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The Iran Ledger

A public accountability record of the Islamic Republic of Iran

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Each exhibit answers one stated question and carries its table directly beneath it. Where a drawing would answer nothing a reader could act on, the exhibit ships as the table alone and says so. Layouts are precomputed and force-free: navy nodes, crimson for designated hubs, hairline edges for documented links. The tables, not the drawings, are the record.

Nobitex

Exhibit 1

Who Moves Nobitex’s Money?

Largest OFAC action to date against Iran’s domestic digital-asset sector: Nobitex (>50% of 2025 Iranian crypto inflows) plus Wallex, Bitpin, Ramzinex and four Nobitex leaders.

NodeDesignated hubHairline = documented link
Nobitex Network: 13 Nodes, 17 Edges
NodeKindDesignationNotes
IRGCregimeUS priorE.O. 13224 basis for Nobitex designation: material support to IRGC; IRGC-linked ransomware wallets; IRGC-operative transactions.
Central Bank of IranbankUS priorTreasury: Nobitex helped CBI access hundreds of millions of dollars in stablecoins; previously connected to CBI as sanctions-evasion vehicle.
Khamenei / Kharrazi inner circleregimebeneficiaryTreasury: Kharrazi family is part of Supreme Leader Khamenei’s inner circle; two Nobitex co-founders are close associates of Khamenei’s family.
Nobitex (Rahkar Fanavari Nooyan)exchangeUS SDNCompany no. 1400769571 (Iran). Address: Unit 1002, Floor 10, Sharif Technology Tower, Tarasht, Tehran. Website nobitex.ir. Secondary sanctions risk §1(b) E.O. 13224. Reconstituted after ~$90M hack June 18, 2025.
Wallex (Khalgh Sarvat Sarzamin Parseh)exchangeUS SDNEst. 2019. Company no. 14010030821. Facilitated numerous IRGC-linked transactions. E.O. 13902 only (financial sector), not SDGT.
Bitpin (Sana Ayman Mubadala)exchangeUS SDNEst. 2020. Anzali Free Zone address. Investors reportedly linked to sanctions-evasion efforts. Millions in IRGC-linked transactions.
Ramzinex (Ramzineh Electronic Commerce Innovation)exchangeUS SDNCompany no. 14009372096. Same Sharif Technology Tower campus as Nobitex. IRGC-linked and government-backed financial institution transactions.
Amir Hossein RadindividualUS SDNDOB 21 Mar 1986; Qazvin. National ID 4324461872. Emails radamir@gmail.com / arad@nobitex.ir. Led reconstitution after June 2025 hack. Leader/official of Nobitex under E.O. 13224.
Seyed Ali KhoeeindividualUS SDNDOB 02 May 1989. a.k.a. Khouei, Ali. Leader/official of Nobitex under E.O. 13224.
Seyed Mohammad Ali Aghamir (Ali Aghamir / Kharrazi)individualUS SDNDOB 23 Aug 1986. a.k.a. AGHAMIR, Ali; AHMAD HOSSEIN, Ali; KHARRAZI, Ali. Material support to Nobitex under E.O. 13224. Khamenei inner-circle family.
Seyed Mohammad Aghamir (Mohammad Aghamir / Kharrazi)individualUS SDNDOB 1992; Tehran. a.k.a. AGHAMIR, Mohammad; KHARRAZI, Mohammad. Leader/official of Nobitex under E.O. 13224.
Aban Tether ExchangedownstreamUS SDNsb0598 (August 7, 2026): processed millions involving previously designated Iranian exchanges including Nobitex. E.O. 13902 financial sector.
Shelbit / Kayvanpour networkdownstreamUS SDNsb0598: Kayvanpour designated for material support to IRGC and Nobitex. Shelbit / Crypto Home DMCC / NFT Home DMCC cluster.

Shadow FX Corridors

Exhibit 2

Which Corridors Carry Iranian Value out of the Banking System?

Thirty-one nodes and thirty-two documented links across the shadow foreign-exchange network, with each node’s designation status and the peer gap for each corridor stated beneath.

