The exchanges were accused of facilitating transactions for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and are linked to an Iranian businessman convicted of embezzlement.
Crypto chaos: XRP slips as US.-Iran military standoff triggers $1.8 billion liquidations
The global financial landscape has been thrown into a tailspin this week as a brewing military confrontation between the United States and Iran sends shockwaves through the cryptocurrency markets. As …
Why Bitcoin Has Become an Element of Resistance in Iran’s Economic Crisis
As Iran’s currency weakens and protests intensify, Bitcoin is playing a critical role for citizens seeking financial resilience.
Oil prices hit 4-month high with markets ‘rapidly repricing geopolitical risk’ as Iran tensions flare
Prices on oil jumped on Thursday as the White House ratcheted up pressure on Iran over negotiations for a new nuclear deal.
Oil prices rise as tensions flare in Iran, risking ‘the nerve center of the global oil market’
As tensions have cooled in Venezuela, oil traders have begun pricing in a risk premium on another potential geopolitical shock for the global energy market: Iran.
How the son of Iran’s Supreme Leader built a global property empire
Mojtaba Khamenei has amassed sprawling international investments, while economic hardship at home has sparked Iran’s deadliest protests in decades.
Oil prices climb amid US-Iran tensions: What to know
Oil prices (CL=F, BZ=F) climb higher for the fifth-straight trading session on growing geopolitical tensions as President Trump suggests taking “very strong action” in Iran if the nation follows …
Iran hit with sanctions as officials move millions out of the country while protests rage: ‘Rats fleeing the ship’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday slapped sanctions on top Iranian officials behind the deadly protest crackdown as they rushed to move tens of millions of dollars out of the country. “We …
Inside Iran’s Central Bank Vault: How Reza Shah Pahlavi Turned Royal Crowns And $50 Billion Worth Of Jewels Into Currency Reserves
Iran’s crown jewels are not just symbols of past monarchy but active financial assets. Stored beneath Tehran’s Central Bank, they officially back the Iranian rial. Collected over centuries by rulers …
Sanctioned Iranian banker amassed €400mn European property empire
Ali Ansari, accused of financing Revolutionary Guards, owns Mallorca golf club and Frankfurt hotels via offshore companies …