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S E C R E T SECTION 01 OF 02 STATE 104496 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/30/2018 
TAGS: AG AS AJ BE CH CY EG RE GM IN IR IT JA LY MY MT
NO, PK, SA, SN, KS, SP, SW, TW, TU, TC, UK, ECON, EFIN, ETRD, PARM, 
KNNP, EUN, EWWT, PREL 
SUBJECT: DESIGNATION OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN 
SHIPPING LINES 
 
REF: A. STATE 69339 
     ¶B. STATE 94723 
 
Classified By: ISN Patricia A. McNerney for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 
 
¶1.  (C)  This is an action request.  Please see paragraph 4. 
 
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SUMMARY/BACKGROUND 
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¶2. (SBU)  The United States designated the Islamic Republic 
of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) and 18 subsidiaries under E.O. 
13382 ("Blocking the Property of Weapons of Mass Destruction 
Proliferators and their Supporters") on September 10, 2008. 
These designations are consistent with obligations in UN 
Security Council Resolutions (UNSCRs) 1737, 1747 and 1803, 
which require Member States to freeze the assets of entities 
and individuals designated by the UN Security Council as 
being involved in Iran's nuclear or missile programs, and 
freezing the assets of entities acting on their behalf or at 
their direction.  IRISL facilitates shipments of military and 
proliferation-related cargo destined for Iran's defense 
industry, including to organizations that have been 
designated in UN Security Council Resolutions 1737 and 1747. 
These designations highlight the dangers of doing business 
with IRISL and its affiliates, and provide information that 
will help financial institutions in the U.S. and worldwide 
protect themselves from deceptive financial practices 
employed by Iranian entities like IRISL that engage in or 
support proliferation. 
 
¶3.  (S/REL TO ADDRESSEES)  This is a follow up cable to a 
previous demarche (Ref A and B) to addressees on IRISL's 
proliferation-related activities.  We would like to inform 
these countries of IRISL's designation and request that they 
take similar actions, consistent with national legal 
authorities, to freeze the assets of this entity, and its 
affiliated companies, for their facilitation of military and 
proliferation-related cargo to UN-designated entities.  We 
also want to convey to host governments that any entity in 
their jurisdiction found to be conducting business with IRISL 
and other designated entities, or any entity that is owned or 
controlled by, or acting for or on behalf of IRISL and its 
affiliated companies, may be subject to designation under 
E.O. 13382. 
 
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OBJECTIVES/ACTION REQUEST 
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¶4. (S/REL TO ADDRESSEES) Posts are requested to pursue the 
following objectives.  In doing so, Posts should draw from 
the press release issued by the State Department on September 
10, 2008, which can be found at 
www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2008/sept/109485.ht m and the press 
 
STATE 00104496  002 OF 002 
 
 
-- Inform host government officials of the U.S. designations 
under E.O. 13382. 
 
-- Notify host government officials that these designations 
are consistent with USG obligations under UNSCRs 1737, 1747 
and 1803. 
 
-- Urge host governments, consistent with obligations under 
UNSCRs 1737, 1747 and 1803 and their own national legal 
authorities, to 1) freeze the assets of these entities if 
they have not already done so, as well as the assets of 
persons or entities acting on their behalf or at their 
direction, or by entities owned or controlled by them; 2) 
require comprehensive mandatory inspections of IRISL-related 
cargo; and 3) ensure that all national companies, 
particularly freight forwarders and insurance companies, 
cease business operations with IRISL. 
 
-- Note that firms in the jurisdiction of host governments 
risk designation under E.O. 13382 if they act or purport to 
act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, IRISL, the 
listed IRISL subsidiaries, or any other E.O. 13382 designated 
entity, and/or if they provide, or attempt to provide, 
financial, material, technological, or other support for, or 
goods or services in support of any designated entity. 
 
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REPORTING DEADLINE 
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¶5.  (U) Please report any response within seven days of 
receipt of this cable.  Please slug replies for ISN, T, 
TREASURY, and NEA/IR.  Please use SIPDIS caption on all 
responses. 
 
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POINT OF CONTACT 
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¶6.  (U)  Washington point of contact for follow-up 
information is Jennifer Chalmers, ISN/CPI, (202) 647-9715, 
chalmersja@state.sgov.gov. 
 
¶7.  (U) Department thanks Post for its assistance. 
 
¶8.  (U) Tripoli minimize considered. 
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