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Banca Mehr

Sanctioned
Mehr Bank
Type
organization
Subtype
bank
Country
Iran
Listings
1 · 1 Sanctioning jurisdiction
Export
European Union1 Listings

Asset freeze

Sanctions listings1
JurisdictionListMeasuresDateStatus
European Union
EU FSF
EU.2407.2
Asset freeze
2011-05-23activeSource
Official source conditions

Asset freeze and prohibition to make funds or economic resources available under the EU FSF consolidated list. Source remark: Mehr Bank is controlled by Bonyas Taavon Sepah and the IRGC. Mehr Bank provides financial services to the IRGC. According to an open source interview with the head of Bonyad Taavon Sepah, Parviz Fattah, Bonyad Taavon Sepah created Mehr Bank to serve the Basij (paramilitary arm of the IRGC).

Source ↗
Legal bases
European Union
EU amendment 2022/1010 (OJ L170)regulation 2022/1010 (OJ L170)
Source

Source evidence

Values are preserved from their sources. Different versions are shown separately; this does not mean every value is confirmed current.

Names and aliases

  • Banca MehrPrimary name
    it
    EU FSF ↗
    Record provenance
    ID
    EU.2407.2
    SHA-256
    430516d4c9466cd5a945a7375fa367a77d465a3fc0cb8860c60d6c96521945a4
    Snapshot
    73c9e568-6873-4f39-8e82-c17263e19200
    Snapshot SHA-256
    7d21a5c7574eae8192ce15dcd02f53b7e81b05d01d4d3f2b2eb903f3aec8f400
    Retrieved
    2026-10-16 08:06 UTC
    Original record (JSON)
  • Mehr BankAlias
    EU FSF ↗
    Record provenance
    ID
    EU.2407.2
    SHA-256
    430516d4c9466cd5a945a7375fa367a77d465a3fc0cb8860c60d6c96521945a4
    Snapshot
    73c9e568-6873-4f39-8e82-c17263e19200
    Snapshot SHA-256
    7d21a5c7574eae8192ce15dcd02f53b7e81b05d01d4d3f2b2eb903f3aec8f400
    Retrieved
    2026-10-16 08:06 UTC
    Original record (JSON)
  • Mehr Finance and Credit InstituteAlias
    EU FSF ↗
    Record provenance
    ID
    EU.2407.2
    SHA-256
    22611adc008dfd7ee4f0b4b1a8ba3f2e80d35730e735c6574f276e6cb25f08f1
    Snapshot
    590ed793-336e-44b7-8ae8-20c76dd34378
    Snapshot SHA-256
    7133f32aee690d40382560820c13831b117db6f838ad5330a4c0756692f68220
    Retrieved
    2026-07-09 20:07 UTC
    Original record (JSON)
  • Mehr Interest-Free BankAlias
    EU FSF ↗
    Record provenance
    ID
    EU.2407.2
    SHA-256
    22611adc008dfd7ee4f0b4b1a8ba3f2e80d35730e735c6574f276e6cb25f08f1
    Snapshot
    590ed793-336e-44b7-8ae8-20c76dd34378
    Snapshot SHA-256
    7133f32aee690d40382560820c13831b117db6f838ad5330a4c0756692f68220
    Retrieved
    2026-07-09 20:07 UTC
    Original record (JSON)
  • Mehr BankPrimary name
    EU FSF ↗
    Record provenance
    ID
    EU.2407.2
    SHA-256
    22611adc008dfd7ee4f0b4b1a8ba3f2e80d35730e735c6574f276e6cb25f08f1
    Snapshot
    590ed793-336e-44b7-8ae8-20c76dd34378
    Snapshot SHA-256
    7133f32aee690d40382560820c13831b117db6f838ad5330a4c0756692f68220
    Retrieved
    2026-07-09 20:07 UTC
    Original record (JSON)
  • Banca MehrAlias
    it
    EU FSF ↗
    Record provenance
    ID
    EU.2407.2
    SHA-256
    22611adc008dfd7ee4f0b4b1a8ba3f2e80d35730e735c6574f276e6cb25f08f1
    Snapshot
    590ed793-336e-44b7-8ae8-20c76dd34378
    Snapshot SHA-256
    7133f32aee690d40382560820c13831b117db6f838ad5330a4c0756692f68220
    Retrieved
    2026-07-09 20:07 UTC
    Original record (JSON)

Countries and roles

  • Iran (Islamic Republic Of)Operation
    EU FSF ↗
    Record provenance
    ID
    EU.2407.2
    SHA-256
    22611adc008dfd7ee4f0b4b1a8ba3f2e80d35730e735c6574f276e6cb25f08f1
    Snapshot
    590ed793-336e-44b7-8ae8-20c76dd34378
    Snapshot SHA-256
    7133f32aee690d40382560820c13831b117db6f838ad5330a4c0756692f68220
    Retrieved
    2026-07-09 20:07 UTC
    Original record (JSON)