posted by Christopher W. Holton We recently warned readers that the shariah finance industry would likely tout shariah compliant finance as a shelter from the economic fallout from the Wuhan virus pandemic. That hasn’t started yet, but we are seeing the shariah finance industry referencing the pandemic to spread propaganda about shariah compliant finance in […]
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 The National in the United Arab Emirates has published a story with details about Mohammad Abd Al Hadi Farhat’s ties to Iran’s illicit business operations in support of jihad in Iraq. A shadowy Hezbollah intelligence operative in Iraq has close ties to what the US refers to as a key […]
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 […]
posted by Christopher W. Holton The U.S. has designated a large web of front companies and entities which are part of Iran’s jihad operations in Iraq, where U.S. troops have been under attack by jihadi groups armed and funded by Iran. According to the U.S. Treasury Department, the sanctions are aimed at “Iraq-based front companies, […]
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 BreitBart is reporting that the terrorist IRGC in Iran is capitalizing off the Wuhan virus to raise money… On Sunday, Radio Farda caught an IRGC general actually fundraising off the coronavirus with a video ad: Circulating a commercial video on his Telegram Channel, IRGC Brigadier General Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf (Ghalibaf) has called upon people to […]
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 Imports of Iranian crude oil by major buyers in Asia hit their lowest in more than five years in November as U.S. sanctions on Iran’s oil exports took effect last month.. https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-asia-iran-oil/asias-iran-crude-imports-hit-more-than-five-year-low-in-november-as-sanctions-bite-idUKKCN1OR0H8
posted by Christopher W. Holton A spokesman for the German company Krempel, which provided construction material to Tehran businessmen that was used in rockets produced by the Iranian regime to gas Syrians earlier this year, told The Jerusalem Post on Thursday that the global business firm has stopped trade with the Islamic Republic of Iran. […]
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 I must warn you before you read the linked story below from the New York Times: it may make you sick to your stomach. If true, the chain of stupid decisions and corruption, along with the web of political connections, paint a picture that is hard to believe. Why is […]
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, […]
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 The US Congress is considering a bill to impose new sanctions on Iran for its destructive role in Yemen and its policies to destabilize the country by supporting Houthi militias and supplying them with weapons. (The bill is being) prepared by Republican Rep. Elena Rose Lehtinen of Florida and Ted […]
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 Charities in the United Kingdom are regulated by a governmental agency known as the Charity Commission. Over the years, the Charity Commission has found itself investigating multiple Islamic charities for a variety of irregularities, including supporting jihad. Now we have another example. The Charity Commission has opened a statutory inquiry […]
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 […]
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