Sanctioned Iranian businessman owns luxury flats minutes from London synagogue and Buckingham Palace
Hossein Ghorbani Zahed's US assets were frozen by American authorities after he was linked to a network of oil smugglers
Assessment
The proximity of a sanctioned Iranian businessman's luxury flats to a London synagogue and Buckingham Palace raises questions about the enforcement of international sanctions on UK soil. With US assets already frozen over alleged oil smuggling ties, attention may turn to whether British authorities will take similar action or investigate the properties further.