posted by Christopher W. Holton Excellent column from Arab News…Excerpts and LINK below… With Iraq’s foremost cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani, increasingly elderly and frail, Tehran has invested millions in the cause of theocratic domination of the holy cities of Najaf and Karbala, seeking to dictate the Shiite leadership succession. This includes winning the allegiance […]
posted by Christopher W. Holton We’re starting to see a number of left-wing pundits in the U.S. calling for lifting of sanctions on Iran (the world’s most active state sponsor of terrorism) due to the Wuhan virus. Cliff May correctly points out in an op ed in the Washington Times, that lifting sanctions on Iran […]
by Christopher W. Holton On March 20, the U.S. imposed more sanctions on Iran in response to rocket attacks on two bases in Iraq that housed US troops — targeting Iran’s financial system and Iran’s metals and iron industry. “I’m holding the Iranian regime liable for attacks towards United States personnel and pursuits by denying […]
posted by Christopher W. Holton “Iran’s regime has launched a massive new campaign claiming its failure to handle the coronavirus crisis is due to sanctions imposed by the United States. There’s not an iota of truth to this claim, and it’s by no means a widely held view. Still, several U.S. lawmakers are backing up […]
posted by Christopher W Holton The European Union on Tuesday froze the assets of an Iranian intelligence unit and two of its staff, as the Netherlands accused Iran of two killings on its soil and joined France and Denmark in alleging Tehran plotted other attacks in Europe. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-sanctions/eu-puts-iran-intelligence-unit-and-two-staff-on-terrorism-list-freezes-assets-idUSKCN1P20UA
posted by Christopher W. Holton Reports say Taliban’s incomes have increased this year against the previous years. A report by the BBC shows that Taliban annually earns more than $1.5 billion from drug dealing, illegal mining, collecting electricity bills and financial support from a number of countries. The report said that this year Taliban’s financial […]
posted by Christopher W. Holton Being an Ayatollah in Iran is evidently a lucrative business. This is epitomized by the country’s Supreme Ayatollah, Ali Khamenei, who has fleeced the country to the tune of $95 million…which is far more graft than the much-vilified Shah of Iran accumulated in the first place. There are no greater […]
posted by Christopher Holton A Turkish banker named Mehmet Hakan Atilla, who was found guilty of helping Iran evade U.S. sanctions following a trial that featured accusations of corruption against top Turkish officials, including Turkish dictator Erdogan, asked a federal judge this week to impose a lenient sentence. Atilla was arrested in New York in […]
posted by Christopher Holton A U.S. jury on Wednesday found a Turkish banker guilty of helping Iran evade U.S. sanctions, after a nearly four-week trial that has strained diplomatic relations between the United States and Turkey. Mehmet Hakan Atilla, an executive at Turkey’s majority state-owned Halkbank, was convicted on five of six counts he faced, […]
SFW readers may recall our coverage of the case involving a Turkish gold trader on trial for laundering money to bypass sanctions for Iran: https://shariahfinancewatch.org/2017/11/30/turkish-despot-erdogan-implicated-in-plot-to-launder-money-for-ayatollahs-in-iran/ https://shariahfinancewatch.org/2017/12/06/gatestone-institute-report-turkey-laundering-billions-for-iran/ https://shariahfinancewatch.org/2017/12/14/turkish-banker-accused-of-helping-iran-launder-billions-seeks-mistrial/ Now, The Atlantic has published an exhaustive investigative piece on this case written by the intrepid Jonathan Schanzer. It is MUST READING… The Biggest Sanctions-Evasion Scheme in Recent […]
VIDEO: Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah reveals his monthly salary from #Iran pic.twitter.com/5Sfj06x4Jr — Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) January 4, 2018 Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah reveals his monthly salary from Iran
posted by Christopher W Holton Shin Bet, Israel’s domestic intelligence and security agency, has uncovered new evidence of Iranian support for Jihadist terrorism in Israel. According to the agency, Iranian intelligence recruited 29-year-old Muhammad Maharma, a computer engineering student from Hebron, to carry out terrorist attacks and conduct espionage missions in the West Bank on […]
posted by Christopher W Holton Politico has a blockbuster and exhaustive report posted that details Hezbollah’s criminal enterprises that finance its Jihad…and how Barack Obama’s desperation to reach a nuclear deal with Iran ended up blocking the task force that was going after them… https://www.politico.com/interactives/2017/obama-hezbollah-drug-trafficking-investigation/
posted by Christopher W. Holton The South African Department of Trade and Industry will lead an Outward Selling Mission (OSM) to the Qatar and Islamic Republic of Iran from 2-9 March 2018. The objective is to facilitate access for South African value-added products and services into Qatar and Iran. Iran of course needs no introduction. […]
posted by Christopher W. Holton There are indications that the British government may have been involved in a ransom payment to the Iranian government for the release of a British-Iranian dual citizen being held in by Iran. Before we get too indignant about this alleged revelation, we should remember that it wasn’t terribly long ago […]
