Dossier
Babak Zanjani
Coverage of Babak Zanjani in the Nexus archive.
- Sanctioned Iranian businessman helped regime skirt sanctions using crypto exchange — report
Sanctioned Iranian businessman Babak Zanjani allegedly moved $850 million for Iran's Islamic Republic via Binance, a crypto exchange used as a financial conduit for the IRGC, despite U.S. sanctions and a Trump pardon of Binance's founder.
- Binance disputes latest WSJ report on alleged Iran-linked transactions
The Wall Street Journal reported that Iranian financier Babak Zanjani allegedly moved $850 million through Binance. Binance CEO Richard Teng disputed the report, claiming it mischaracterized the transactions.