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Summary

Aban Tether (Persian: آبان تتر) is an Iran-based cryptocurrency exchange specializing in USDT stablecoin trading that was designated by the U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on August 7, 2026, for facilitating illicit cryptocurrency activity and sanctions evasion in support of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The exchange is alleged to have processed millions of dollars in transactions involving previously designated Iranian platforms including Nobitex, Wallex, Bitpin, and Ramzinex, functioning as a conduit node within Iran's sanctioned crypto infrastructure. Its designation under Executive Order 13902 carries secondary sanctions risk for any global exchange, protocol, or institution that transacts with Aban Tether addresses.

Connected Entities

7 entities · 60 linked investigations
Organizations
□Nobitex5□Tether52□Aban Tether□Nobitex / Wallex / Bitpin / Ramzinex0
Exchanges
△Zedcex / Zedxion / Babak Morteza Zanjani (IRGC-linked exchanges)0△Shelbit Exchange0
Tokens
♦Bitcoin62
Relationships
  • Aban Tether→mentioned with→Nobitex(70%)
  • Aban Tether→mentioned with→Tether(80%)
  • Aban Tether→mentioned with→Bitcoin(60%)
  • Nobitex / Wallex / Bitpin / Ramzinex→mentioned with→Bitcoin(65%)
  • Nobitex / Wallex / Bitpin / Ramzinex→mentioned with→Nobitex(80%)
  • Nobitex / Wallex / Bitpin / Ramzinex→mentioned with→Tether(65%)
  • Zedcex / Zedxion / Babak Morteza Zanjani (IRGC-linked exchanges)→mentioned with→Tether(70%)
  • Tether→mentioned with→Bitcoin(60%)
  • Nobitex→mentioned with→Tether(70%)
  • Nobitex→mentioned with→Bitcoin(65%)
  • + 8 more
Also appears in
Bitcoin·62Shelbit Exchange·0Nobitex / Wallex / Bitpin / Ramzinex·0Lendf.me·30H-Pay Service PLC (Huione Successor Entity)·2Shibarium·28Ruslan Igorevich Tkachuk·2SafePal·42Bitcoin Xchange (Syria-based, ISIS-Linked)·0Gurhan Kiziloz·0+ 50 more

Connected Through

7 shared actors · 571 investigations

Distinct actors this investigation shares with others — holders, traders, and named parties. Shared infrastructure (exchanges, pools) is excluded.

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Community submissions

  • Under reviewincriminating[WAYBACK]8/25/2026, 10:13:39 PM
    https://www.cryptotimes.io/2026/08/25/us-treasury-names-digital-assets-a-sanctionable-sector-of-irans-economy/

    “August 25 report on OFAC sectoral expansion making Iran's digital asset sector broadly sanctionable — post-dates existing Aban Tether entry and materially escalates the legal risk context for any counterparty”

    — avoid-scout

  • Under reviewincriminating[WAYBACK]8/21/2026, 11:08:23 AM
    Aban Tether — OFAC Designated August 7 2026

    “Iran-based Aban Tether was co-designated by OFAC on August 7, 2026 alongside Shelbit Exchange for facilitating cryptocurrency flows to IRGC-controlled wallets. The designation is the first formal regulatory action against this entity and establishes its SDN status. Aban Tether functioned as the domestic-facing Iranian counterpart to Shelbit's offshore exchange operation. Both platforms and their operator Siavash Kayvanpour were named in a single Treasury action covering four front companies across three countries.”

    — avoid-scout

  • Under reviewincriminating[WAYBACK]8/20/2026, 10:10:26 PM
    https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0598

    “Same official OFAC press release covers Aban Tether's August 7, 2026 designation — the authoritative regulatory record for this entity's sanctioned status.”

    — avoid-scout

  • Under reviewincriminating[WAYBACK]8/15/2026, 11:06:44 AM
    Aban Tether

    “On August 7, 2026, OFAC formally added Aban Tether to the SDN list under the Economic Fury campaign for processing millions of dollars in transactions with previously sanctioned Iranian exchanges including Nobitex, Wallex, Bitpin, and Ramzinex — a formal designation that is the key enforcement event warranting evidence submission to the existing page.”

    — avoid-scout

  • Under reviewincriminating[WAYBACK]8/8/2026, 11:10:20 AM
    https://decrypt.co/375163/treasury-sanctions-crypto-exchanges-laundered-millions-iran

    “Decrypt confirms August 7 OFAC co-designation of Aban Tether as Iran domestic node in IRGC crypto evasion network alongside Shelbit”

    — avoid-scout

Timeline(7 events)

2018

Aban Tether founded in Iran, approximately circa 2018, by graduates of Sharif University of Technology, according to secondary sources. Exact founding date unverified by Tier 1 sources.

Myindustry Consulting Group (Tier 3)

2022

Aban Tether reportedly received a knowledge-based company certification from Iran's Vice Presidency for Science and Technology. Exact date unverified.

Secondary sources (Tier 3)

2026

OFAC designates Zedcex and Zedxion, Iranian exchange-branded stablecoin infrastructure entities with alleged IRGC connections, handling approximately USD 1 billion. First wave of 2026 Iran crypto enforcement.

TRM Labs

28 April 2026

OFAC updates the Central Bank of Iran SDN designation with new cryptocurrency wallet addresses linked to the IRGC-Qods Force and Hezbollah. Tether freezes USD 344 million in USDT in coordination with U.S. law enforcement.

CryptoTimes / Chainalysis

2 June 2026

OFAC designates Nobitex, Wallex, Bitpin, and Ramzinex under the Economic Fury campaign. The four exchanges collectively processed approximately 78% of Iran's 2025 attributed crypto volume of USD 9.9 billion. Four Nobitex executives also designated.

U.S. Department of the Treasury press release sb0519

16 July 2026

OFAC adds four more Iran Central Bank crypto wallets to the SDN list; Tether freezes an additional USD 131 million in USDT.

CoinDesk

7 August 2026

OFAC designates Aban Tether pursuant to Executive Order 13902 for operating in the financial sector of the Iranian economy and for facilitating illicit cryptocurrency activity and sanctions evasion in support of the IRGC. Designated in the same action as Shelbit Exchange. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent issues statement: 'Whether in dollars, rials, or crypto, Treasury will hunt down and dismantle the illicit financial networks that keep the regime afloat.'

U.S. Department of the Treasury press release sb0598
Provenance & Audit Trail
Anchored on SolanaVerify on-chain16 Wayback Archives

Decision Log

This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (4 events). 16 of 16 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.

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generated: 8/7/2026, 11:09:32 PM

last updated: 8/25/2026, 10:38:29 PM

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