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Minister Anand announces additional sanctions against Iran

Today, the Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced that Canada is imposing additional sanctions against 7 individuals under the Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations (Iran regulations).

The individuals sanctioned today are linked to Iranian state bodies responsible for intimidation, violence and transnational repression targeting Iranian dissidents and human rights defenders.

The newly listed individuals are the following:

  1. Naji Ibrahim Sharifi Zindashti, head of the “Zindashti” network, a transnational organized crime network working in collaboration with Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security
  2. Reza Hamidiravari, intelligence officer for Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security
  3. Mohammed Reza Ansari, a senior official with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force Unit QF-840
  4. Ali Esfanjani, informant, facilitator and associate of the “Zindashti” network
  5. Muhammed Abd Al-Razek Kanafani, facilitator and associate of Mohammed Reza Ansari a senior official with IRGC Quds Force Unit QF-840;
  6. Nihat Abdul Kadir Asan, logistical planner, facilitator and associate of the “Zindashti” network
  7. Mohammed Reza Naserzadeh, facilitator of and former staff member at the civil registry department of the Iranian consulate in Istanbul, Türkiye

Please visit these links for more information: https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2026/02/minister-anand-announces-additional-sanctions-against-iran.html

Backgrounder: https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2026/02/backgrounder-canada-imposes-additional-sanctions-against-iran.html

 

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