MojtabaIRGCAnsariSmart GlobalAyandehDarbani FXLavasani FXKhandan FXM. DarbaniRostam AbadiSarshariA. LavasaniAm. LavasaniM. KhandanA. KhandanCDM (HK)Naba AlzakiMelliSaderatMellatUnnamed nodeSinaShahrEN BankUnnamed nodeParsianEDBISepahUnnamed nodeUnnamed nodeTejarat
NodeDesignated hubHairline = documented link
Shadow FX Network: 31 Nodes, 32 Edges
NodeKindCountryDesignationSummary
Mojtaba KhameneibeneficiaryIranbeneficiarySupreme Leader’s son; financial beneficiary of Ansari overseas holdings per OFAC. Protected Ansari from punishment according to Treasury.
IRGCsecurityIranUS SDNRegime security/economic power; OFAC states Ansari acted for IRGC and elites were protected.
Ali AnsarifinancierUAE (Dubai) / IranUS SDNDubai-based key financier for Supreme Leader’s office; designated E.O. 13876 & 13224. Used Ayandeh Bank and shells to move public funds into overseas portfolio.
Smart Global LimitedholdingSaint Kitts and NevisUS SDNHolding co. (est. 2011; f/k/a Ziba Leisure Limited) owned/controlled by Ansari; real estate/commercial holdings in DE, LU, ES, UK, CY, UAE and beyond.
Ayandeh BankbankIranUS priorFormerly owned/directed by Ansari; issued CBI-backed loans to his companies; now bankrupt/defunct. Historical engine of elite embezzlement channel.
Mohammad Darbani and Partners ExchangeexchangeIranUS SDNFamily-run exchange house; E.O. 13902. Moved hundreds of millions in FX for sanctioned banks; held tens of millions as of early 2026.
Lavasani and Partners ExchangeexchangeIranUS SDNFamily-run exchange; contracts with Bank Melli, Saderat, Sina, Shahr, Eghtesad Novin, Tourism, Pasargad, Mellat. Held hundreds of millions in FX as of early 2026.
Mohsen Khandan and Partners ExchangeexchangeIranUS SDNFamily-run exchange; contracts with Parsian, EDBI, Saderat, Sepah, Sina, Karafarin, Saman, Tejarat. Uses CDM Trading (HK) and Naba Alzaki (UAE) fronts.
Mohammad DarbanifinancierIranUS SDNControlling partner & chairman, Darbani exchange.
Shokufeh Rostam AbadifinancierIranUS SDNControlling partner & CEO, Darbani exchange.
Zahra SarsharifinancierIranUS SDNControlling partner & board member, Darbani exchange.
Ahmad Navai LavasanifinancierIranUS SDNControlling partner & CEO, Lavasani exchange.
Amir Navai LavasanifinancierIranUS SDNControlling partner & chairman, Lavasani exchange.
Mohsen KhandanfinancierIranUS SDNControlling partner & CEO, Khandan exchange.
Ali Asghar KhandanfinancierIranUS SDNControlling partner & board, Khandan exchange.
CDM Trading LimitedfrontHong KongUS SDNHK front used by Iranian exchange houses (incl. Khandan) for financial transactions; rahbar-network layer.
Naba Alzaki Raw Materials Trading LLCfrontUAEUS SDNUAE front used by Khandan exchange as part of Iran’s rahbar network.
Bank MellibankIranUS priorSanctioned Iranian bank; Lavasani exchange customer per OFAC July 2026.
Bank SaderatbankIranUS priorSanctioned bank; customer of both Lavasani and Khandan exchanges.
Bank MellatbankIranUS priorSanctioned bank; Lavasani exchange customer.
Unnamed nodebankIranUS priorLavasani exchange customer (OFAC).
Sina BankbankIranUS priorCustomer of Lavasani and Khandan exchanges.
Shahr BankbankIranUS priorLavasani exchange customer.
Eghtesad Novin BankbankIranUS priorLavasani exchange customer.
Unnamed nodebankIranUS priorLavasani exchange customer.
Parsian BankbankIranUS priorKhandan exchange customer.
Export Development Bank of IranbankIranUS priorKhandan exchange customer.
Bank SepahbankIranUS priorKhandan exchange customer; longstanding IRGC-linked bank.
Unnamed nodebankIranUS priorKhandan exchange customer.
Unnamed nodebankIranUS priorKhandan exchange customer.
Tejarat BankbankIranUS priorKhandan exchange customer.

