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Nothing says "unique" like custom travel artwork designed just for you by a professional artist. Need ideas? We’ve collected some amazing examples of travel art from our global community of illustrators. Get inspired and start planning the perfect travel art today.

Bangalore Bless

design made for Arbor Brewing Company

Touton coffee journey

Wrap design for a coffee mug company representing the journey of the coffee, from picking coffee beans from Costa Rica, transporting the coffee on the seas, right at the client's door.

illustration for TrekWithUs.com

Website main illustration

Cricket Lighter Illustration

Indian languages map design

tshirt illustration for tipsy tarts

playfully sexy illustration of a woman drinking wine

rose' all day t-shirt design

a fun and stylish illustration of a girl drinking rose' all day:)

CHEER FOR YOUR TEAM ON THE ROAD

Illustration website for Fantra.co

sunday funday

tshirt illustration of 2 girls having drinks

travel hag illustration

custom illustration for travel hag.

Dusseldorf Vintage Poster

Danish Light Tower called Helgenæs illustration

Bohemian travel girl

Illustration for the van

Hand drawn vector Illustration for the van with funny dog characters

Travel Poster

City travel posters that are creative and different than what is normally seen.

Te Araroa New Zealand trail

Sydney illustration

Graphic design with illustration of Sydney sightseeing’s for Desktop Pad with week planner.

Paris illustration

Hand drawn illustration with Paris sigthseeing for week planner on Desktop pad.

Boho Style Illustration

Original Illustration with travel and soho style elements.

Greetings from Pineapple Willy's

Picky Head Of Bahamas

Picky Head is an illustration for travel agency who focused for Bahamas

The Perfect Island Illustration

Custom Island Illustration

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Washington DC sticker

Sticker design of Washington DC.

Paper Anniversary Travel Poster

Illustration for traveling site

The client is traveler between US and Canada, so the job is create a illustration represent activity icon for him with fun and creative way.

Ful-page illustration for magazine

Travel poster design idea

Illustration of Chicago in the style of a vintage travel poster.

characters for traveling company

Mural concept

mural design concept

Map illustration

Illustration for the restaurant

This illustration tells the story of the AMOOD restaurant, as its creator traveled all over the world and found recipes for his sandwiches!

Landing page illustration

Pitched for squirl.co, an app that helps connect the fictional world with the real one.

Paris travel

Sydney Tourist Maps

This is maps of many areas in Sydney designed for a travel agency. I tried to make as smart as possible so the client can edit anything easily just by a few clicks, also added the icons and marks at the Symbol board so he can just drag and drop any icon he wants.

Full-Page Illustration as nostalgic Travel Poster

cute Moto Girl illustration for @MindBodyMotoGirl

Singapore Touristic Map Design And Illustration

Had a lot of fun creating this Singapore Touristic Map from the scratch. First it started as a contest and afterwards proceeded to 1-On-1 project with amazing client. This map is detailed and consist from various illustrations, typography and icons. There is also a back side of the map filled with recommendations, metro graphic and more illustrations.

leaf pattern design

pattern design

Slideshow Illustration (Maine Page)

The Clever Coyote Slideshow Illustration (Maine Page)

Washington Map

Made this map in modern and simple style

"Save The Ocean" Save Earth T-Shirt

Hi there, we are looking to commission exclusive artwork for our web-based design studio, Designmate. Theme: Save Earth T-Shirt Description: Fun, bright, and illustrative designs for summer t-shirts featuring tropical scenes and beachy themes. Elements can include flamingos, toucans, sea turtles, pineapples, palms, waves, flip-flops, etc. Color palette: open, but want bright, vibrant, beachy colors

A very subtle and minimalist illustration for new coffee box packaging

Illustration for a coffee brand.

Wine company illustration

A bed board inspired from the city of Hamburg for a big european Hotel chain,

Illustration for travel app

Abstract Geometric Tree/Forest/Mountain

Black & White illustration for truck camper.

Illustration inspired by travel sites and big cities of the world.

