Sasan Ghandehari, a billionaire donor to Nigel Farage's Reform UK, had a joint venture with a state-linked Iranian foundation, raising questions about his past dealings with the regime.
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01Summary
- 01Ghandehari pledged millions to Reform UK and donated £50,000 for Farage's Davos passes.
- 02A French arbitration decision reveals his HP Trust was the ultimate owner of Ori Group, which held 49% of Omran Razavi International Co in 2015.
- 03The other 51% was owned by Astan Quds Razavi, a religious foundation under Iran's supreme leader, sanctioned by the US in 2021.
- 04The joint venture ended in 2016 when Ghandehari's entities were pushed out by hardliners.
- 05Another Reform donor, John Richard Simpson, acquired Ghandehari's former firm Orico General Trading after 2016.
02Why it matters
This matters because it exposes potential conflicts for a party that has strongly criticised Iran, and raises questions about the sources of donations to a major UK political party.
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