Corridors

  • Elite Portfolio Corridor

    Ali Ansari → Smart Global (St. Kitts) → real estate/commercial holdings in Europe, Cyprus, UAE, for benefit of Mojtaba Khamenei / regime elites; IRGC linkage per E.O. 13224.

    Peer gap: US designated July 2026; EU/UK/CA/AU peer match outstanding for Ansari + Smart Global.

  • Darbani Exchange House

    Three controlling partners operate a family exchange moving hundreds of millions in FX for sanctioned banks; tens of millions held early 2026.

    Peer gap: US E.O. 13902 only, priority peer designation.

  • Lavasani ↔ Major Banks

    Contracts with Bank Melli, Saderat, Mellat, Pasargad, Sina, Shahr, Eghtesad Novin, Tourism Bank. Hundreds of millions in FX held/moved.

    Peer gap: Exchange house US-only; banks already widely sanctioned, residual risk is the FX intermediary layer.

  • Khandan ↔ Banks + Offshore Fronts

    >$117M FX held; bank customers include Sepah, Parsian, EDBI, Tejarat, Saman, Karafarin, Saderat, Sina. Routes via CDM Trading (HK) and Naba Alzaki (UAE).

    Peer gap: HK and UAE fronts are high-leverage UK/EU/UAE enforcement targets.

Shamkhani Network Cluster

Exhibit 3

Who Else Is Inside the Shamkhani Shipping Empire?

The cluster's hub and its most-connected members by documented edge count. Connection counts in the table are the number of documented links this record holds for that party, not a claim about influence.

The network’s principal individual, Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani, is shown as the hub below. The diagram plots the hub plus its 24 most-connected members by edge count; 49 further linked parties are omitted from the drawing for legibility and appear only in the table below.

NodeDesignated hubHairline = documented link
Shamkhani Network Cluster: 74 Public Members Shown of 74 Total, 73 Edges
NameTypeConnections
Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani HubIndividual42
SEA LEAD SHIPPING PTE. LTD.Organization7
FLEET TANQO PRIVATE LIMITEDOrganization6
HOUSE OF SHIPPING INVESTMENT FZCOOrganization4
SEPEHR NOOR MOBIN COMPANYOrganization3
HAPUKA MARINE LTD.Organization2
ANIKA LINES INC.Organization2
RAHBAR MADANI, Mohammad RezaIndividual2
HOPE 1 SHIPPING INCOrganization2
AARE LINES INC.Organization2
RAKHBARMADANI, AliIndividual2
LUBECK SHIPPING LLCOrganization2
OCEAN SEARUM ONE LIMITEDOrganization2
HANSA SHIPPING INC.Organization2
AVA TARABAR DARYA COMPANYOrganization2
NUVETRRO SHIPPING INCOrganization2
KANGRI 1 INCOrganization2
VELTRRIVO SHIPPING INCOrganization2
NARDIE INTERNATIONAL S.A.Organization2
PLATINUM KNIGHTS LTDOrganization2
HORAEVessel1
SRINIVAS, Tanjore SunilkumarIndividual1
AL KINA COMMERCIAL BROKER LLCOrganization1
SEA CASTLEVessel1
MOGHADAS, BehzadIndividual1
GLAVOS SHIPPING FZCOOrganization1
HOUSE OF SHIPPING PRIVATE LIMITEDOrganization1
CAUVERIVessel1
SAI WAN SHIPPING LIMITEDOrganization1
ERIKAVessel1
VIRENTVessel1
SEA LEAD SHIPPING MARSHALL ISLANDS LTDOrganization1
SEPEHR PAYAMVessel1
ELPINIKIVessel1
SILVARVessel1
ARKANOOR 2Vessel1
ZAHED, Hossein GhorbaniIndividual1
HOPE 1Vessel1
GEMMAVessel1
KAALUND, Martin AustinIndividual1
VERSAVessel1
GEORGE, JijinIndividual1
DEZERA SHIPPING FZCOOrganization1
TANJONG PAGAR 1Vessel1
DEHKORDI, Asghar AghiliIndividual1
BELLARISVessel1
SEA LEAD SHIPPING DMCCOrganization1
PAYA LEBARVessel1
DAPHNE VVessel1
ANIKAVessel1
HELMATIC CONSULTANCY DMCCOrganization1
DARIKAVessel1
NADIAVessel1
SEA GALLEONVessel1
TAYLOR SHIPPING FZCOOrganization1
JADEVessel1
OPALVessel1
ORIEL GROUPOrganization1
SHIPZA SHIPPING LIMITEDOrganization1
SEA CRUISERVessel1
ANAYAVessel1
SHIPSTAR SHIPCHANDLING LLCOrganization1
CICCIOVessel1
SEA LEAD SHIPPING AGENCY INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED, C-1102Organization1
MERITRON DMCCOrganization1
SEA ANCHORVessel1
WE FREIGHT SHIPPING LLCOrganization1
BALHOTRA, Chetan PrakashIndividual1
SHENTON WAYVessel1
VISHAVDEEP, GautamIndividual1
TSERNOSJOV, MaksimIndividual1
CORPLINX CONSULTANCY LLC FZOrganization1
ARKANOOR 3Vessel1
VOLTA SHIPPING SERVICES LLCOrganization1

