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    Iraqi economy and directors of Iranian companies buy African passports

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    Post by Rocky Sun 01 Jul 2018, 2:14 am

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    In February, the Comoros quietly canceled a series of passports that foreigners bought during the past few years.
    The tiny country off the coast of East Africa did not publish details of the reason for the decision, saying only that the passports were improperly issued.
    But a confidential list of passport holders suggests the move is more motivated than the government has said.
    Reuters found that more than 100 of the 155 people whose passports were issued in the Comoros in January were Iranians, including senior executives from companies in the fields of navigation, oil, gas, foreign exchange and precious metals, All of which are subject to international sanctions against Iran.
    Some have bought more than one passport issued by the Comoros.
    Diplomats and security sources in the Comoros and the West fear that some Iranians have obtained passports to protect their interests, with sanctions crippling Iran's ability to conduct business on the international scene.
    Although none of these individuals or companies are targeted by sanctions, restrictions on Iran may make the carrying of another passport useful.
    Comoros passports allow for visa-free travel to areas in the Middle East and Far East, which can be used by Iranians to open accounts at foreign banks and register companies abroad.
    The Iranian government does not officially allow citizens to hold a second passport, but an Iranian source familiar with foreign passport purchases said the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence had given green light to some business and corporate dignitaries to obtain these passports to facilitate travel and financial transactions.
    The Iranian government and the Iranian embassy in London have not responded to requests for comment.
    Hamid Masidi, a former interior minister in the Comoros who was in office during the issuance of some of these passports, said he had doubts some Iranians were "trying to exploit the Comoros to circumvent sanctions." He added that he pressed for further audits before granting passports to foreigners but gave no details.
    The US Treasury declined to comment, saying it did not address ongoing investigations.
    Kenneth Katzman, a Middle East expert at the US Congressional Research Service, said the Comoros was one of several African countries where Iran was trying to have diplomatic and trade influence.
    "Getting passports from the Comoros will allow them to do things without finding out they are Iranian," he said.
    According to the Comorian passport database, more than 1,000 people born in Iran purchased passports from the Comoros from 2008 to 2017.
    Most of these passports were bought between 2011 and 2013 when international sanctions against Iran were tightened, particularly on the oil and banking sectors.
    Other foreigners who bought passports from the Comoros included Syrians, Afghans, Iraqis, Chinese and a few people from Western countries.



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