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The clerical dictatorship ruling Iran has institutionalized cryptocurrency—specifically Tether (USDT) on the Tron network—as a primary mechanism to circumvent international sanctions, launder oil revenues, and fund proxy groups. A comprehensive August 2026 intelligence report by Treadstone 71 consolidates blockchain analytics showing that Iran’s crypto ecosystem received over $7.78 billion in 2025. According to the firm’s findings, which draw on Chainalysis data, addresses linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) accounted for over $3 billion of this total, representing roughly 50% of the entire…