Shadow Fleet

Exhibit 4 · table only

Which Vessels Carry the Oil, and Who Manages Them?

No diagram: a 128-vessel fleet is a register, not a graph, and drawing it would add nothing a reader could act on. The groups below are counts; the register is searchable underneath.

LPG Smuggling

26 vessels documented

Shamkhani Shipping Empire

25 vessels documented

Hengli / Teapot Refinery Chain

19 vessels documented

General OFAC Oil / Shadow Fleet

19 vessels documented

Shadow Fleet + missile/ACW Procurement

14 vessels documented

Oil-for-Finance / Hizballah-Linked Oil

9 vessels documented

Hormuz Extortion / Marine Insurance

8 vessels documented

Unclustered Shadow Fleet

8 vessels documented

UAE Marine Services Fronts

3 vessels documented

Black Stone / Benoil Baseline

2 vessels documented

Aviation Logistics Overlap

2 vessels documented

Houthi Smuggling Corridor

1 vessels documented

Showing 128 of 128 vessels

Shadow-Fleet Vessel Register: 128 Vessels across 12 Network Groups
VesselIMOFlagManagerNetwork
AL DIAB II9053816Palau·Black Stone / Benoil baseline
AQUA SPIRIT9197727Panama·Black Stone / Benoil baseline
BENEDICT··ELEVATE MARINE MANAGEMENT PRIVATE LIMITEDGeneral OFAC oil / shadow fleet
BENLAI··QINGDAO OCEAN KIMO SHIP MANAGEMENT CO LTDGeneral OFAC oil / shadow fleet
FLORA··EVER SHINING LIMITEDGeneral OFAC oil / shadow fleet
FORTUNE GAS··MHK SHIPPING CORPGeneral OFAC oil / shadow fleet
GAS NORA··VANGUARD MARINE VENTURES INCGeneral OFAC oil / shadow fleet
GAS RIVER··MHK SHIPPING CORPGeneral OFAC oil / shadow fleet
GAZ CRYSTAL··MPHASIS MARINE SOLUTIONS FZEGeneral OFAC oil / shadow fleet
HAUNCAYO··SYMPHONY SHIPPING AND MARITIME MANAGEMENT INCGeneral OFAC oil / shadow fleet
ILL GAP··CRYSTAL BLUE SKY INCGeneral OFAC oil / shadow fleet
MAYMEI··EVER SHINING LIMITEDGeneral OFAC oil / shadow fleet
RAYYAN GAS··MPHASIS MARINE SOLUTIONS FZEGeneral OFAC oil / shadow fleet
RCELEBRA··AGILITY SHIPPING LIMITEDGeneral OFAC oil / shadow fleet
THEA··TRASTOK SHIPPING COGeneral OFAC oil / shadow fleet
VETER··FLUXUS MARINE INCGeneral OFAC oil / shadow fleet
VICSCENE··ALL WIN SHIPPING MANAGEMENT LIMITEDGeneral OFAC oil / shadow fleet
WHITE SHARK··MARS OCEANWAY INCGeneral OFAC oil / shadow fleet
YONGAN OCEAN··HK YUANHANG SHIPPING LIMITEDGeneral OFAC oil / shadow fleet
YONGHENG OCEAN··SHANGHAI QIZHANG SHIP MANAGEMENT COGeneral OFAC oil / shadow fleet
ZEVS··ELYSIAN HORIZON CORPGeneral OFAC oil / shadow fleet
ANSHUN II··LAUREL SHIPPING LTDHengli / teapot refinery chain
BANGUS··COSTIN SHIPPING LIMITEDHengli / teapot refinery chain
BENTLEY··EVY BLUE LTDHengli / teapot refinery chain
COVENIO··EXTENSIVE SHIPPING LIMITEDHengli / teapot refinery chain
EDOR··DOFA SHIPPING LTDHengli / teapot refinery chain
GALVIN··NAXOS MARITIME AND TRADING S.AHengli / teapot refinery chain
GLOBAL VIVIAN··THIEN AN HOA BINH COMPANY LIMITEDHengli / teapot refinery chain
GOLDEN SUNRISE··XIFOIDES GROUP LIMITEDHengli / teapot refinery chain
HH GLORY··SKYROS MARITIME AND TRADING S.AHengli / teapot refinery chain
