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As sanctions bit, Iranian executives bought African passports
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What the document holds
Reuters investigation: 155 passports cancelled Jan 2018 (more than 100 Iranian holders), more than 1,000 Iran-born buyers 2008-2017, more than 300 sold to Iranians under Sambi, at least $100m missing per the parliamentary report; Bidoon scheme background. "Several hundred million dollars" expected and "hundreds"/"thousands" of passports are not numbers. Named private buyers not recorded.
What it supports
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Numbers (5)
- CBI passports issuedNationality: IranLimit: 300 passports2008/2011-05 · Reuters 2018Reported by othersComoros · Economic citizenship programme
- CBI passports issuedBirthplace: IranLimit: 1,000 passports2008-2017 · Reuters 2018Reported by othersComoros · Economic citizenship programme
- CBI revenue missing or divertedLimit: USD 100 million2008-2017 · Reuters 2018Reported by othersUnit not printedComoros · Economic citizenship programme
- Program citizenships revoked155 persons2018-01 · Reuters 2018Reported by othersComoros · Economic citizenship programme
- Program citizenships revokedNationality: IranLimit: 100 persons2018-01 · Reuters 2018Reported by othersComoros · Economic citizenship programme
About the document
What it covers Passport database: over 1,000 Iranian-born buyers 2008-2017; Iranians among 155 cancelled
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Source id com-reuters-2018-06-29 · accessed 10 Oct 2026