Affiliation: IRGC
Hamid Reza Lashgarian is the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Cyber-Electronic Command (IRGC-CEC) and a commander in the IRGC-Qods Force. He has been involved in various IRGC cyber and intelligence operations, including activities targeting U.S. critical infrastructure. The IRGC-Qods Force, under his command, is Iran's primary mechanism for cultivating and supporting terrorist groups abroad. On February 2, 2024, Lashgarian was designated as a Specially Designated National by the U.S. Department of the Treasury under counterterrorism authority Executive Order 13224, resulting in the blocking of his U.S.-based assets and prohibition of transactions involving him.