LIN 9··PATRIOT INCHengli / teapot refinery chain
LISBOA··LISBOA SHIPPING COMPANY LIMITEDHengli / teapot refinery chain
LPG SEVAN··ANKA ENERGY AND LOGISTICS COMPANYHengli / teapot refinery chain
LYNN··TING TAO COMPANY LIMITEDHengli / teapot refinery chain
MAGNOLIA··NICE GIFT LIMITEDHengli / teapot refinery chain
MIRAAN··MIHIR SHIPPING INCHengli / teapot refinery chain
SEEKER 8··REAYOU COMPANY LIMITEDHengli / teapot refinery chain
SMD WORLD··LEPUS NAVIGATION LTDHengli / teapot refinery chain
STELLAR BEVERLY··YEGUA TRADING LIMITEDHengli / teapot refinery chain
ZHEN ZHU··ZHOUSHAN YAOHAI SHIPPING COHengli / teapot refinery chain
AL SALMI··BILLION NEXUS INT'L COHormuz extortion / marine insurance
BREEZE V··NEVADA SPIRIT COMPANY LIMITEDHormuz extortion / marine insurance
CRYSTAL··VAST MIGHTY LIMITEDHormuz extortion / marine insurance
LILY··CONFIDENT APEX LIMITEDHormuz extortion / marine insurance
NATSUMI··MARINOVA FREIGHT LIMITEDHormuz extortion / marine insurance
NIRETA··OCEAN TRANQUILITY LIMITEDHormuz extortion / marine insurance
WELL SAIL··QI HANG SHIP MANAGEMENT LIMITEDHormuz extortion / marine insurance
YEHOPE··BRANCH SAYING INTERNATIONAL TRADING CO LTDHormuz extortion / marine insurance
ALBARRAQ Z9252943··Houthi smuggling corridor
AMIR GAS··BLUE SEA MARINE INCORPORATED AND FAATEH MARITIME INCORPORATEDLPG smuggling
BRIGHT GOLD··GS CHEMICAL TRANSPORTATION LIMITEDLPG smuggling
DAKUSH··MEKONG LINES INCLPG smuggling
DOUBLE IN··SCIENCE OBEDIENT INTERNATIONAL COMPANY LIMITEDLPG smuggling
FEADSHIP··MOZART MARITIME INCLPG smuggling
G JADES··GJADES SHIPPING COMPANY LIMITEDLPG smuggling
GALA ROSE··SPARKLING COURAGE LIMITEDLPG smuggling
GAS ENDURANCE··AQUILA WORLDWIDE MARINE DEVELOPMENTS CORPLPG smuggling
GAS LAGOON··ADAMAS SHIPPING INCLPG smuggling
GAS STRENGTH··VEINTO GLOBAL MARINE INCLPG smuggling
GAZ GMS··GAS GMS LIMITEDLPG smuggling
GLENDALE··ECOSEAS MARITIME LIMITEDLPG smuggling
GREAT SAIL··GREAT SAIL SHIPPING LIMITEDLPG smuggling
LUNA LUSTER··GLOBAL FORTUNE SHIPPING LIMITEDLPG smuggling
MD 23··LIMRA GAS LIMITEDLPG smuggling
MIDAS··OCEAN MARVEL SHIPPING COMPANY LIMITEDLPG smuggling
MIGHTY NAVIGATOR··VERDA GAS CO LTDLPG smuggling
MILE··BLACK GOLD TRADE CORPORATIONLPG smuggling
NARSIS··SUN OCEAN SHIPPING INCORPORATEDLPG smuggling
OCEAN RADIANCE··AURORA BUSINESS COMPANY LIMITEDLPG smuggling
OCEAN WAVE··OW MARITIME INCORPORATEDLPG smuggling
QUANTUM STAR··TAURUS GAS COMPANY LIMITEDLPG smuggling
SWIFT FALCON··ARDEN ANGEL SHIPPING COMPANY LIMITEDLPG smuggling
TEJAS··ROMY LINES INCORPORATEDLPG smuggling
VASLATI··SPLENDID LEXY TRADING COMPANY LTDLPG smuggling
ANAYA··FLEET TANQO PRIVATE LIMITEDOil-for-finance / Hizballah-linked oil
ANIKA··ANIKA LINES INCOil-for-finance / Hizballah-linked oil
AURA··AURA LINES INCOil-for-finance / Hizballah-linked oil
BELLARIS··NARDIE INTERNATIONAL S.AOil-for-finance / Hizballah-linked oil
CAUVERI··HAPUKA MARINE LTDOil-for-finance / Hizballah-linked oil
DAPHNE V··FLEET TANQO PRIVATE LIMITEDOil-for-finance / Hizballah-linked oil
