WORLDJul 10 · 21:50 UTCNY POSTSteven Nelson

Trump admin sanctions Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei’s shadowy financial backers

The Trump administration sanctioned Ali Ansari, an alleged Dubai-based financial backer of Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, along with three Iranian currency exchanges and front companies in Hong Kong and the UAE. These measures aim to disrupt Tehran's connections to the global financial system.

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