Matador - Video Motion Graphic Art

Video graphic illustration design

Stroll in London Afternoon

Peaceful afternoon. A man and his dog walking down the bridge. From a faraway, we can see the sunlight across the great bell tower. A travel poster design that showing tourism place. In this one I choose Big Ben, which is located in London.

Egyptian Holiday

An Egyptian oasis scenario illustration for ‘Daytona 432FM’

City Illustration "Belgium"

Vector Illustration for Travel Book. "Belgium"

ENTRY - Basecamp Map

Illustration in Urban Sketching style

Urban-sketching from photo. Though it looks like watercolor it was made digitally. Such approach make any revisions much easier and quicker!

Illustration for Travel Blog

Artistic Longboard/Skateboard design

Artistic Longboard/Skateboard design for company based around road trips, travel and exploring. Vector art

Longboard design

Hand painted water-colour sketch for travel book

Travel Poster Contest Entry

Explore the world to discover yourself

Digital illustration for travel book

travel maps concept

map for people who want the road

Travelling young lady pattern

Black and white seamless vector pattern with a young woman with a suitcase going on a journey

Illustration for a travel book

Colorful Travel Poster

Wanderlust Bottle

Brief was to create art for a water bottle that centered around travel. "Wanderlust Edition" had to be included in the design, but not the focus of the design. No more than 3 colors could be used.

banner header for travel blog

Concept for Travel Poster

Entry for Travel Poster

"How it works" illustration for travel site

Again. Cute and simple. 1. Entering code 2. Looking for hotels 3. Applying discount 4. Enjoying holiday

Vintage tour poster

Lake version

Travel & Hotel

Vintage Fall Merch

Vector map design for travel and vacation

Illustration of world travelling and their analytics

Travel accessory line card

Misty mountains

Fabric pattern proposal for climbing chalk bags - stylised mountain landscape

Artistic Longboard/Skateboard design for both bottom and top

Client: Road Trip Brief: We are a new longboard/skateboard company based around road trips, travel and exploring. I'am looking for a fully designed longboard, both the top and bottom. I am leaving the creativity completely open to you. The brand is based around road trips, and travel so that is a plus if you include those. I would like the option to have the design laser engraved as well as a colored printed graphic. I don't need the top of the board to be a full graphic because the top of the board will need to have grip tape.

We match contract pilots with aircraft operators/owners. Think of Turo but for airplane owners needing pilots and pilots looking for contract work.

Bali Travel Poster

Travel book illustration

Architecture and Nature

Tote Bag Design for a Travel Company (B/W Version)

I wanted to capture key experiences that is provided by the client's company. So 5 activities were chosen and translated into a stamp-like illustration. Using only black & white and the halftone effect, I try to achieve a 'vintage' look. It was then arranged to look like stamps you'd get on passports when travelling. The design is completed with a red circle as a representation of the client's logo.

Illustration for Flixbus

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Tote-Bag Design for a Travel Company

I wanted to capture key experiences that is provided by the client's company. So 5 activities were chosen and translated into a stamp-like illustration. Using primary colors and the halftone effect, I try to achieve a 'vintage' look. It was then arranged to look like stamps you'd get on passports when travelling.

Create T-Shirt Design

Illustration of travelling on a budget

concept illustration of earth

World Map Wall Art / Illustration

An illustration / design for a pushpin world map in 3 vertical panels of 17”H x 13”W (so 17”H x 39”W total) - travel décor and inspiration for adventurous souls. These will be pieces of art that someone will hang on their wall.

Design line backer card

Design card for the packaging of a travel accessory line

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The work culture has come a long way since the days when travel agency offices were a new phenomenon. The years of seeing the results of office life in the overall welfare of the people have led to many new developments in office design. Designers of interior designers, as well as office furniture makers have proven to be truly creative in their design solutions.

Travel Agency Office Interior Designs

In today’s article we have mentioned some beautiful travel agency office interior design ideas.

Open floor decoration:

Choose some bright colours:

The combined use of psychology and color design is now a very popular trend in contemporary office design. Colors have a definite effect on people, even without knowing or understanding them consciously.

