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Mohamed El Zein

Designations and court status
AuthorityStatusDateBasis or courtSource
U.S. TreasuryDesignated Nov. 3, 2022Executive Order 13224 (Terrorism) Entry

Tie to Hezbollah, in the Government's Words

“Linked To: HIZBALLAH”

U.S. Treasury, OFAC, Specially Designated Nationals List entry: EL ZEIN, Mohamed, Specially Designated Nationals List entry, Nov. 3, 2022, remarks field, sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov.

What Treasury Said

“Viktor Artemov, Edman Nafrieh, Rouzbeh Zahedi, and Mohamed El Zein leveraged dozens of companies under their control to conduct the network’s illicit activities.”

U.S. Department of the Treasury, Treasury Sanctions Oil Shipping Network Supporting IRGC-QF and Hizballah, press release, Nov. 3, 2022, para. 5, home.treasury.gov.

“Zahedi used his companies to transfer funds to IRGC-QF and Hizballah members and coordinated activities closely with Mohamed El Zein (El Zein), a Hizballah member who was also part of the oil smuggling network and the son of a high-ranking Hizballah communications director.”

U.S. Department of the Treasury, Treasury Sanctions Oil Shipping Network Supporting IRGC-QF and Hizballah, press release, Nov. 3, 2022, para. 7, home.treasury.gov.

Linked To

  • Linked To: HIZBALLAH
  • Linked To: ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS (IRGC)-QODS FORCE

As Listed

  • U.S. Treasury EL ZEIN, Mohamed

Exhibits

  1. Exhibit 1

    U.S. Treasury, OFAC, Specially Designated Nationals List entry: EL ZEIN, Mohamed, Specially Designated Nationals List entry, Nov. 3, 2022, sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov.

    Fetched Oct. 20, 2026.

  2. Exhibit 2

    U.S. Department of the Treasury, Treasury Sanctions Oil Shipping Network Supporting IRGC-QF and Hizballah, press release, Nov. 3, 2022, home.treasury.gov.

    Fetched Oct. 20, 2026.

    Summary The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control announced the designation of individuals, companies, and vessels involved in an international oil smuggling network that supported Hezbollah and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Qods Force through Executive Order 13224, as amended. The action was announced today, following OFAC designations on May 25, 2022, and requires the blocking and reporting of the designated persons’ property and interests in property within the United States or under the possession or control of U.S. persons.

Cite this pageMiddle East Forum, “Mohamed El Zein,” Party of God, Inc., accessed October 21, 2026.