Ivan Obukhov / Foscom FZE
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Ivan Obukhov is a UAE-based Ukrainian national designated by OFAC on August 24, 2026, as part of Operation Economic Outcast. U.S. Treasury alleges that since 2023 he processed over $100 million in cryptocurrency payments to facilitate oil sales on behalf of the IRGC-Qods Force, and that he has for years brokered Iranian shadow-fleet vessels. His UAE-registered company Foscom FZE, which he acquired in 2022, was simultaneously designated under Executive Order 13224 as an entity controlled by Obukhov.
Connected Entities
4 entities · 10 linked investigations- Ivan Obukhov / Foscom FZE→mentioned with→Aban Tether(80%)
- Shelbit Exchange→mentioned with→Aban Tether(80%)
- Siavash Kayvanpour→mentioned with→Aban Tether(80%)
- Ivan Obukhov / Foscom FZE→mentioned with→Siavash Kayvanpour(80%)
- Shelbit Exchange→mentioned with→Siavash Kayvanpour(80%)
- Aban Tether→mentioned with→Shelbit Exchange(80%)
- Ivan Obukhov / Foscom FZE→mentioned with→Shelbit Exchange(80%)
- Siavash Kayvanpour→mentioned with→Shelbit Exchange(80%)
Connected Through
4 shared actors · 10 investigationsDistinct actors this investigation shares with others — holders, traders, and named parties. Shared infrastructure (exchanges, pools) is excluded.
- □Aban Tetherorganizationalso inAban Tether·0Babak Zanjani Network — Expanded OFAC Designations (July 2026)·0Operation Economic Outcast — Iran Digital Asset Sanctions·0Operation Economic Outcast — Iran Digital Assets Sectoral Sanctions (August 2026)·0OFAC Operation Economic Outcast — Iran Digital Assets Sectoral Sanctions August 2026·0
- △Shelbit Exchangeexchange
- □Siavash Kayvanpourorganization
- □Ivan Obukhov / Foscom FZEorganization
Timeline(5 events)
15 September 2015
Foscom FZE incorporated in the Ajman Free Zone, UAE (Company Number 10315473).
OFAC SDN List / Federal Register 2026-176131 January 2022
Ivan Obukhov acquires Foscom FZE and assumes role of owner and general manager. Exact date within 2022 not publicly specified.
U.S. Treasury Press Release sb06131 January 2023
According to U.S. Treasury, Obukhov begins processing cryptocurrency payments to facilitate oil sales on behalf of the IRGC-Qods Force. Exact date within 2023 not specified; Treasury states activity began 'since 2023.'
U.S. Treasury Press Release sb06137 August 2026
OFAC separately sanctions Shelbit exchange and its founder Siavash Kayvanpour; TRM Labs publishes analysis tracing $6.3 billion in flows through Shelbit between May 2024 and March 2026, including $5.6 million to IRGC-linked wallets.
TRM Labs / Bloomberg24 August 2026
OFAC designates Ivan Obukhov and Foscom FZE to the SDN List under Executive Order 13224 as part of Operation Economic Outcast. Nearly 60 entities, individuals, and vessels designated in the same action. OFAC simultaneously issues a sectoral determination naming Iran's digital asset sector as sanctionable under Executive Order 13902.
U.S. Treasury / OFACDecision Log
- slot 443526716 · hash 5jm89q55MhdVituruqDv7rE5qGzU4FsDQQ5XzkqFvc7X
This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (1 decision). 12 of 13 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.
model: claude-sonnet-4-6
generated: 8/27/2026, 11:05:57 PM
last updated: 8/27/2026, 11:05:57 PM
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