HORAE··FLEET TANQO PRIVATE LIMITEDOil-for-finance / Hizballah-linked oil
SILVAR··FLEET TANQO PRIVATE LIMITEDOil-for-finance / Hizballah-linked oil
VERSA··FLEET TANQO PRIVATE LIMITEDOil-for-finance / Hizballah-linked oil
ALAA··KAITO NAVIGATION SAShadow fleet + missile/ACW procurement
ATEELA 1··BEHENGAM TADBIR QESHM SHIPPING AND MARITIME SERVICES COMPANYShadow fleet + missile/ACW procurement
ATEELA 2··BEHENGAM TADBIR QESHM SHIPPING AND MARITIME SERVICES COMPANYShadow fleet + missile/ACW procurement
DANUTA I··ITHAKI MARITIME AND TRADING S.AShadow fleet + missile/ACW procurement
EP-MTB··MAHAN AIRShadow fleet + missile/ACW procurement
EP-MTE··MAHAN AIRShadow fleet + missile/ACW procurement
FELICITA··VAST MARINE INCShadow fleet + missile/ACW procurement
GAS FATE··NYR SHIPPING COShadow fleet + missile/ACW procurement
HOOT··POROS MARITIME VENTURES S.AShadow fleet + missile/ACW procurement
LUMA··WANSA GAS SHIPPING COShadow fleet + missile/ACW procurement
NIBA··PAROS MARITIME S.AShadow fleet + missile/ACW procurement
NORTH STAR··MISTRAL FLEET CO LTDShadow fleet + missile/ACW procurement
OCEAN KOI··OCEAN KUDOS SHIPPING COMPANY LIMITEDShadow fleet + missile/ACW procurement
REMIZ··GOLDWAVE MARITIME SERVICES INCShadow fleet + missile/ACW procurement
ARKANOOR 2··SEPEHR NOOR MOBIN COMPANYShamkhani shipping empire
ARKANOOR 3··SEPEHR NOOR MOBIN COMPANYShamkhani shipping empire
CICCIO··KANGRI 1 INCShamkhani shipping empire
DARIKA··HANSA SHIPPING INCShamkhani shipping empire
ELPINIKI··OCEAN SEARUM ONE LIMITEDShamkhani shipping empire
ERIKA··RAHBAR MADANIShamkhani shipping empire
GEMMA··LUBECK SHIPPING LLCShamkhani shipping empire
HOPE 1··HOPE 1 SHIPPING INCShamkhani shipping empire
JADE··NUVETRRO SHIPPING INCShamkhani shipping empire
NADIA··AARE LINES INCShamkhani shipping empire
OPAL··VELTRRIVO SHIPPING INCShamkhani shipping empire
PAYA LEBAR··SEA LEAD SHIPPING PTE. LTDShamkhani shipping empire
SEA ANCHOR··SHAMKHANIShamkhani shipping empire
SEA CASTLE··SHAMKHANIShamkhani shipping empire
SEA CRUISER··SHAMKHANIShamkhani shipping empire
SEA GALLEON··SHAMKHANIShamkhani shipping empire
SEPEHR PAYAM··AVA TARABAR DARYA COMPANYShamkhani shipping empire
SHENTON WAY··SEA LEAD SHIPPING PTE. LTDShamkhani shipping empire
TANJONG PAGAR 1··SEA LEAD SHIPPING PTE. LTDShamkhani shipping empire
VIRENT··PLATINUM KNIGHTS LTDShamkhani shipping empire
AL SAFA··MANARAT ALKHALEEJ MARINE SERVICES FZEUAE marine services fronts
AQUA LIVE··VICENS MARINE COUAE marine services fronts
OCEAN GUARDIAN··MANARAT ALKHALEEJ MARINE SERVICES FZEUAE marine services fronts
AVON9034705Comoros·Unclustered shadow fleet
CESARIA9251602Palau·Unclustered shadow fleet
CHIRON 59306665Comoros·Unclustered shadow fleet
EASTERN HERO9353905Palau·Unclustered shadow fleet
KEEL9176929Comoros·Unclustered shadow fleet
LONGEVITY 79240885··Unclustered shadow fleet
NEW FUSION··THRIVING TIMES INTERNATIONAL CO LTDUnclustered shadow fleet
SEA BIRD9088536Palau·Unclustered shadow fleet

