- Programme
- Situation in Ukraine
- Designated
- Not published by this authority
- Legal basis
- Ordinance of 4 March 2022 on measures related to the situation in Ukraine (RS 946.231.176.72), Art. 15 para. 1 and 4 (Financial sanctions) and art. 29 para. 1 (Travel ban), annexe 8
- Stated grounds
- Brigadier General Hamid Vahedi is the Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Air Force. In this position, he is involved in decision-making concerning the Iranian Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) programme, UAV exports and defence cooperation with the Russian Federation in this area, all of which have led to Iranian UAVs being used by the Russian Federation in the war of aggression against Ukraine. Therefore, Brigadier General Hamid Vahedi is supporting actions which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.
- Source
- Switzerland SECO Sanctions List
- Last confirmed
- 19 Oct 2026