Make it comfortable:

Multipurpose spaces:

Collaboration and versatility contribute well to modern office functionality. Office design that works for multiple purposes helps to manage the work well. It can efficiently adapt to fast-paced environments and today’s demands.

Furniture set up:

Modern concept:

Minimalist:

Biophilic design is a discipline that incorporates natural elements into the built environment and focuses on rational reasons. Designers cannot replicate natural sunlight in the interior. However, they can be decorated with plants, which brings a natural element to the interior. Plants increase productivity and make a workplace more appealing, thus attracting more workers to the organization. Plants help reduce stress as well as clean and purify the indoor air.

Lounge areas:

Lounge may seem responsive to getting the job done but comfort plays a major role in creativity. For a project your mind and body need just as much about the concept of the place to kick your legs and the brain! Lounge areas can encourage people to have a cup of coffee before the start of the work day and relax in the office, or to wander around during their lunch break because they can get virtually relaxed.

Windows view:

Luxurious view:

Encouraging activities:

So far, we’ve seen how color and natural ingredients make for healthier people at work. Offices are taking the practice to the next level by making it easily accessible for their employees. Employees no longer have to buy gym membership and drive to and from the gym. They don’t even have to worry about when they will actually have time to exercise. Instead, they can use the gym on site before, after or during work.

Classic with a touch of modern:

Keep it simple:

Formal set up:

Choose a perfect theme:

Rustic theme:

Black and white:

Contemporary:

Creative design:

Small office design:

Particioned office room decorate:

Glass wall:

Simple decoration:

Naturalistic office decoration:

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The Bolshoi theatre is familiar to almost everyone as Russia’s grandest theatre, but what people don’t know is that there are many more bolshoi (big) sites in Moscow that are worth travelling all the way to Moscow to see. For more than 100 years, the world’s biggest bell has been hidden behind the Kremlin’s walls and inside Moscow’s main park (which is bigger than some countries!) there is the world’s largest outdoor ice-rink. Travelers that visit Moscow can stay at the Izmailovo, Europe’s biggest hotel, then eat at the largest and most historic McDonald’s in Europe and after that have fun at the largest European indoor theme park!

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Lena, our guide in Moscow was excellent. She was very knowledgable and could answer any question we had for her. We liked that she could pick up on our interests and take us places we might not have thought of to go. When we realized that one of the places we had chosen to see would probably not be that interesting to us, she was able to arrange entry to the Diamond Fund and the Armoury for us. Riding the Metro with Lena was a real adventure and a lot of fun. In Saint Petersburg we found Anna well versed in the history of the Tsars and in the Hermitage collection. Arkady in Veliky Novgorod was a very good guide and answered all of our questions with ease. Novgorod was perhaps a long way to go for a day trip, but we did enjoy it. Vasily was a great driver to have and kept us safe with good humour and skill. We enjoyed ourselves so much, my daughter says she is already planning to return. We would both have no hesistation to recommend ExpresstoRussia to anyone we know.

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Mentor high school junior hailey ambrus takes top spot in fourth annual transit competition.

Laketran has announced the winners of its 2024 “Design a Bus Wrap” art contest, with Mentor High School junior Hailey Ambrus taking first prize for her entry, “50 years of a Greener, Greater Community.”

As the top winner, Ambrus’ design will be displayed on one of Laketran’s Dial-a-Ride buses for one year, the transit agency confirmed.

“When I was thinking of ideas for the contest, I thought about all of the well-known buildings that are in Lake County, like the (James A.) Garfield House, the Fairport Lighthouse, and the Lakeland clock tower,” Ambrus said, addressing classmates at the school.

“I was also thinking about the 50th anniversary and how Laketran has created a greener community for us, so I incorporated the saying ‘50 years of a Greener, Greater Community,’ ” she added. “Lastly, I created a gradient that looks like a sunny, blue sky to remind me of the sunny, summer days in Lake County.”

Additional winners are:

• Evan Bordelon, Second Place – Mentor High School

• Jazett Garay, Third Place – Heritage Middle School

In its fourth year, the contest drew over 60 entries from area high school and middle school students.