Other Documented Networks

Smaller network affiliations tagged across the registry, without a dedicated diagram. Full membership for each is searchable on the Entity Registry by network filter.

Shahr Bank-Crypto · 18 Members
Ansari-Khamenei Financier · 13 Members
MODAFL-Procurement · 10 Members
EU-Hormuz · 2 Members
EU-Nuclear · 1 Members
UK-State Threats Act · 1 Members

External Networks

Exhibit 5 · table only

Which Outside-Iran Nodes Does This Record Track, and How Well Is Each Corroborated?

Graded by corroboration, not by importance. Built from a strategic mapping of outside-Iran influence used to structure research leads; not itself a cited source. Commercial relationships are ~2018 unless refreshed below.

External Networks: 29 Tracked Nodes
NameRegionLayerVettingRoleSource
Imam Khomeini charitable / welfare network (Azerbaijan lead)CaucasusCultural / religiousPartially corroboratedSoft-power charity stack; Lebanon IKRC branch is US SDN, local branches need mappingUnclassified sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov
Islamic Party of Azerbaijan (IPA)CaucasusPoliticalLead only, needs corroborationAlleged Iranian funding, still a lead pending open corroboration,
Office representing the Supreme Leader (Azerbaijan)CaucasusPoliticalLead only, needs corroborationClerical/political channel separate from embassy (MEF research),
Sahar TV (spillover into Azerbaijan)CaucasusMediaLead only, needs corroborationIranian TV channel available in southern Azerbaijan (MEF research),
Ahl-ul-Bayt / ABWA Europe branchesEuropeCultural / religiousLead only, needs corroborationInvestigation priority for foreign-fighter encouragement claims, still requires case-by-case Tier 3 to 4 corroboration,
Al-Mustafa Institute (Berlin) / residual DE branchesEuropeEducationPartially corroboratedGerman footprint of Al-Mustafa network; Berlin institute under intelligence probe (2024 open reporting); Bremen branch shuttered 2022Unclassified home.treasury.gov Unclassified iranintl.com
Foxtrot / criminal-proxy attack model (Europe)EuropeIntelligencePartially corroboratedOrganized crime groups recruited for IRGC/Iran-directed attacks on Israeli and Jewish targets (Stockholm, Brussels 2024)Unclassified icct.nl Unclassified state.gov
German-Iranian Chamber of Trade and CommerceEuropeTrade chamberLead only, needs corroborationTrade facilitation body; 2018 economic target, post-IRGC EU terror listing risk elevated,
IRGC EU terrorist listing (systemic Europe lever)EuropePoliticalLive in entity matrixCouncil designation of IRGC as terrorist organisation, unlocks CT sanctions toolkit against Europe-facing frontsUnclassified consilium.europa.eu
IRGC-QF Unit 840 (Mohammed Ansari)EuropeIntelligenceLive in entity matrixIRGC-Qods Force external ops unit; Ansari ordered assassination plots against journalists and dissidentsUnclassified home.treasury.gov Unclassified consilium.europa.eu
Islamic Center Hamburg (IZH)EuropeCultural / religiousHost ban / official actionFlagship European Shiite center; German authorities concluded it acted as Khamenei representation and advanced anti-constitutional / Hezbollah-linked aimsT3 bmi.bund.de Unclassified dw.com
Islamische Gemeinschaft der schiitischen Gemeinden (IGS)EuropeCultural / religiousLead only, needs corroborationUmbrella Shiite community body named in MEF research; status relative to IZH ban needs ongoing mapping,
