Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Khamenei’s Financial Grasp On The Iranian Empire (Dan 8)



$95bn Khamenei empire

Posted on » Tuesday, May 19, 2015

DUBAI: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei controls a financial empire worth an estimated $95 billion ‘“ 30 times more than the wealth accumulated by the late Shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, according to Reuters.

Forbes magazine revealed details of hunger for power and money shown by religious clerics after their accession to power in Iran despite raising the slogan of asceticism and attempts to establish the image of leading a humble life. On the contrary, they have amassed billions of dollars through monopoly of charity institutions, management of religious shrines and government facilities, banks, hotels and companies in addition to groceries and pharmacies, says a report in our sister paper Akhbar Al Khaleej.

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