Iran Sanctions & Trade Observatory (ISTO)
Shedding light on Iran’s financial web, oligarchic networks, and sanctions bypass tactics
“Iran Sanctions & Trade Observatory (ISTO) is an independent research institution exposing Iran’s global network of front companies and financial schemes used to bypass sanctions. Through research, intelligence gathering, and collaboration, ISTO reports on illicit financial flows, money laundering, and IRGC-linked covert trade. Our mission is to enhance transparency, strengthen enforcement, and inform stakeholders about Iran’s sanctions-evasion tactics, aiming to disrupt IRGC-backed operations and support a rules-based global order.”
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The Ghalibaf IRGC Finance Network: Tehran Municipality, Yas and the Missing Ledger
Introduction: The Ledger Behind the Network The Yas corruption case exposed only part of a much larger financial system built inside Tehran City Hall during Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf’s mayoralty. From 2009 onwards, Tehran Municipality committed public property, development rights,...
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