Reports from a year-long investigation by Bloomberg and other media outlets say Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the late Iranian supreme leader, is linked to a complex international property network that includes high-value real estate in the United Kingdom and other foreign markets.
The 56-year-old, who Iranian outlets recently identified as the successor to his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is not listed as the direct owner of overseas assets in official records, according to Bloomberg. Rather, investigations by the news agency, based on Western intelligence assessments, real estate records and confidential documents, found he has been directly involved in deals dating back at least to 2011 through intermediaries, likely due to sanctions and legal restrictions.
The reported foreign holdings include luxury properties in London valued at more than $138 million, a villa in Dubai’s elite districts, and upscale hotels in Germany’s Frankfurt and Spain’s Mallorca. Bloomberg’s investigation identified multiple shell companies and intermediaries moving funds, much of which is likely connected to Iranian oil revenues, through British, Swiss, Liechtenstein, and UAE banks.
Property records and corporate filings reviewed as part of these investigations show some London holdings tied to addresses on The Bishops Avenue in north London, known for exuberantly expensive real estate, and linked through corporate structures rather than in Khamenei’s personal name. Reuters and other outlets have reported similar valuations and connections tied to UK assets.
Info released by WikiLeaks states that Mojtaba Khamenei visited the United Kingdom on multiple occasions for medical treatment, including several stays in London hospitals. According to reports, Khamenei visited the UK four times, with a final stay of about two months, and his wife became pregnant during that period.
The info states, “After a stay of two months, his wife became pregnant. Back in Iran, a healthy boy was born, named Ali for his paternal grandfather.”
Investigators and corporate filings also linked UK-sanctioned Iranian banker Ali Ansari to many of the transactions associated with the overseas portfolio. Ansari has denied any connection to Khamenei.
Mojtaba Khamenei has been under United States sanctions since 2019, and multiple international reports state that his foreign real estate and financial assets extend into Swiss bank accounts and other jurisdictions.
Iranian state media confirmed that the Assembly of Experts has selected Mojtaba Khamenei as the nation’s next supreme leader following his father being killed in US strikes.
The 56-year-old, who Iranian outlets recently identified as the successor to his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is not listed as the direct owner of overseas assets in official records, according to Bloomberg. Rather, investigations by the news agency, based on Western intelligence assessments, real estate records and confidential documents, found he has been directly involved in deals dating back at least to 2011 through intermediaries, likely due to sanctions and legal restrictions.
The reported foreign holdings include luxury properties in London valued at more than $138 million, a villa in Dubai’s elite districts, and upscale hotels in Germany’s Frankfurt and Spain’s Mallorca. Bloomberg’s investigation identified multiple shell companies and intermediaries moving funds, much of which is likely connected to Iranian oil revenues, through British, Swiss, Liechtenstein, and UAE banks.
Property records and corporate filings reviewed as part of these investigations show some London holdings tied to addresses on The Bishops Avenue in north London, known for exuberantly expensive real estate, and linked through corporate structures rather than in Khamenei’s personal name. Reuters and other outlets have reported similar valuations and connections tied to UK assets.
Info released by WikiLeaks states that Mojtaba Khamenei visited the United Kingdom on multiple occasions for medical treatment, including several stays in London hospitals. According to reports, Khamenei visited the UK four times, with a final stay of about two months, and his wife became pregnant during that period.
The info states, “After a stay of two months, his wife became pregnant. Back in Iran, a healthy boy was born, named Ali for his paternal grandfather.”
Investigators and corporate filings also linked UK-sanctioned Iranian banker Ali Ansari to many of the transactions associated with the overseas portfolio. Ansari has denied any connection to Khamenei.
Mojtaba Khamenei has been under United States sanctions since 2019, and multiple international reports state that his foreign real estate and financial assets extend into Swiss bank accounts and other jurisdictions.
Iranian state media confirmed that the Assembly of Experts has selected Mojtaba Khamenei as the nation’s next supreme leader following his father being killed in US strikes.
