Trump admin sanctions Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei’s shadowy financial backers
Published on: Friday 10 July 2026
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent imposed sanctions Friday on Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei’s alleged Dubai-based moneyman Ali Ansari, three Iranian currency exchanges and alleged front companies in Hong Kong and the UAE that link Tehran’s banks to the global economic system. Bessent announced the latest financial squeeze following two nights of resumed US airstrikes on Iran and a third conducted by an unknown country — prompted by...