In the complex world of maritime trade, Protection and Indemnity (P&I) clubs play a crucial role. As large pooled mutual insurance organizations, they provide coverage for a wide range of risks that traditional marine insurers would be hesitant to cover, including environmental damage like oil spills, war-related risks, cargo damage claims, and crew injuries. Absent this insurance, vessels cannot legally operate in international waters. 

For more than six years, through dozens of private letters and a lot of public exposure, UANI has led the campaign to compel Panama to stop flagging vessels involved in transporting Iran’s sanctioned oil.  Evidently, our efforts have begun to bear fruit: since January 2024, the Maritime Authority of Panama (AMP) has deleted some 109 vessels from its registry.

The “UANI Top 10 Iran Sanctions Targets” is a monthly product that seeks to expose and restrict the nefarious activities of the Islamic Republic of Iran, both inside and outside of the country. Using primary data and intelligence, UANI experts identify and publish a list of 10 individuals and entities for the United States (U.S.), United Kingdom (UK), European Union (EU), and other Western allies to target with sanctions. Many of these persons and organizations fly below the radar of public scrutiny. UANI aims to increase awareness of their roles.

As the fears of an all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah dominate international attention regarding Lebanon, events in the domestic political arena reflect the deep vulnerability that has led to Hezbollah's ability to use Lebanon's soil as a platform to attack Israel as part of Iran's regional vision. 

Despite being the world’s biggest backer of terrorism, the Islamic Republic receives unexpected rhetorical in-person support from various Western sources. Part one of this mini-series examined Neturei Karta (NK), while part two focused on Code Pink. Part three looks at various Irish political activists and government officials who seem to have a fondness for the mullahs and their terrorist proxies.

In recent weeks, the possibility of an all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah has been the focus of international attention. Until now, diplomatic efforts to prevent the outbreak of war have so far proven fruitless. Accordingly, several countries have already advised their citizens to leave Lebanon due to rising fears that such a war could start soon. 

Murat Bukey

Between 2012 and 2013, Bukey conspired with Amanallah Paidar, an Iranian national, to procure and export U.S. technology to Iran through their companies, Farazan Industrial Engineering in Iran and Ozon Spor Ve Hobbi Ürünleri in Turkey. The items in question included a device to test fuel cells and an attempted acquisition of a bio-detection system with potential applications in weapons of mass destruction.

Saber Fakih

Saber Fakih, a 48-year-old British citizen, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations. His case involved conspiring with Bader Fakih, Altaf Faquih, and Alireza Taghavi to export an Industrial Microwave System (IMS) and counter-drone system from the United States to Iran without the necessary licenses from the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).

Stefan Gillier

Stefan Gillier, the former president of RTF International Inc., was sentenced to 84 months in prison for his involvement in a multi-million-dollar fraud scheme. From 2004 to 2006, Gillier conspired to fraudulently obtain over $6 million worth of aircraft parts from Honeywell International and later from Pratt & Whitney Component Solutions. He used stopped check payments to receive the parts without paying for them, signing checks that were subsequently canceled under false pretenses.

daVinci Payments

In November 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced a settlement with daVinci Payments, which manages prepaid reward card programs. DaVinci Payments agreed to pay $206,213 to resolve potential civil liability for apparent violations of U.S. sanctions on Crimea, Iran, Syria, and Cuba. Between November 2017 and July 2022, daVinci enabled reward cards to be redeemed by persons in these sanctioned jurisdictions.