Iran tightens noose on corrupt tycoons
Al-Monitor – The long arm of the Iranian law seems to be reaching individuals accused of misusing political connections for personal profit…
Tag Archives: financial corruption
Billionaire Iranian football sponsor on trial for financial corruption
Radio Farda – The prosecutor in the corruption trial of a super-rich sponsor of major Iranian football (soccer) clubs, says one of…
Rouhani urges prevention of corruption, money laundering
MNA – Stating that Iranians are revolutionary, standing by each other in a great country, President Rouhani said, “we are a big…
Iran arrests 67 people for suspected financial crimes
Reuters – Iranian authorities have arrested 67 people in a drive against financial crime, the judiciary said on Sunday, as the country…
Iran jails Ahmadinejad’s vice president for corruption
RFERL – Iran on March 13 jailed Hamid Baghai, a vice president under former hard-liner Mahmud Ahmadinejad, following his conviction for corruption,…
Lawmakers to question Rouhani over jilted depositors
MNA – Head of the Economic Committee of Iranian Parliament announced Sunday the lawmakers have collected 100 signatures to question the president…
Saudi crown prince, himself, among key corrupt princes
IFP – A political analyst says Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who is said to be the one behind the recent…
Former Iranian president Ahmadinejad facing sentencing over misuse of funds
Reuters – Iran’s former president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, faces sentences on seven verdicts of misusing billions of dollars in government funds while in…
Why pension funds in Iran could face bankruptcy tsunami
Al Monitor| Navid Kalhor: One of the key underlying economic challenges of Iran is the current underfunding of its pension system. Make no…
Minister: Gov’t adopted strict measures to thwart financial corruption
Mashhad, Razavi Khorassan Prov., July 18, IRNA – Minister of Intelligence Hojjatoleslam Mahmoud Alavi said on Monday that the government adopted stricter…
Jahangiri: Executive measures taken to enforce president’s directives
Tehran, July 8, IRNA — First Vice-President Es’haq Jahangiri announced on Friday that executive measures were taken to enforce president’s nine-point directives…
Iran, China discuss cooperation on fighting corruption
TEHRAN (FNA)- Head of Iran’s General Inspectorate Organization Nasser Seraj and China’s Public Prosecutor Cao Jianming in a meeting in Beijing on…
Iran, Iraq to Ink MoU on Fighting Financial Corruption
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – High-ranking officials from Iran and neighboring Iraq plan to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in the near future…
Informed source reveals more aspects of Zanjani’s case
Tehran, Oct 11, IRNA – An informed source has recently disclosed new aspects of the case of the Iranian oil billionaire Babak…
Ayatollah Jannati: Corruption should be fought
Tehran, Jan 30, IRNA – Tehran Interim Friday Prayers Leader Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati called for further efforts to fight widespread corruption in…
Iran news round up – December 8, 2014
A selection of the latest news stories and editorials published in Iranian news outlets, compiled by AEI Critical Threats Project Iran Analyst…
Minister outlines anti-corruption policies in oil schemes
Tehran, Dec 8, IRNA – Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh on Monday sketched out policies to prevent corruption in the field of…
Survey: Global corruption worsened in past 2 yrs
A global corruption survey has shown that more than half of respondents think that graft has worsened over the past two years…
Qalibaf blames Iran’s ‘outmoded’ administrative system for corruption
Iranian presidential candidate Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf has partly blamed the financial and administrative corruption in the country on its outdated administrative system.…
Rezaei pledges to ruthlessly fight financial corruption
Iranian presidential hopeful Mohsen Rezaei has pledged to ruthlessly fight “financial corruption” if he wins the race to Pastour. Rezaei, who currently…
Iran to build naval base near Pakistan
Iran news headlines on Sunday include Iran plan to build new naval base; Iran confiscation of Buddha statues from shops in Tehran; Iran…
Iran sentences 4 to death over bank embezzlement: report
TEHRAN, Feb. 17 — Iran’s Supreme Court confirmed Sunday death sentences for four people involved in a big embezzlement case, official IRNA…