# Revealed: Reform UK’s billionaire donor had business ties to foundation linked to Iran’s regime

https://mins.news/en/item/111494

- The Guardian, 2026-10-22 16:39 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/22/reform-farage-donor-business-ties-iran-ayatollahs

> A French arbitration decision sheds light on Sasan Ghandehari’s 2013–16 joint venture with Astan Quds Razavi, an Iranian religious foundation under the supreme leader’s authority. Ghandehari’s lawyers said he intended the project to promote political change through greater access to information.