“Encouraging local students to think about public transportation and being able to combine that with public art is a unique and fun opportunity that we love to offer every year,” said Laketran CEO Ben Capelle. “We were very impressed with the creativity of the entries — we have some extremely talented student artists in Lake County.”

A panel consisting of transit employees, graphic art professionals and community leaders served as judges.

Avery Dennison , a Lake County-based manufacturer and distributor of pressure-sensitive adhesive materials, sponsored the contest and donated the vinyl material used to wrap the vehicle.

“We are a proud sponsor of this program and we are grateful for the opportunity to support Laketran, our area students, and the Lake County community,” said Amanda Stefanik, senior marketing communications specialist, Avery Dennison Graphics Solutions. “Each year, our team enjoys being involved with an initiative that inspires the imagination and creativity of our local students.

“We appreciate the opportunity to connect with our local area leaders and schools to drive awareness of vinyl graphics among art students, arts programs, and art instructors,” she added. “As Hailey illustrates with this year’s winning wrapped bus design, graphic vinyl film can be a powerful, creative canvas that is visually engaging and beautiful.”

Winning designs can be viewed at laketran.com/laketran-announces-2024-art-contest-winners/ .

Laketran has the top 20 entries on display at the agency’s Frank J. Polivka Transit Center at Lakeland Community College .

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The organisations have just agreed a pre-construction services agreement (PCSA) in readiness to deliver the project, earmarked for Brunswick St, after the planning application was lodged with Darlington Borough Council last month.

The latest hub would become part of the DEC which includes Feethams House and Bishopsgate House, and form part of the Government Hubs Programme supporting economic growth across the UK, catalysing the regeneration of brownfield sites and creating efficient, sustainable and productive workplaces for civil servants.

Kier and the GPA are now set to develop the design and engage with the supply chain to prepare the way for building to begin. Subject to planning consent being granted, construction is scheduled to commence at the end of the year.

Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office, Alex Burghart, said:

We are committed to creating modern and productive working environments for civil servants in Darlington, enabling them to deliver the best possible service to taxpayers. I am pleased to see the progress being made to deliver this new government hub on Brunswick Street. Our growing presence in Darlington will allow us to attract and retain talented individuals from across the North of England in key Civil Service positions.

This is the GPA’s first new-build freehold building - the agency will own the four-storey building and the land in its entirety, removing the need to lease.

Clive Anderson, Director of Capital Projects at the Government Property Agency, said:

The GPA is looking forward to working with Kier Construction on this exceptional freehold project to deliver a next-generation government hub at the DEC. This development will continue to support Levelling Up and Places for Growth, creating considerable regional economic benefit as well as helping to transform the Civil Service to better represent the public we serve.

Construction of the hub is set to begin later this year, with completion expected in 2027. Once open, the building will provide modern office space for 1,450 civil servants, bringing the total in Darlington to over 2,300.

Since 2021, 80 per cent of the current Civil Service roles associated with the DEC have been recruited locally.

Stuart Togwell, Group Managing Director of Kier Construction, said:

We’re delighted to have been appointed to support the delivery of the Government Property Agency’s latest Government Hub in Darlington.  Working in partnership with the GPA, we will create an exemplar building to support and create a new flagship regional hub for the government and a sustainable, inclusive and collaborative environment for its employees.  Our strong regional footprint also means we will deliver the scheme through local supply chains and create employment opportunities including apprenticeships.

The new hub will house Civil Service staff from His Majesty’s Treasury (HMT), the Department for Business and Trade (DBT), the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC); the Office for National Statistics (ONS); the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS); the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA); the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ); and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT).

Media enquiries: contact the Communications Team at the GPA on [email protected]

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Treasury targets networks facilitating illicit trade and uav transfers on behalf of iranian military.

