Overview
- Bloomberg’s year-long probe reports that two Kensington apartments linked to Mojtaba Khamenei sit less than 50 metres behind Israel’s London embassy, a location security specialists say could enable monitoring and interception.
- The investigation traces a broader UK portfolio to intermediaries, including 11 mansions on Hampstead’s Bishops Avenue held through an Isle of Man company and purchases largely dated to 2013–2016.
- HM Treasury placed charges on 13 properties in October 2025 after sanctioning Ali Ansari, identified as the front man, which blocks their sale under UK measures already in force.
- Ansari’s lawyer rejects the allegations and denies any financial relationship with the IRGC or Mojtaba Khamenei, stating he intends to challenge the UK sanctions.
- The disclosures arrive as Mojtaba Khamenei is installed as Iran’s new supreme leader, with parallel UK arrests of suspects accused of spying for Iran adding to scrutiny of national-security risks.