posted by Christopher W. Holton The US Treasury Department must publish a report listing the financial assets of Iran’s leaders, under a bill that passed the US House of Representatives this week. The bill, which passed by a vote of 289-135, must still pass the US Senate before President Trump can decide whether or not […]
posted by Christopher W. Holton Lawyers for a Turkish banker on trial in New York on charges that he helped Iran evade U.S. sanctions asked a judge on Wednesday to declare a mistrial, saying testimony by a former Turkish police investigator should not have been allowed in court. The lawyers for Mehmet Hakan Atilla, an […]
posted by Christopher W. Holton As if we needed any more evidence of Putin’s nefarious intentions, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the world’s foremost state sponsor of Jihadist terrorism, is now joining Russia’s Eurasion Economic Union (EEU)… The Islamic Republic of Iran is due to join the Eurasion Economic Union (EEU) soon, with all formalities […]
The Gatestone Institute has posted an excellent analysis of Turkey’s activities to launder money to help Iran, the world’s foremost state sponsor of terrorism, bypass sanctions. Here are some excerpted highlights and a link to the report: In the investigation, Zarrab was accused of running a network that laundered at least $87 billion to bypass […]
posted by Christopher W. Holton In stunning testimony in a blockbuster legal case in New York on money laundering and alleged violations of sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran, the key figure in the trial today declared that Turkish dictator Recep Erdogan was up to his ears in the scheme. This revelation confirms two […]
posted by Christopher W. Holton The U.S. is pursuing sanctions against 18 individuals and other entities for supporting Iran’s ballistic missile program and other factors, including Iran’s “egregious human rights record,” the State Department announced Tuesday. “Iran continues to support terrorist groups such as Hizballah, Hamas, and Palestinian Islamic Jihad that threaten Israel and stability […]
posted by Christopher W. Holton A New York jury has ruled that the U.S. government can seize a Manhattan skyscraper worth as much as $1 billion from an Iranian-American charitable foundation accused of violating sanctions against Iran. The U.S. federal court on June 29 ruled that Alavi Foundation, the majority owner of the 36-story office […]
posted by Christopher W. Holton The Obama administration “systematically disbanded” law enforcement investigative units across the federal government focused on disrupting Iranian, Syrian, and Venezuelan terrorism financing networks out of concern the work could cause friction with Iranian officials and scuttle the nuclear deal with Iran, according to a former U.S. official who spent decades […]
posted by Christopher W. Holton U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday charged an executive at a Turkish state-owned bank with participating in a multi-year scheme to violate U.S. sanctions against Iran, escalating a case that has added to tensions between the United States and Turkey. Mehmet Hakan Atilla, a deputy general manager of Halkbank, is accused of […]
posted by Christopher W. Holton By now, everyone knows that the Obama administration sent the Islamic Republic of Iran $400 million in cash in a transaction that coincided with the release of American hostages. Obama has sent his spin machine into high gear to deny that this was a ransom payment, even though that is […]
Secretary of State John Kerry acknowledged to CNBC Thursday that some of the money Iran received in sanctions relief would go to groups considered terrorists. When asked about whether some the $150 billion in sanctions relief to Iran would go to terrorist groups, Kerry reiterated that, after settling debts, Iran would receive closer to $55 […]
The Obama administration is facing criticism for paying Iran $1.7 billion in taxpayer funds as part of what critics described as a “ransom” bound up in a controversial hostage trade designed to secure the release of five Americans long held by Iran, according to conversations with administration officials and experts critical of the agreement. http://freebeacon.com/national-security/obama-admin-paid-iran-1-7-billion-taxpayer-funds/ […]
posted by Christopher W. Holton It’s not often that the so-called “mainstream media” gets it right, but Newsweek has with the publishing of this story from Reuters detailing how the IRGC will benefit from the lifting of sanctions against Iran. The IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) is the notorious military branch of the Iranian armed forces that […]
posted by Christopher W. Holton The ancient Sunni-Shia rift manifested itself overnight with tumultuous events in Saudi Arabia and Iran. First, Saudi Arabia executed, by beheading, an admired Shia cleric. Then, Iranians razed the Saudi embassy in Tehran. As a result, Saudi Arabia has cut commercial ties with Iran. So, what we have are the […]
Posted by Christopher W. Holton Palestinian Islamic Jihad has reportedly suspended payments to its terrorists for three months. The suspension has occurred despite Iran’s recent pledge to continue to fund Islamic Jihad. No Iranian money has been transferred and the reason for the delay is reportedly unknown. For decades, Iran sent hundreds of millions of dollars to Islamic Jihad, but, because of disputes over […]
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