The UK sanctioned Ayandeh for funding “hostile activity,” branding him a “corrupt Iranian banker and businessman” and freezing his portfolio worth more than 150 million pounds, according to the report. Financial Times identified his offshore companies in Luxembourg, St Kitts, Nevis, Austria, Germany, and Spain, all of which are worth 400 million euros. Iranians walks past a Bank Ayandeh and Parian, on the first anniversary of the nuclear agreement, in the capital Tehran on Jaunary 14, 2017. The Iranian tycoon is not under sanction in the European Union, according to The Times. Ansari’s family founded Ayandeh Bank, whose collapse was caused by Iran’s economic downfall last year, which has culminated in violent protests this month.

Source: The Times January 27, 2026 13:28 UTC