Quds Force in White Collars: Meet the Executives
The individuals and organizations behind one of Iran’s most secretive business networks
The individuals and organizations behind one of Iran’s most secretive business networks
Qassem Soleimani’s legacy lies not in his military prowess, but in the business empire he helped create.
The financial institutions behind one of Iran’s most secretive business networks
How one industrialist teamed up with clerics and the paramilitary to amass wealth. Motallebi Kashani’s vast business network illuminates the ways in which members of Iran’s political right are beholden to religious and defense institutions.
Conflicts of interest, nepotism, and preferential treatment pervade charity ownership among Iran’s ruling elite.
How a wealthy, unelected Principlist pulls the strings of his coalition.
An airline executive with a long military record assumes an influential legislative post, expanding the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ political clout.
Adept at forging alliances to advance his agenda, Speaker Qalibaf has been filling prominent positions with friends and confederates such as Ahadian, an in-law of the Supreme Leader.