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Amir Al-Makansi

Designations and court status
AuthorityStatusDateBasis or courtSource
U.S. TreasuryDesignated Sep. 10, 2026Executive Order 13224 (Terrorism) Entry

Tie to Hezbollah, in the Government's Words

“Additional Sanctions Information - Subject to Secondary Sanctions Pursuant to the Hizballah Financial Sanctions Regulations”

U.S. Treasury, OFAC, Specially Designated Nationals List entry: AL-MAKANSI, Amir, Specially Designated Nationals List entry, Sep. 10, 2026, remarks field, sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov.

What Treasury Said

“Similarly, at the direction of Hamdi, Syria- and Türkiye-based Amir Al-Makansi operates a gold exchange company based in Syria with additional offices in Istanbul, Türkiye.”

U.S. Department of the Treasury, Operation Economic Outcast Strikes Iran’s Global Terrorist Proxy Network, press release, Sep. 10, 2026, para. 29, home.treasury.gov.

“Mervat and Amir Al-Makansi are being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of, Hamdi.”

U.S. Department of the Treasury, Operation Economic Outcast Strikes Iran’s Global Terrorist Proxy Network, press release, Sep. 10, 2026, para. 31, home.treasury.gov.

Linked To

As Listed

  • U.S. Treasury AL-MAKANSI, Amir

Exhibits

  1. Exhibit 1

    U.S. Treasury, OFAC, Specially Designated Nationals List entry: AL-MAKANSI, Amir, Specially Designated Nationals List entry, Sep. 10, 2026, sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov.

    Fetched Oct. 20, 2026.

  2. Exhibit 2

    U.S. Department of the Treasury, Operation Economic Outcast Strikes Iran’s Global Terrorist Proxy Network, press release, Sep. 10, 2026, home.treasury.gov.

    Fetched Oct. 20, 2026.

    Summary The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control announced sanctions against individuals and entities supporting Kata’ib Hezbollah and Hezbollah, an enforcement settlement involving services provided to an Iranian company, and an updated Iran licensing policy establishing a presumption of denial except in specified circumstances. The actions were announced as part of Operation Economic Outcast and were taken pursuant to Executive Orders 13224 and 13902, with the document also stating that the operation was announced on August 24, 2026.

Cite this pageMiddle East Forum, “Amir Al-Makansi,” Party of God, Inc., accessed October 21, 2026.