{"id":329472,"date":"2025-03-14T13:48:20","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T12:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=329472"},"modified":"2025-03-14T13:48:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T12:48:20","slug":"iran-news-austrian-newspaper-der-standard-uncovers-shady-iran-links-of-lawyer-ramin-mirfakhrai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-a-fundamentalism\/iran-news-austrian-newspaper-der-standard-uncovers-shady-iran-links-of-lawyer-ramin-mirfakhrai\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News: Austrian Newspaper Der Standard Uncovers Shady Iran Links of Lawyer Ramin Mirfakhrai"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_329473\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-329473\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-329473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Iranian-regimes-Consulate-in-Vienna-Austria.jpg\" alt=\"Iranian regime's Consulate in Vienna, Austria\" width=\"1000\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Iranian-regimes-Consulate-in-Vienna-Austria.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Iranian-regimes-Consulate-in-Vienna-Austria-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Iranian-regimes-Consulate-in-Vienna-Austria-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Iranian-regimes-Consulate-in-Vienna-Austria-745x420.jpg 745w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Iranian-regimes-Consulate-in-Vienna-Austria-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Iranian-regimes-Consulate-in-Vienna-Austria-696x393.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-329473\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iranian regime&#8217;s Consulate in Vienna, Austria<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">A damning investigative <a href=\"https:\/\/www.derstandard.at\/story\/3000000260265\/die-fragwuerdigen-iran-verbindungen-des-ibiza-anwalts-ramin-mirfakhrai?ref=rsshttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.derstandard.at%2Fstory%2F3000000260265%2Fdie-fragwuerdigen-iran-verbindungen-des-ibiza-anwalts-ramin-mirfakhrai%3Fref%3Drss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report by Austrian newspaper <em>Der Standard<\/em> <\/a>has exposed the suspicious ties between Ramin Mirfakhrai, a Vienna-based lawyer, and powerful entities linked to the Iranian regime. While Mirfakhrai has been hailed as a civil society figure for his role in the 2019 &#8220;Ibiza Affair&#8221; that led to the downfall of Austrian right-wing politicians, newly uncovered documents suggest he was simultaneously involved in highly questionable dealings connected to Iran.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Facilitating Tehran\u2019s Influence in Austria<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to <em>Der Standard<\/em>, Mirfakhrai acted as a trusted intermediary for an Iranian-affiliated network in Vienna, helping facilitate visa applications for high-ranking Iranian officials. This was done through Blue River Holding GmbH, a Vienna-based company that allegedly assisted Iranian elites in gaining access to Europe despite international sanctions isolating the regime. Documents indicate that Blue River even attempted to establish a financial transaction system between Iran and Europe to bypass sanctions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the paper, Mirfakhrai\u2019s role extended beyond legal representation\u2014he was reportedly involved in brokering financial deals. In 2021, Blue River sought a \u20ac10 million bank loan for its Iranian ventures, and Mirfakhrai was allegedly present in discussions with former Austrian right-wing politicians acting as intermediaries. Internal meeting notes from Blue River explicitly mention his name as the one reviewing the financing conditions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> News: Swedish News Outlet Exposes Rouzbeh Parsi\u2019s Ties to Regime\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Influence?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Influence<\/a> Network<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9xkCG1TKZ9\">https:\/\/t.co\/9xkCG1TKZ9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1884588597988257894?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 29, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Furthermore, <em>Der Standard<\/em> uncovered that Mirfakhrai was instrumental in negotiating a luxury car export deal to Iran, attempting to partner with British automaker Bentley. The Iranian partner in this deal was Zar Group, a Tehran-based company with deep ties to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-a-fundamentalism\/inside-irans-army-of-terror-and-oppression-revolutionary-guards-irgc\/\">Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)<\/a>. Zar Group\u2019s executives, including CEO Morteza Soltani, have been publicly praised by the Iranian regime\u2019s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and are closely linked to the Basij militia\u2014a notorious paramilitary arm of the IRGC.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Legal and Ethical Concerns<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Despite mounting evidence, Mirfakhrai denies any wrongdoing, claiming he was unaware of the full scope of Blue River\u2019s activities. He insists he is no longer associated with the company and rejects allegations of direct involvement in financing deals. However, <em>Der Standard<\/em> highlights that his name appears repeatedly in internal Blue River documents, raising serious doubts about his denials.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tracing <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>\u2019s Web of Influence in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/European?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#European<\/a> Politics<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MHj1gvKCtv\">https:\/\/t.co\/MHj1gvKCtv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1728836012221280755?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This investigation exposes how Iranian regime operatives use intermediaries in Europe to navigate sanctions, secure financial deals, and expand their influence covertly. The deep-rooted presence of Tehran-linked networks in Austria underscores a larger concern: the extent to which Iran\u2019s regime has infiltrated European institutions under the guise of business and legal transactions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As Austria and the EU tighten restrictions on Iran, this revelation raises urgent questions about who within European institutions is facilitating Tehran\u2019s agenda\u2014and at what cost to democratic transparency and security.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A damning investigative report by Austrian newspaper Der Standard has exposed the suspicious ties between Ramin Mirfakhrai, a Vienna-based lawyer, and powerful entities linked to the Iranian regime. 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