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The EU’s Iran-focused sanctions policy is “dead in the water”
The EU’s Iran-focused sanctions policy is “dead in the water”
How proceeds from a government-led sell off meant to help the country’s health institutions is going to the wrong hands.
Tehran Bureau pursues its one-of-a-kind investigations into Iran’s bonyads and the Khamenei family. The articles here provide unparalleled detail about the clans that run the country’s political business empires.
The Supreme Leader’s Office and the large bonyads it oversees are involved in each step of the gasoline production process, from oil extraction to petrochemical production.
A rare move by U.S. Treasury acknowledges the economic over reach of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei inside Iran.
A rare glimpse into the workings of Iran’s economic system was provided May 4 by Mohammad Sarafraz, the former chairman of state-run broadcasting giant the Islamic Republic Institute of Broadcasting (IRIB).
Corruption is Khamenei’s way of controlling the government and seizing more power.
The Khameneis and their family members own or control Iran’s major newspapers, publishing houses, news agencies and cultural institutions.
An analysis of official data shows how top-performing companies are linked to bonyads, the government or both
Khamenei’s office puts up obstacles to transparency to protect its own interests
As Iran’s economy struggles, Khamenei’s office is founding new companies in tech, finance and pharma
An insider’s testimony about the genesis of bonyads and the dynamics of Iran’s pseudo-privatization.
Why this essential term must be redefined for an Iranian context.
A bill addressing the leading cause of corruption has languished in the Majles for over two years.
The lives, business interests, and influential connections of the late president’s five children.
The late president established a corrupt system that continues to benefit elite clans, including his own.
The late president’s youngest son and his wife, Maryam Salari, are at the heart of an extensive business network.
The two daughters of the late president have wide-ranging business interests, based in both inheritance and marriage.
The late president’s middle son, now serving a 10-year jail sentence, was mired in business scandals for decades.
“Obvious traces of collusion and corrupt rent-seeking” in recent handovers of major ports.
Current Majles speaker oversaw transfer of 1,000 municipal properties to his wife’s charity when he was mayor.
The Iranian pharmaceutical industry receives over $10 billion in government subsidies annually. It’s also so corrupt and inept that patients sometimes pay with their lives.