§560.512 Iranian Government missions in the United States.
(a) The importation of goods or services into the United States by, and the provision of goods or services in the United States to, the diplomatic missions of the Government of Iran to international organizations in the United States, and the Iranian Interests Section of the Embassy of Pakistan (or any successor protecting power) in the United States are authorized, provided that:
(1) The goods or services are for the conduct of the official business of the missions or the Iranian Interests Section, or for personal use of the employees of the missions or the Iranian Interests Section, and are not for resale;
(2) The transaction does not involve the purchase, sale, financing, or refinancing of real property;
(3) The transaction is not otherwise prohibited by law; and
(4) The transaction is conducted through an account at a U.S. financial institution specifically licensed by the Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Note to paragraph (a)(4) of §560.512: U.S. financial institutions are required to obtain specific licenses to operate accounts for, or extend credit to, the diplomatic missions of the Government of Iran to international organizations in the United States, or the Iranian Interests Section of the Embassy of Pakistan (or any successor protecting power) in the United States.
(b) The importation of goods or services into the United States by, and the provision of goods or services in the United States to, the employees of the diplomatic missions of the Government of Iran to international organizations in the United States, and the employees of the Iranian Interests Section of the Embassy of Pakistan (or any successor protecting power) in the United States, are authorized, provided that:
(1) The goods or services are for personal use of the employees of the missions or the Iranian Interests Section, and are not for resale; and
(2) The transaction is not otherwise prohibited by law.
1) Similar license available in all country-wide embargo programs, but note substantial variances across licenses (515.568, 560.512, 510.510).
2) See statement of licensing policy for related "Iranian accounts" at 560.517(c).
3) "International organizations" is not defined in the GL or elsewhere in the regulations. In some cases (see e.g. 594.510), a GL referring to "international organizations" specifies that the "United Nations" is all that counts. In other cases (e.g. Venezuela General License 20), "international organizations" extend beyond those that are part of the UN. We would expect this GL to include within its scope the non-UN organizations listed in Venezuela General License 20 (e.g. International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies), but beyond that, it is difficult to determine the full scope of the GL.
4) OFAC appears to consider all sanctioned country diplomat representatives of government missions to be persons that, on a per se basis, "act on behalf of" the blocked governments they represent. This is true even where such persons seek goods and services on their own accounts. See Civil Enforcement Information - TD Bank, N.A..