Babak Zanjani’s death sentence for sanctions evasion upheld in Iran

Babak Zanjani, an Iranian businessman who was sentenced to death in March this year on charges of defrauding the Iranian government and circumventing sanctions on Iran’s oil industry (see previous blog), has had his sentence upheld by Iran’s Supreme Court. Mr Zanjani admitted using businesses in Turkey, Malaysia, and the UAE to sell oil on behalf of the Iranian government...