Exclusive information and documents from Iran International show that Mostafa Ahadi, a senior official of the Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, is in charge of a network of corruption involving the sale of Iran’s sanctioned oil.

Two sources familiar with the matter at the Ministry of Oil and a supervisory body said that the case of debt-ridden trustee companies that the Audit Court and the State Inspectorate were pursuing has effectively returned to the Intelligence Organization of the IRGC by a decision of the Supreme National Security Council.

Ahadi, deputy of Unit 600 of the Intelligence Organization of the IRGC, had previously been deputy for economic affairs to this institution and to the Supreme National Security Council, and according to sources from Iran International, over the past decade he has played a role in the process of selling oil.

The documents also point to a close connection between Mohammadjavad Baavand, an official associated with the IRGC intelligence apparatus, and Mohammad Hadi Mo’menin, one of the debt-ridden trustee companies. Mo’menin had previously been involved in cases of financial corruption and banking debts.

Sources for Iran International also said that two weeks ago a confidential meeting was held at the IRGC’s media headquarters with the participation of Ahadi, Baavand, and Abdullah Ziyghami to prevent the publication of news related to the trustee companies’ corruption.

Read the full report on the Iran International website