[DEMO] Central Bank of Iran Allocated $340M in Subsidized Foreign Exchange to IRGC-Linked Trading Houses

Four independent sources have corroborated that the Central Bank of Iran directed approximately $340 million in subsidized foreign exchange to a network of seven trading houses with documented IRGC links.

**The Evidence**

Two CBI clearance officers independently described the same pattern: legitimate exporters were rejected while the seven trading houses received preferential allocation at 42,000 rials per dollar — a 40% discount against the parallel market rate. A customs inspector at Bandar Abbas confirmed shipping manifests showed systematic cargo-value discrepancies consistent with extracting the differential as cash. An exporter provided internal CBI correspondence showing his application was denied for deficiencies absent from the approved trading house applications.

*The Central Bank of Iran did not respond to written requests for comment sent on April 24 and April 30, 2026.*