State Department Lists 15 Materials Used in Iran's Sanctioned Metals Sector

The State Department expanded the scope of its sanctions authorities on Iran’s metals sector (see 1905080065) by identifying 15 materials used in the country’s nuclear, military and ballistic missile programs, a Jan. 15 news release said. The agency said people or companies that “knowingly transfer” the materials are now sanctionable under the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act. The State Department also continued its sanctions authority targeting Iran’s construction sector after determining that the U.S.-sanctioned Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps still controls the sector.

The 15 materials are:

• Aluminum 6061-T6
• Aluminum 6061-O
• Aluminum 6063-T5
• Aluminum 7075-O
• AISI 316L
• 100Cr6
• 115CrV3
• Aluminum 6061-F
• AISI 309
• AISI 304
• Aluminum 6063-T1
• Aluminum 7075-T6
• Zirconium Carbide (ZrC)
• ZrSiO2 (Zircon Sand, Zirconium Silicate)
• 4340 Steel.