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 Successor Problem: Why Nobody Is Preparing for a Post-Islamic Republic Iran
Introduction: For more than four decades, the Islamic Republic has occupied a central position in international policy discussions. Governments negotiate with it. Intelligence agencies monitor it. Sanctions target it. Human rights organisations document its abuses. Think tanks analyse its...
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