US EditionTehran threatens to confiscate property of Iranians abroad who back attacks on Iran
Iran threatens asset confiscation and legal penalties for diaspora supporting U.S.-Israeli campaign; up to 5 million Iranians live abroad, mostly in the U.S. and Western Europe.
- On Monday, the Iranian prosecutor general's office warned Iranians living abroad could face property confiscation and other legal penalties for supporting the United States and Israel.
- Some members of the Iranian diaspora celebrated the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in European and American cities, which Tehran linked to a U.S.-Israeli military campaign that began on February 28.
- Details circulated online show newly established Telegram channels shared information about prominent Iranians abroad critical of Iran's authorities, and the prosecutor general's office warned, 'They will be met with the confiscation of all their properties and other legal penalties in accordance with the law.'
- Up to 5 million Iranians live abroad, mostly in the United States and Western Europe, while Iranian media put their numbers closer to 10 million as Iran named Mojtaba Khamenei successor.
- Markets reacted as the pan-European benchmark.STOXX fell 2.34% and oil prices surged more than 25% to just shy of $120 per barrel amid the expanding conflict.
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Iranians abroad who support US-Israel strikes on Iran could have assets confiscated, Tehran warns
Iran has issued a stark warning to its citizens living overseas that openly supporting military strikes by the United States and Israel could put their property and wealth at risk. The Jerusalem Post reported that in a statement on Monday, the Office of Iran's Prosecutor General said that Iranians abroad who 'sympathise, support or cooperate with the American‑Zionist enemy' could have all their assets seized and face legal consequences. Iran's c…
"Property Seizure, Penalties": Iran's Big Warning To Citizens Celebrating War
Amid the war in Iran, Tehran has threatened to confiscate the property of Iranians living abroad and warned them of legal penalties if they express support for the United States and Israel.
Iran threatens to confiscate property of Iranians abroad supporting Iran strikes
Tehran employs a zero-tolerance policy against its own citizens abroad who are vocally opposed to the regime. Iran says Up to 5 million Iranians live abroad, the majority of them in the U.S. and Europe, while Iranian media says almost 10 million live abroad
Tehran Threatens to Confiscate Property of Iranians Abroad
Tehran has threatened to confiscate the assets of Iranian nationals living abroad who assist or support the United States and Israel in their war with Iran. “A warning has been issued to those Iranians living abroad who in different ways sympathise, support, or cooperate with the American-Zionist enemy,” said the prosecutor general’s office, according to state media. “They will be met with the confiscation of all their properties and other lega…
‘A warning has been issued’: Iran threatens property confiscation for US, Israel support
Iranians living abroad could have property confiscated and face other legal penalties if they express support for the United States and Israel, the Iranian prosecutor general’s office said.
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