Entities / Person
Babak Zanjani.
Iranian businessman
- Reports this week
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- Active events
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- Connections
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What's happening
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US targets Iranian regime's destabilizing activities linked to Babak Zanjani's enterprise.Some support2 reports
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The US administration seeks to force Iranian leadership into submission as Iran uses black markets to bypass sanctions.Some support1 report2 developments inside
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Babak Zanjani is reported to be selling Iranian oil exports and skimming tolls.Some support1 report
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Babak Zanjani operates companies in Iran, and his network funds are tied to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.Well supported4 reports1 development inside
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Babak Zanjani's enterprise, which he controls, was used by the IRGC to receive hundreds of millions in bitcoin through a Hormuz-related transit scheme.Some support1 report
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China vetoed a UN resolution regarding Iran sanctions, while Zanjani's associates helped Iran evade them.Some support2 reports
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Reports detail elite corruption and state vulnerabilities, where elite connections facilitate business operations and sanctions evasion schemes exploit state weaknesses.Some support1 report
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Around Babak Zanjani this week
News at the entities that move Babak Zanjani most-
Turkey StructuralGlobal climate conference held in Turkey issues warnings regarding climate change impacts.Moves Babak Zanjani
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Ali Khamenei OperationalTomahawks struck Isfahan, causing severe damage, amid a wider conflict involving Iran and the Gulf States.Moves Babak Zanjani
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Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps StructuralIran fuels conflicts across the Middle East, with French officials attributing cyberattacks to the IRGC and political figures discussing sanctions.Moves Babak Zanjani
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National Iranian Oil Company TransactionalCanada reimposed sanctions on National Iranian Oil Company.Moves Babak Zanjani
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United Arab Emirates Shared contextSuspicious financial transfers involving UAE foreign exchange houses, East African recipients, and Chinese trading companies have triggered FinCEN alerts.Moves Babak Zanjani
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Companies House Mentioned togetherAlicia Kearns and Bob Blackman raised concerns in the House of Commons regarding a company that was struck from the official register.Moves Babak Zanjani
Connections
The 6 strongest of 9, analyzed from the reporting. The bars show how strongly a change on one side reaches the other.-
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Structural
Babak Zanjani and his network provide financial support and money laundering services that enable the IRGC's activities.
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National Iranian Oil Company Transactional
Babak Zanjani was convicted of embezzling funds from the National Iranian Oil Company.
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Ali Khamenei Operational
Babak Zanjani utilizes elite connections within Ali Khamenei's sphere to facilitate business operations.
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Turkey Structural
Zanjani's firms were functionally based in Turkey to operate and evade international sanctions.
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United Arab Emirates Shared context
A's firms utilized the UAE as their operational base to circumvent international sanctions.
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Companies House Mentioned together
The provided evidence does not describe a relationship between Companies House and Babak Zanjani.
History
Events by the month they beganSeptember 2026
5 events- US targets Iranian regime's destabilizing activities linked to Babak Zanjani's enterprise.
- The US administration seeks to force Iranian leadership into submission as Iran uses black markets to bypass sanctions.
- Babak Zanjani is reported to be selling Iranian oil exports and skimming tolls.
- Babak Zanjani's enterprise, which he controls, was used by the IRGC to receive hundreds of millions in bitcoin through a Hormuz-related transit scheme.
- China vetoed a UN resolution regarding Iran sanctions, while Zanjani's associates helped Iran evade them.