“Pursuant to the authority in section 1(ii) of Executive Order 13382, ‘Blocking Property of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators and Their Supporters,’ the State Department, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General, has determined that the Center for Innovation and Technology Cooperation (CITC), Pentane Chemistry Industries (PCI), and Hossein Tanideh, have engaged, or attempted to engage, in activities or transactions that have materially contributed to, or pose a risk of materially contributing to, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction”
77 FR 43131
Published 07-23-2012