WASHINGTON — Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is sanctioning over one dozen entities, individuals, and vessels that have played a central role in facilitating and financing the clandestine sale of Iranian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for Iran’s Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL), which itself is involved in supporting Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Russia’s war in Ukraine. Sahara Thunder is the main front company that oversees MODAFL’s commercial activities in support of these efforts. Sahara Thunder also plays a key role in Iran’s design, development, manufacture, and sale of thousands of UAVs, many of them ultimately transferred to Russia for use in its war of aggression against Ukraine. OFAC is also sanctioning two companies and a vessel involved in the shipment of Iranian commodities for Sepehr Energy Jahan Nama Pars, which similarly plays a leading role in the commercial activities of Iran’s Armed Forces General Staff (AFGS). Concurrent with this action, the United Kingdom and Canada are imposing sanctions targeting several entities and individuals involved in Iran’s UAV procurement and other military-related activities.

“Iran’s Ministry of Defense continues to destabilize the region and world with its support to Russia’s war in Ukraine, unprecedented attack on Israel, and proliferation of UAVs and other dangerous military hardware to terrorist proxies,” said Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Brian E. Nelson. “The United States, in close coordination with our British and Canadian partners, will continue to use all means available to combat those who would finance Iran’s destabilizing activities.” 

Today’s action is being taken pursuant to the counterterrorism authority in Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, as amended, E.O. 13382, a counterproliferation authority, and E.O. 14024, which targets Russia’s harmful foreign activities. OFAC designated MODAFL pursuant to E.O. 13224 on  March 26, 2019 for assisting, sponsoring, or providing financial, material, or technological support for, or financial or other services to or in support of, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF). The IRGC-QF was designated pursuant to E.O. 13224 on October 25, 2007 for providing support to multiple terrorist groups. The Department of State designated MODAFL pursuant to E.O. 13382 and E.O. 14024 on  October 25, 2007 and  February 23, 2024 , respectively.

SAHARA THUNDER

The Iranian government allocates billions of dollars’ worth of commodities to Iranian military entities including MODAFL and the AFGS as part of the Iranian military’s annual budget. Sahara   Thunder, which is subordinate to MODAFL, oversees MODAFL’s commercial activities. In November 2023, OFAC sanctioned the network of  Sepehr Energy Jahan Nama Pars Company (Sepehr Energy) , which plays a similar role leading the sale of Iranian commodities on behalf of the AFGS.

Sahara Thunder has also played an instrumental role in the Iranian military’s sale of UAVs. MODAFL has cooperated with Russia to finance and produce Iranian-designed one-way attack UAVs at the U.S.-sanctioned Joint Stock Company Special Economic Zone of Industrial Production Alabuga (SEZ Alabuga) facility in Russia under a $1.75 billion contract. As of late 2022, Russian officials were negotiating a deal for Sahara Thunder to deliver and produce thousands of UAVs per year at this facility. Such UAVs have been used by the Russian military in Ukraine against critical infrastructure and civilian targets. 

U.S.-sanctioned Generation Trading FZE has been used as part of this network to receive millions of dollars’ worth of payments from SEZ Alabuga and its subsidiaries as part of Russia’s contract with MODAFL.

Generation Trading FZE was designated on February 23, 2024 pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of, MODAFL. SEZ Alabuga was designated pursuant to E.O. 14024 on February 23, 2024, for operating or having operated in the defense and related materiel sector of the Russian Federation economy. 

Sahara Thunder is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of, MODAFL. Sahara Thunder is also being designated pursuant to E.O. 14024 for operating in the defense and related materiel sector of the Russian Federation economy.

SAHARA THUNDER’S LEADERSHIP

Kazem Mirzai Kondori ( Kondori ), Hossein Bakshayesh ( Bakshayesh ), and Hojat Abdulahi Fard ( Abdulahi Fard ) are officials of Sahara Thunder. Bakhshayesh has been the managing director of Sahara Thunder, while Abdulahi Fard has served as a board member at Sahara Thunder and a representative of Iranian company Etemad Tejarat Misagh , which is also a subsidiary of MODAFL.

Kondori and Bakshayesh are being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Sahara Thunder. Abdulahi Fard is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for being a leader or official of Sahara Thunder.

