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The Iran Ledger

A public accountability record of the Islamic Republic of Iran

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Source tier standard used for this record: T1 UN bodies · T2 established HR monitors · T3 official government/IGO records · T4 first-hand reputable news · T4-adj indirect access · secondary corroboration, commercial (not citable for fact) · not used.

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Open-edit encyclopedias; Secondary policy digests; Advocacy aggregators without primary verification; Anonymous social posts without corroboration; Planning documents as proof of designation

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Tier 2 · Established HR Monitors (56)

Amnesty International · What happened at the protests in Iran?2026-01
CHRI, January 9 · CHRI, January 9
Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) · Iran Intensifies Assault on Independent Lawyers Amid Expanding Post-War CrackdownJune 18, 2026
Feb · Feb
Feb · Feb
Feb · Feb
Hengaw · Reports and statistics indexaccessed August 10, 2026
Hengaw · Kolbars news category indexaccessed August 8, 2026
Hengaw, January 6 · Hengaw, January 6
Human Rights Watch · Iranians Face Double Peril of Gallows and BombsJuly 24, 2026
Human Rights Watch, January 6 · Human Rights Watch, January 6
Jan · Jan
Jan · Jan
Jan https://hengaw.net/en/reports-and-statistics-1/2026/01/article-4, January 24 · Jan https://hengaw.net/en/reports-and-statistics-1/2026/01/article-4, January 24
KHRN · Homepage/running news indexaccessed August 10, 2026
Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) · Monthly Report of July 2026August 1, 2026

Tier 3 · Official Government / IGO Records (127)

Unattributed · Tier 3, Official: Iranian government figures are reported via the sources cited in each row (Al Jazeera, RFE/RL, Iran I
Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs · Targeted sanctions in response to brutal repression of protests in IranFebruary 3, 2026
Canada Gazette SOR/2026-60 · Canada Gazette SOR/2026-60
Council doc ST-9276-2026 · Council doc ST-9276-2026
Council of the European Union · EU terrorist list: IRGC designated as terrorist organisationFebruary 19, 2026
Council of the European Union / EC delegation · Council sanctions 16 persons and three entities over serious human rights violationsMarch 16, 2026
EUR-Lex · Council Decision (CFSP) 2026/1226 + Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1225 (June 8, 2026, Hormuz)June 8, 2026
EUR-Lex · Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1838 (July 24, 2026): delisting of 3 IRGC officials (Pakpur, Salami, Hajizadeh) and METFAZ statement-of-reasons update OJ L 2026/1838 deletes, under Reg. 267/2012 heading II (IRGC), persons entries 9 (Mohammad Pakpur), 11 (Hossein Salami) and 19 (Amir Ali Hajizadeh).July 24, 2026 (publ. July 27, 2026)
EUR-Lex · Council Decision (CFSP) 2026/1885 (July 30, 2026, Ansari + MAPNA additions; NO delisting language, recital 3 confirms one person + one entity ADDED only) Implemented by Council Implementing Reg. (EU) 2026/1883 of 30 July 2026 (OJ L 2026/1883): persons entry 57 Ali Ansari, entities entry 204 MAPNA Group.July 30, 2026
Federal Register · Federal Register
Federal Register/GovInfo · Notice 2025-15240 (July 2025 predecessor Shamkhani action)August 12, 2025
German Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI) · Federal Interior Minister bans the Islamisches Zentrum HamburgJuly 24, 2024
HM Treasury/FCDO (gov.uk) · The UK Sanctions List (master changelog)last updated August 6, 2026
Home Office/FCDO/No.10 (gov.uk) · Support for IRGC outlawed in crackdown on foreign state proxiesJuly 13, 2026
IEA (3-equivalent, intergovernmental) · Oil Market Report — July 20262026-07
OFAC · Recent Actions (index)accessed August 10, 2026
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OFAC 20251230 · OFAC 20251230
OFAC 20260116 · OFAC 20260116
OFAC 20260123 · OFAC 20260123
OFAC 20260123 · OFAC 20260123
OFAC 20260130 · OFAC 20260130
OFAC 20260130 · OFAC 20260130
OJ text · OJ text
Parliament of Australia (Senate disallowable instruments list) · Confirms Federal Register IDs F2026L00531 (No.1) and F2026L00703 (No.2) for COTUNA instrumentsaccessed 2026-08
Parliament of Australia (aph.gov.au) · Chapter 1 – Listing of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (PJCIS report)March 10, 2026
Reg. 2026/420 · Reg. 2026/420
Treasury sb0364 · Treasury sb0364
Treasury sb0364 · Treasury sb0364
U.S. Department of State · Disrupting Iran's Weapons ProcurementJune 10, 2026
U.S. Department of State · Sanctions to Combat Illicit Traders of Iranian Oil and the Shadow FleetFebruary 6 to 7, 2026
UK OFSI/Sanctions Notice · February 2, 2026, Regime: Iran (Babak Zanjani, Unique ID IRN0267)February 2, 2026
UK Sanctions Notice May 11, 2026 · UK Sanctions Notice May 11, 2026
UK Sanctions Notice February 2, 2026 · UK Sanctions Notice February 2, 2026

