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OFAC has added Ali Larijani to its list of designated/blocked persons and associated blocking measures are in force for his U.S.-located property and interests.
The official U.S. Treasury press release dated January 15, 2026 states that the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action "against the architects of the Iranian regime’s brutal crackdown on peaceful demonstrators" and specifies that "among the Iranian security officials sanctioned today is Ali Larijani, the Secretary of the Supreme Council for National Security (SCNS)." The same document further notes that these officials are responsible for violence targeting protesters and that Larijani is being designated under E.O. 13876 for acting on behalf of the Supreme Leader of Iran. Independent reporting likewise notes that the sanctioned officials, including the Supreme National Security Council secretary, were targeted over the protest crackdown. Based on the Treasury’s own designation notice and corroborating news reports, the statement that OFAC designated Ali Larijani today in sanctions related to Iran’s crackdown on protests is accurate. Therefore, the verdict is True because primary U.S. government documentation and independent coverage both directly confirm that OFAC designated Ali Larijani on January 15, 2026 in connection with Iran’s violent suppression of protests.