Related to Iran.. New British sanctions affect 12 individuals and entities

The British Foreign Ministry imposed a travel ban on the United Kingdom and froze the assets of nine people, and two exchange companies operating within "Shadow banking network" And the Zindashti criminal network.

British sanctions on Iran

The British and American governments had previously imposed sanctions in 2024 on Naji Ebrahim Sharifi-Zindashti, whom they described as the leader of an international drug trafficking gang.

Last year, the European Union imposed sanctions on his network, which London, Washington and Brussels concluded was linked to the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security, and was involved in assassinations and kidnappings. For figures opposed to the regime in Tehran.

The recent British sanctions come in the wake of a series of attacks in recent months targeting the Jewish community in the United Kingdom, and repeated warnings that hostile countries are seeking to use agents for this goal.

Destabilizing the United Kingdom

The name of a relative of Zindashti, the Turkish Akram Abdul Karim Oztunk, appears in the list of nine people on whom Britain imposed sanctions on Monday.

Also, London imposed sanctions on five members of the Zarrin Qalam family, namely Farhad, Fadlallah, Mansour, Nasser, and Boriya.
They are accused of helping to finance efforts aimed at… "destabilization" United Kingdom.

Last year, the United States imposed sanctions on Mansour, Nasser, and Fadlallah Zarrin Qalam due to their involvement in "Shadow banking network" Iranian.

Laundering billions of dollars

The US Treasury Department said that these three "Collectively, they laundered billions of dollars" On behalf of Iran through a network of fictitious companies in the United Arab Emirates and Hong Kong.

London included my company in its sanctions list. "Berlian Exchange" and"GCM Exchange"They are subject to US sanctions.

To these, the British Foreign Office imposed a travel ban on the United Kingdom and a freeze on any assets owned by the Iranians Nihat Abdelkader Asan and Reza Hamidaravari and the Azerbaijani Namik Salifov.