ifmat - Iran master class in evading sanctions
Apr 07 2022

Iran’s master class in evading sanctions

The most important resource Tehran can share with Moscow is expertise in evading Western sanctions. Iran’s clerical regime reportedly is talking with the Kremlin about working together to get around the restrictions they both face. If the ...
ifmat - Iran money laundering threatens international markets
Apr 06 2022

Iran’s money laundering threatens international markets

For the better part of two decades, the international focus on Iran has been pointed uniformly at the country's nuclear aspirations. Years of diplomatic efforts to reconcile with Tehran have all revolved around this issue. The truth ...
ifmat - Iran mafia-controlled economy
Apr 01 2022

Iran’s mafia-controlled economy

From 2019 until the present day, the ‘capital depreciation rate’ has overtaken the ‘capital formation rate’ in the Iranian economy and negative capital stock growth has been reported.
ifmat - The Quds Force Bankers
Mar 24 2022

The Quds Force Bankers

The death last year of Iran’s General Qasem Soleimani brought global attention to the Quds Force, the elite IRGC unit he headed. Our previous investigation of Soleimani’s business network reveals that he and his comrades were sly ...