Iran, UAE
Fake names, empty offices and code words: How Iranian securocrat's family keeps illicit oil ops alive

 Ali Shamkhani, former secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council.
Ali Shamkhani, former secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council. © Majid Asgaripour/Wana (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters
The Shamkhani group's huge oil, gas and commodities empire has generated tens of billions of dollars by facilitating trading of Russian and Iranian products. As US and European governments clamp down on the group's activities, employees have sought various ways to avoid detection. [...]
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