, including directing the use of conventional weapons against U.S. forces and neutral neighboring states" and "advocating for defense partnerships with Iran’s international partners that would contravene U.S. sanctions."

MOHAMMAD BAQER ZOLQADR (ZOLQADR) was the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council [....]
ALI ABDOLLAHI (ABDOLLAHI) is the commander of Khatam ol Anbia Central Headquarters, a U.S.-sanctioned Iranian government entity responsible for joint and wartime operations. [....]
AHMAD VAHIDI (VAHIDI) is the Commander-in-Chief of the IRGC [....]
SAYYED HOSEIN MAJID MUSAVI EFTEKHARI (EFTEKHARI) is the Commander of the IRGC Aerospace Force, the entity responsible for the IRGC’s unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) program. [....]
SEYYED MAHDI FARAHI (FARAHI) is the Deputy Defense Minister for Industrial and Research Affairs at MODAFL (Ministry of Defense and Support for Armed Forces and Logistics)
AMIR HATAMI (HATAMI) is the Commander of the Artesh, Iran’s conventional military.
REZA TALAEI-NIK (TALAEI-NIK) is the spokesperson for Iran’s Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics.

Those are the big names.

They were also sanctioning multiple companies that they said engaged in the illicit trade of Iranian petroleum and petrochemical products, including the "dark fleet" that has helped deliver millions to the regime. Cutting that off is a critical thing. "Today’s action targets all the nodes of this illicit trade," the State Department said.

Iran’s exports of petroleum, petroleum products, and petrochemical products are facilitated by shell companies and intermediaries in third countries. These Iranian petroleum, petroleum products, and petrochemical cargos are frequently transported by shadow fleet operators, including vessel management companies that regularly engage in dark activity and other deceptive shipping practices, endangering other vessels and trade flows. Finally, import and logistics companies, such as customs brokers and port agents, facilitate the entry of Iranian- origin commodities through customs on behalf of buyers in third countries. Today’s action targets all the nodes of this illicit trade, and promotes accountability for the buyers, sellers, intermediaries, and service providers that help facilitate Iran’s destabilizing activities.

You can check more names and details at the link above.

If going after them with sanctions wasn't enough, they are also offering a big reward of $10 million for information on the key leaders of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), including Ahmed Vahidi and Ali Abdollahi. That's a big incentive for someone to tip off the U.S.

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