The term Government of Iran includes:
(a) The state and the Government of Iran, as well as any political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality thereof, including the Central Bank of Iran;
(b) Any person owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the foregoing;
(c) Any person to the extent that such person is, or has been, since the effective date, acting or purporting to act, directly or indirectly, for or on behalf of the foregoing; and
(d) Any other person determined by the Office of Foreign Assets Control to be included within paragraphs (a) through (c) of this section.
Note 1 to Sec. 560.304: The names of persons that OFAC has determined fall within this definition are published in the Federal Register and incorporated into the Office of Foreign Assets Control's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (``SDN List'') with the identifier ``[IRAN].'' The SDN List is accessible through the following page on the Office of Foreign Assets Control's Web site: www.treasury.gov/sdn. However, the property and interests in property of persons falling within the definition of the term Government of Iran are blocked pursuant to Sec. 560.211 regardless of whether the names of such persons are published in the Federal Register or incorporated into the SDN List.
Note 2 to Sec. 560.304: Section 501.807 of this chapter describes the procedures to be followed by persons seeking administrative reconsideration of OFAC's determination that they fall within the definition of the term Government of Iran.