Switzerland SECO
ActiveFinancial sanctions; Travel ban; Prohibition to honour certain claims- Programme
- Iran
- Designated
- Not published by this authority
- Legal basis
- Ordinance of 12 December 2025 on measures against the Islamic Republic of Iran (SR 946.231.143.6), art. 16 (Financial sanctions), art. 26 (Travel ban) and art. 27 (Prohibition to honour certain claims), annex 12
- Stated grounds
- Ali Reza Khanchi is a nuclear scientist affiliated with the Iranian Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute (NSTRI). NSTRI is an EU-listed research body which is affiliated on an official level with the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI). Ali Reza Khanchi is therefore engaged in and providing support to Iran’s nuclear proliferation activities.
- Source
- Switzerland SECO Sanctions List
- Last confirmed
- 19 Oct 2026