Overview
- Bloomberg-sourced documents and interviews reportedly connect 11 properties on The Bishops Avenue to the supreme leader’s son through intermediaries.
- UK Land Registry records show the portfolio was purchased together in 2013 for £73 million and is now valued at more than £100 million.
- The holdings are said to be routed through shell companies including Isle of Man–registered Birch Ventures Limited, which names Ali Ansari as a beneficial owner.
- The UK Treasury sanctioned Ansari in October over alleged financing of the IRGC, and Mojtaba Khamenei has been under US sanctions since 2019.
- Investigators also link the network to villas in Dubai and commercial and hotel assets in parts of Europe, as those named deny wrongdoing and pursue legal challenges.