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Updated · The Wall Street Journal · May 9Iranian authorities seize properties over alleged anti-state actions
2 articles · Updated · The Wall Street Journal · May 9
- A judiciary spokesperson said 262 properties were taken from people accused of acting against the state.
- The spokesperson, quoted by the semiofficial ISNA news agency, called the owners “mercenaries operating against the homeland.”
- The report did not identify the owners, specify the properties’ locations or values, or say whether charges or court rulings accompanied the seizures.
After its leader's death, is Iran's mass property seizure a sign of regime strength or desperation? Are Iran's new laws a tool to legally seize assets from millions of its citizens living abroad? How do Iran's property seizures fund the Supreme Leader's opaque, multi-billion dollar financial network?