Shamkhani wedding controversy, anti-terror financing law signed—and more
The Iranist for the week of October 24, 2025
THE هفت/SEVEN THINGS TO KNOW THIS WEEK:
۱/1 Shamkhani is ‘still alive!’
On October 17, the 2024 wedding video of the daughter of Ali Shamkhani—a senior advisor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei—circulated online, prompting widespread criticism (New York Times). Rear Admiral Shamkhani, former secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (2013…