Executive Order 13382
US presidential executive order authorising sanctions against weapons-of-mass-destruction proliferators and their supporters.
Executive Order 13382, signed in 2005 to sanction weapons-of-mass-destruction proliferators, was Treasury's basis on 15 July 2026 for naming Russian nationals Mariya Selina and Vadim Druzhbin of Moscow firm Avratek OOO in a seven-node IRGC arms-procurement network.
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Executive Order 13382 is a US presidential order, signed in 2005, that authorises Treasury sanctions against weapons-of-mass-destruction proliferators and the individuals or firms who finance and supply them. It is one of three executive orders anchoring Washington's Iran sanctions architecture.
The order is distinguished from Executive Order 13902, which covers Iran's economic sectors such as construction and energy, and Executive Order 13224, which rests on terrorism-support authority. E.O. 13382's WMD-proliferation basis lets Treasury reach further down a weapons supply chain, naming financiers and suppliers rather than only the end user.
Because the order targets the international network behind a weapons programme rather than Iran's domestic institutions, it has been used to name foreign nationals and firms directly, including a Russian aviation company's finance chief, extending its reach beyond Iran's own borders.
Treasury names Russians in arms network
On 15 July OFAC used E.O. 13382 to designate a seven-node network procuring weapons for the IRGC, naming Russian nationals Mariya Selina and Vadim Druzhbin of Moscow aviation firm Avratek OOO directly rather than leaving the foreign end of the chain anonymous.
That designation is the order's only confirmed 2026 use, distinct from the broader economic-sector reach of E.O. 13902 and the terrorism basis of E.O. 13224. The same WMD-proliferation authority underpinned Treasury's earlier move against Dubai financier Ali Ansari, tied to Iran's Supreme Leader.
What is Executive Order 13382?
Why was Executive Order 13382 used against Iran's arms network in July 2026?
When was Executive Order 13382 signed?
How is E.O. 13382 different from E.O. 13902 and E.O. 13224?
