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Report to Congress Pursuant to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (FY13 NDAA)
Section 1245 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (also known as the Iran Freedom and Counter- Proliferation Act of 2012 (IFCA)), as delegated by Presi...
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
For the purpose of implementing the provisions of IFCA delegated to the Secretary of State, including Sections 1245(a)(1)(B), 1245(a)(1)(C), and 1245(e), “raw or semi-finished metals” under IFCA 1245(d) includes, but is not limited to, the following materials (including all types of such materials and all alloys or compounds containing such materials): Aluminum, Americium, Antimony, Barium, Beryllium, Bismuth, Boron, Cadmium, Calcium, Cerium, Cesium, Chromium, Cobalt, Copper, Dysprosium, Erbium, Europium, Gallium, Gadolinium, Germanium, Gold, Hafnium, Hastelloy, Inconel, Indium, Iridium, Iron, Lanthanum, Lithium, Lead, Lutetium, Manganese, Magnesium, Mercury, Molybdenum, Monel, Neodymium, Neptunium, Nickel, Niobium, Osmium, Palladium, Platinum, Plutonium, Polonium, Potassium, Praseodymium, Promethium, Radium, Rhenium, Rhodium, Ruthenium, Samarium, Scandium, Silicon, Silver, Sodium, Steels, Strontium, Tantalum, Technetium, Tellurium, Terbium, Thallium, Thorium, Tin, Titanium, Tungsten, Uranium, Vanadium, Ytterbium, Yttrium, Zinc, and Zirconium.
This report pursuant to Section 1245(e) of IFCA covers the period January 1, 2025, to June 30, 2025.
Following a review of the available information, and in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Deputy Secretary of State has determined that Iran is not using the materials described in Section 1245(d) as a medium for barter, swap, or any other exchange or transaction. Following a review of the available information, and in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Deputy Secretary of State has determined that Iran is not listing any such materials as assets of the Government of Iran for purposes of the national balance sheet of Iran. Following a review of the available information, and in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Deputy Secretary of State has determined no additional sectors of the economy of Iran are controlled directly or indirectly by the IRGC.
Following a review of the available information, and in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Deputy Secretary of State has determined that the following additional types of materials described in Section 1245(d) were used in connection with the nuclear, military, or ballistic missile programs of Iran during the period of January to June 2025:
- Aluminum 5052, including in honeycomb form
Renee P. Sonderman,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Department of State.