Iranian businessman Ali Ansari, who was sanctioned by the United Kingdom in late 2025 for funding the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), owns €400 million in property across Europe. Corporate filings show that Ansari owns resorts, hotels, and shopping centers in Germany and Spain. He controls his properties through shell companies registered in Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Spain, and the United Kingdom, most of which are ultimately owned by a St. Kitts and Nevis-registered holding company. Ansari previously owned multiple London properties worth £150 million, which were frozen when he was sanctioned by the United Kingdom, and held a stake in an Austrian ski resort, which he was excluded from by the owners. Ansari denies the existence of a financial relationship between him and the IRGC. His family founded the Iranian lender Ayandeh Bank, which collapsed in October 2025.