Panjaki, Yahya Hosseini
Person/Entity:
Person
Also Known As:
Hamidi, Seyed Yahya; Hamidi, Yahya; Panjaki, Seyed Yahya Hosseiny; Panjaki, Yahya Husseini
Sanctioned by U.S:
Yes
Date Sanctioned by U.S:
2024-09-18
Sanctioned by EU:
No
Sanctioned by U.K.:
No
Sanctioned by Canada:
No
Sanctioned by Australia:
No
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Description
"Yahya Hosseini Panjaki (Panjaki) serves as the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) deputy intelligence minister for internal security affairs, where he oversees the Iranian regime’s efforts to assassinate Iranian dissidents abroad. Panjaki has been linked to multiple MOIS-sponsored plots carried out in coordination with narcotics traffickers and terrorist groups, including Hizballah. Panjaki played a role in the attempted bombing of a gathering of Iranian dissidents in Paris, among other operations in Europe."
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