Hossein Yaghoobi
Chairman of Farab Soroush Afagh Qeshm Company, designated by OFAC in November 2018 while serving as the Central Bank of Iran's Vice Governor for International Affairs.
Hossein Yaghoobi chairs Farab Soroush Afagh Qeshm Company, the Iranian front firm the US Treasury named on 7 August 2026, having designated him separately in November 2018 as a central bank official.
Last refreshed: 17 August 2026 · Appears in 1 active topic
How did a former Central Bank of Iran vice-governor end up chairing a sanctioned front company?
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Hossein Yaghoobi chairs Farab Soroush Afagh Qeshm Company, the front firm the US Treasury named on 7 August 2026 as moving funds for the sanctioned Bank-e Shahr. Treasury designated him separately in November 2018, when he held the title of vice governor for international affairs at Iran's central bank, so the chairman behind the new listing is a named former official rather than an anonymous broker.
Treasury's own release names his current chairmanship; the Federal Register notice gazetting the action carries no readable text, with every designee appearing only as a scanned image. His name therefore surfaces nowhere in a search of the official record.
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