US-Iranian CEO arrested on sanctions violations charges

14 July 2025

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Bahram Mohammad Ostovari, the CEO of an Iranian engineering company, was arrested on 10 July 2025 on charges of violating US sanctions on Iran. Mr Ostovari is charged with exporting telecommunications systems from the US...

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Maya Lester KC

Maya Lester KC is a senior barrister (King’s Counsel) at Brick Court Chambers with a wide-ranging practice in public law, European law, competition law, international law, human rights & civil liberties. She has a particular expertise in sanctions. She is the…

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