Kondori, Bakshayesh and Abdulahi Fard are also being designated pursuant to E.O. 14024 for being a leader, official, senior executive officer, or member of the board of directors of Sahara Thunder. Etemad Tejarat Misagh is being designated pursuant to E.O. 14024 for being owned or controlled by, or having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, MODAFL. 

SAHARA THUNDER’S GLOBAL SHIPPING NETWORK

Iranian military entity Sahara Thunder relies on a vast shipping network involved in the sale and shipment of Iranian commodities on behalf of MODAFL to multiple jurisdictions including the People’s Republic of China (PRC), Russia, and Venezuela. Sahara Thunder has entered into time-charter contracts with India-based Zen Shipping & Port India Private Limited  for the Cook Islands-flagged vessel CHEM (IMO 9240914), which is managed and operated by UAE-based Safe Seas Ship Management FZE .   Sahara Thunder has used the CHEM to conduct multiple shipments of commodities since 2022. Iran-based Arsang Safe Trading Co. has provided ship management services in support of several Sahara Thunder-related shipments, including those by the CHEM.

Safe Seas Ship Management FZE also manages and operates the Palau-flagged DANCY DYNAMIC  (9158161), Cook Islands-flagged K M A  (9234616), and Cook Islands-flagged CONRAD  (9546722), all of which have been used to ship Iranian commodities. 

Iran-based Asia Marine Crown Agency has served as the port agent in Bandar Abbas, Iran supporting several Sahara Thunder shipments. India-based Sea Art Ship Management (OPC) Private Limited  and UAE-based company Trans Gulf Agency LLC have worked together to provide ship management services in support of Sahara Thunder. UAE and Iran-based Coral Trading EST.  has purchased Iranian commodities from Sahara Thunder.

Zen Shipping & Port India Private Limited, Safe Seas Ship Management FZE, Arsang Safe Trading Co., Asia Marine Crown Agency, Coral Trading EST., and Sea Art Ship Management (OPC) Private Limited are being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of, Sahara Thunder. Trans Gulf Agency LLC is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of, Sea Art Ship Management (OPC) Private Limited.

The CHEM, DANCY DYNAMIC, K M A, and CONRAD are being identified as property in which Safe Seas Ship Management FZE has an interest.

SEPEHR ENERGY SHIPMENT

Onden General Trading FZE is a UAE-based broker which sold Iranian commodities on Sepehr Energy’s behalf to be delivered off shore near Singapore. Sepehr Energy’s shipment, valued at several tens of millions of dollars, was loaded in the Persian Gulf aboard a vessel disguising itself as a different vessel. The vessel LA PEARL  (9174660), also known as the ELITE ,   received the cargo via a ship-to-ship transfer from another vessel in mid-April in international waters near Singapore. Panama-based Saone Shipping Corporation is the operator and owner of the LA PEARL.

Onden General Trading FZE and Saone Shipping Corporation are being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of, Sepehr Energy Jahan Nama Pars Company. The LA PEARL is being identified as property in which Saone Shipping Corporation has an interest.

Iranian cargo airline Pouya Air was designated on  March 27, 2012 pursuant to E.O. 13224 for acting for or on behalf of the IRGC-QF to transport illicit cargo, including weapons, to Iran’s proxies in the Middle East. Pouya Air is being re-designated under E.O. 13382 for its transshipment of Iranian military UAVs to Russia. Pouya Air’s Ilyushin-76 aircraft EP-PUS  has transported UAVs and UAV-related cargo from Iran to Russia on behalf of the IRGC Aerospace Force. Some of the UAVs and UAV-related cargo was intended for the SEZ Alabuga.

Pouya Air is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13382 for having provided, or attempted to provide, financial, material, technological or other support for, or goods or services in support of, the IRGC Aerospace Force. EP-PUS is being identified as property in which Pouya Air has an interest. The IRGC Aerospace Force was designated pursuant to E.O. 13382 on  June 16, 2010 . 