Tier 4 · First-Hand Reputable News (72)

Unattributed · US State Department condemns the executionsJuly 26, 2026
AP via NPR · AP via NPR
Al Jazeera · World reacts / ceasefire background (June 18 quarantine citation) as aboveJune 18, 2026
Al Jazeera (Al Jazeera Staff/Reuters) · World reacts to US-Iran deal to extend ceasefire, reopen Strait of HormuzJune 18, 2026
Apr · Apr
CNN · CNN
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Feb https://www.iranintl.com/en/202602026857, March 16 · Feb https://www.iranintl.com/en/202602026857, March 16
Iran International · Iran executes two protesters amid heavy security in IsfahanJuly 28 to 29, 2026
Iran International · Leaked IRGC report: more than 36,500 killedJanuary 25, 2026
Iran International (January 22 · Iran International (January 22
IranWire · Iran Executes Two on Spy ChargesAugust 3, 2026
IranWire · US Sanctions Foreign Nationals and Ships Tied to Shamkhani Oil Fleet per file2026-07
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Jan · Jan
Jan https://www.iranintl.com/en/202601255198, February 2 · Jan https://www.iranintl.com/en/202601255198, February 2
NPR April 29 · NPR April 29
RFE/RL · RFE/RL
Reuters (January 6 · Reuters (January 6
Reuters (investigations, Gavin Finch) · One of Iran's most powerful families founded its largest crypto exchange...May 1, 2026
Reuters (various) · China state refiners considering resuming Iran oil imports / Asian refiners see little room for Iranian oil / teapots buy Iranian oil / Chambroad-Iraqi-crude correction / US using Iranian smuggling tactic / Gulf tanker rates2026-02 to 07
Reuters (via CNN republication) · US releases official agreement with Iran: the 14-point Islamabad MOUJune 17, 2026
The Guardian · The Guardian
Tier 4, News: BBC · Tier 4, News: BBC
UK Sanctions Notice May 11, 2026 · UK Sanctions Notice May 11, 2026

Tier 4-Adj · Indirect Access (12)

Bloomberg · "Iran Oil Tycoon 'Hector' Plays Key Role in Arms Sales to Russia"; JPMorgan/Ocean Leonid investigation; "How a Shadow Oil Empire..." video via Iran International/YouTube relay2024-11/12, 2026-03
Financial Times · ~€400M European property empire (Ansari), accessed only via Iran International/Luxembourg Times relay; original paywalled, never directly fetched paywalled~January 26, 2026

Secondary Corroboration · Not Citable for Atrocity Facts (16)

