Meentropy Technology Hangzhou

Meentropy Technology Hangzhou, operating under the alias Mizarvision, was designated by OFAC on 8 May 2026 under the IRAN-CON-ARMS-EO executive order as part of the multi-entity action that targeted the CITC procurement network. The firm is an AI and optics company based in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, the technology hub that also hosts Alibaba's headquarters. Its dual-use optics and AI capabilities make it a plausible node in an arms-relevant procurement chain focused on targeting and surveillance systems.

The designation was made under the same authority used against Chang Guang Satellite Technology, indicating that OFAC treated Meentropy as part of the same supply-chain architecture linking Chinese technology firms to Iranian defence procurement. Hangzhou's technology cluster includes numerous firms working on computer vision, LIDAR, and optics, fields where civilian and military applications overlap substantially. The Mizarvision brand name suggests it operates in vision-system or imaging markets.

Meentropy's designation, alongside the other CITC network nodes, demonstrates that the 8 May action was focused on dual-use technology supply chains rather than financial flows. The SDN listing cuts Meentropy off from US dollar transactions, US software and chip supply chains, and exposes any non-US entity trading with it to secondary-sanctions risk. For Hangzhou's broader technology community, the designation is a compliance warning about doing business with optics and AI firms whose customer base overlaps with Iranian government entities.