UAV PROCUREMENT AND DEVELOPMENT 

Bonyan Danesh Shargh Private Company  ( Bonyan Danesh Shargh ) is an Iran-based company that produces UAVs, quadcopters, engines, and electronic and digital parts. The company engages in a wide range of business activities and operates in the public and private sectors in Iran and abroad. Bonyan Danesh Shargh has served as an intermediary for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force Self-Sufficiency Jihad Organization (IRGC ASF SSJO) in its business dealings. Bonyan Danesh Shargh has been involved in the IRGC ASF SSJO discussions regarding the Alabuga UAV facility in Russia. 

The IRGC ASF SSJO is involved in Iranian ballistic missile research and development and manages Iran’s production of Shahed-series UAVs. The Department of State designated the IRGC ASF SSJO pursuant to E.O. 13382 on  July 18, 2017  for engaging, or attempting 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 or their means of delivery. Bonyan Danesh Shargh is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13382 for having provided, or attempted to provide, financial, material, technological or other support for, or goods or services in support of, the IRGC ASF SSJO.

BONYAN DANESH SHARGH LEADERSHIP AND BUSINESS NETWORK

Abbas Abdi Asjerd ( Asjerd ) has served as Chief Executive Officer of Bonyan Danesh Shargh where Seyed Mohsen Vahabzadeh Moghadam ( Moghadam ) and Zahra Abdi Asjerd ( Zahra ) have served in different official capacities.  Hamid Eidi Ashjerdi  ( Eidi ) has provided corporate auditing and inspection services to Bonyan Danesh Shargh.

Asjerd, Moghadam, and U.S.-designated IRGC ASF SSJO Chief Abdollah Mehrabi (Mehrabi) serve in different official capacities at the Iran-based firm Baran Sazan Caspian Anzali Free Zone Company ( BSC ). Asjerd and Moghadam are also board members of the Iran-based firms Sanaye Motorsazi Alvand Private Company ( Alvand ) and Pishro Sanat Aseman Sharif Private Company  ( Pishro Sanat ). Alvand manufactures, imports, and exports UAVs and engines. Pishro Sanat designs and manufactures sensitive UAV components, including servomotors. Mohammad Ali Moradipour  ( Moradipour ) has provided corporate auditing and inspection services to Alvand.

Mehrabi was designated pursuant to E.O. 13382 on  October 29, 2021 for acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, the IRGC ASF SSJO.

Asjerd, Moghadam, and Zahra are being designated pursuant to E.O. 13382 for acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Bonyan Danesh Shargh. BSC, Alvand, and Pishro Sanat are being designated pursuant to E.O. 13382 for being owned or controlled by, directly or indirectly, Asjerd. Eidi is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13382 for having provided, or attempted to provide, financial, material, technological or other support for, or goods or services in support of, Bonyan Danesh Shargh. Moradipour is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13382 for having provided, or attempted to provide, financial, material, technological or other support for, or goods or services in support of, Alvand.

SANCTIONS IMPLICATIONS

As a result of today’s action, all property and interests in property of the designated persons described above that are in the United States or in the possession or control of U.S. persons are blocked and must be reported to OFAC. In addition, any entities that are owned, directly or indirectly, individually or in the aggregate, 50 percent or more by one or more blocked persons are also blocked. Unless authorized by a general or specific license issued by OFAC, or exempt, OFAC’s regulations generally prohibit all transactions by U.S. persons or within (or transiting) the United States that involve any property or interests in property of designated or otherwise blocked persons. 

In addition, financial institutions and other persons that engage in certain transactions or activities with the sanctioned entities and individuals may expose themselves to sanctions or be subject to an enforcement action. The prohibitions include the making of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services by, to, or for the benefit of any designated person, or the receipt of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services from any such person. 

The power and integrity of OFAC sanctions derive not only from OFAC’s ability to designate and add persons to the SDN List, but also from its willingness to remove persons from the SDN List consistent with the law. The ultimate goal of sanctions is not to punish, but to bring about a positive change in behavior. For information concerning the process for seeking removal from an OFAC list, including the SDN List, please refer to  OFAC’s Frequently Asked Question 897 here . For detailed information on the process to submit a request for  removal from an OFAC sanctions list, please click here .

Click here for more information on the individuals and entities designated today .