MOIS / Iranian state threat activity (Europe & N. America)EuropeIntelligencePartially corroboratedMinistry of Intelligence and IRGC external plots: kill, kidnap, harass dissidents/journalists/Jews via criminal proxiesUnclassified state.gov Unclassified consilium.europa.eu
Maleki Group / Business Forum IranEuropeEconomicLead only, needs corroborationBusiness facilitation named in MEF research, not auto-designated,
Zindashti Transnational Repression NetworkEuropeIntelligenceHost ban / official actionCriminal network used for MOIS-linked plots against dissidents; multi-jurisdiction sanctioned 2024 to 2025Unclassified consilium.europa.eu
Al-Mustafa International University (global)GlobalEducationLive in entity matrixQom-based university network; US: IRGC-QF recruitment/intel cover via foreign students; Canada also listedUnclassified home.treasury.gov Unclassified canada.ca
Unnamed nodeGlobal financeCryptoLive in entity matrixCrypto platforms for IRGC-linked sanctions-evasion and gambling-network launderingT3 home.treasury.gov
Ali Ansari / Smart Global elite portfolioGlobal financeEconomicLive in entity matrixOutside-Iran elite finance corridor for regime beneficiariesT3 home.treasury.gov
Shadow FX exchange-house layer (Darbani / Lavasani / Khandan)Global financeEconomicLive in entity matrixFX intermediaries for sanctioned Iranian banks via rahbar network frontsT3 home.treasury.gov
Mahan Air foreign GSA networkGlobal logisticsEconomicLive in entity matrixIRGC-QF logistics via foreign general sales agentsT3 home.treasury.gov
Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani shipping empireGlobal logisticsShipping / oilLive in entity matrixIllicit oil/cargo shipping & sanctions-evasion empire; son of Supreme Leader advisor Ali ShamkhaniUnclassified home.treasury.gov T3 home.treasury.gov
Hezbollah finance / AML nexus (LatAm)Latin AmericaEconomicPartially corroboratedLong-standing finance/ops presence; AMIA legacy; designation map is the advocacy gapUnclassified congress.gov
HispanTV / IRIB Spanish-language clusterLatin AmericaMediaPartially corroboratedSpanish-language IRIB ecosystem for LatAm influence, parent IRIB on US listsUnclassified sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov
MOIS / IRGC activity (Latin America lead)Latin AmericaIntelligenceLead only, needs corroborationInvestigate MOIS; public record stronger in Europe but LatAm remains a pressure theater,
AhlulBayt World Assembly (Pakistan network)South AsiaCultural / religiousLead only, needs corroborationDense soft-power tree, schools, trusts, student orgs,
Imam Khomeini Welfare Trust PakistanSouth AsiaCultural / religiousLead only, needs corroborationProposed terror-designation advocacy target,
PAIR Investment / Pakistan-Iran economic architectureSouth AsiaEconomicLead only, needs corroborationBilateral economic bodies (MEF research); energy/banking integration risk,
Al-Mustafa / Hawza footprint (Senegal)West AfricaEducationPartially corroboratedClerical seminary/NGO footprint, parent Al-Mustafa is designated,
SenIran industrial footprintWest AfricaEconomicRetired / staleHistorical Iranian car assembly / taxi fleet claims (2010s reporting),

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