A&O Shearman, King & Spalding, Gibson Dunn · GL X/X1 date corroboration; MOU sanctions-implications alertsCorroboration only (dates independently confirmed via OFAC primary pages). Not Cited for Atrocity Facts
Baker McKenzie · OFAC commercial-networks/GL alert; FinCEN alert summaryCorroboration only. Not Cited for Atrocity Facts
CEIC Data (repackaging OPEC) · Iran crude oil production figures"3-equivalent" per JN's own convention since underlying data is OPEC; treated cautiously here. Not Cited for Atrocity Facts
Elliptic, Chainalysis · Nobitex/Wallex/Bitpin/Ramzinex sanctions blog commentary; $40B+ combined-flow estimateEstimate-level corroboration only; core designation facts trace to Treasury. Not Cited for Atrocity Facts
Holland & Knight, LBK&M (Lewis Baach Kaufmann Middlemiss) · Hormuz insurance-scheme alert; Shamkhani sanctions-roundup alertCorroboration/finding-aid only. Not Cited for Atrocity Facts
Husch Blackwell/JDSupra · BIS 29-entity Entity List addition summaryCorroboration of primary Federal Register record only. Not Cited for Atrocity Facts
Kharon · "Mapping Iran's Shamkhani 'Shipping Empire'"; "Behind Iran's War Chest, an Oil 'Lifeline' from China"Used only as corroboration/finding aid alongside Treasury/press sourcing; not sole basis for any claim. Not Cited for Atrocity Facts
Kpler · Iranian oil export/flow estimates (329k bpd trough, 565k bpd rebound, forecast pieces)Used as the best-available Tier-4-adjacent proxy where no Tier 1-4 source exists; flagged in JN itself as such. Not Cited for Atrocity Facts
Norton Rose Fulbright, Thompson Hine, Bracewell · GL X explainer/revocation alerts; Canada Q1 2026 sanctions updateCorroboration only. Not Cited for Atrocity Facts
OCCRP · UK Land Registry/Register of Overseas Entities investigation, Zahed's Knightsbridge property, Hayek-alias Dubai propertyYes, the £25M Knightsbridge and $29M Dubai property claims rest on OCCRP's own document-based investigation, not independently re-hosted by a Tier 1-4 outlet. Not Cited for Atrocity Facts
OJ PDF · OJ PDF Not Cited for Atrocity Facts
OpenSanctions · MAPNA/LILY/Kaalund entity-record aggregation (mirrors primary OFAC/EU/UK data)Used only for supplementary biographical/registry fields, never as sole source. Not Cited for Atrocity Facts
Steptoe LLP · Weekly Sanctions Updates (multiple dates: Jun 8, Jun 22, Jul 13, Jul 20, Jul 27, Aug 3), the "Paragraph 9 sanctions moratorium" characterization of the MOU rests solely on Steptoe's June 22 update (secondary corroboration); no primary MOU text excerpt was independently obtained for this specific paragraph-9 claim.Load-bearing for one specific legal-interpretation claim; otherwise finding-aid/corroboration only. Not Cited for Atrocity Facts
TRM Labs · "How Two UK-registered Companies Moved Over a Billion in Stablecoins for the IRGC" (Zedcex/Zedxion, already OFAC-designated); Shelbit/Zedx DMCC "commercial ecosystem" mappingUsed only as pre-designation-exposure context; underlying designations independently confirmed via OFAC. Not Cited for Atrocity Facts
UANI (United Against Nuclear Iran) · "June 2026 Iran Tanker Tracker" (~1.75M bpd claim)Checked and rejected: not used for any figure. Not Cited for Atrocity Facts
sanctionsexpert.com, Alaco, Global Sanctions tracker (Peters & Peters), Lovguiden · Weekly sanctions-development roundups; EU Ansari-listing date corroborationCorroboration only; Lovguiden's rendering of the MAPNA/Ansari EU listing text was cross-checked against a fresh EUR-Lex fetch during this audit and confirmed accurate. Not Cited for Atrocity Facts

Unclassified (5)

Unattributed · Source Inventory (tiered)
DFAT notice · DFAT notice
Reg. 2026/420 · Reg. 2026/420
Reg. 2026/420 · Reg. 2026/420

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