Investigate the Misuse of U.S. Passports and End Unfair Financial Exclusion of Law-Abiding Iranians
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I, HOSEIN ATTARJANNESARNOBARI, as the initial petitioner, call for an international investigation into the alleged misuse of U.S. passports and identities—particularly those of homeless, financially vulnerable or economically inactive Americans—as nominal owners, directors or account holders for companies and financial structures controlled by other individuals or networks.
We ask international financial and law-enforcement authorities to investigate whether such identities are being used to obtain corporate and banking access in major financial centers including London, Hong Kong, Singapore, Germany, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates and the United States, while concealing the true beneficial owner or controller.
At the same time, we call for an end to disproportionate financial exclusion of law-abiding Iranian citizens who have committed no financial crime and are not personally sanctioned, but may face severe restrictions solely because of their Iranian nationality.
The same principle should apply to everyone: financial risk should be assessed through evidence, conduct, beneficial ownership, source of wealth and source of funds—not nationality alone.
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The integrity of the international financial system depends on knowing who actually owns, controls and benefits from a company or financial account.
A valid passport or formally registered company does not necessarily reveal the real person behind a transaction. This creates a potential vulnerability when the identity of a U.S. citizen is used as a front for another individual or network.
We are particularly concerned about the alleged recruitment or use of homeless, financially vulnerable or economically inactive Americans whose personal financial circumstances may be inconsistent with the scale of the companies, accounts or transactions associated with them.
If a person with little or no genuine commercial history suddenly becomes the nominal owner, director or shareholder of an international company, that situation should receive enhanced scrutiny regardless of the person’s nationality.
The risk is international. Corporate and financial structures operating through major centers such as London, Hong Kong, Singapore, Germany, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates and the United States may, if improperly controlled, be exploited to conceal beneficial ownership or the origin and destination of funds.
Such structures can potentially facilitate money laundering, drug trafficking, human trafficking, illicit arms trafficking, organized fraud, sanctions evasion and the financing of illegal armed networks. In some cases, financial networks may also be used in connection with the illicit movement of restricted military technology, drones, missiles or controlled components.
We are not claiming that American citizens or American companies are inherently involved in criminal activity. The issue is whether the credibility associated with a U.S. identity can be deliberately exploited by third parties.
There is an equally serious problem on the other side.
Millions of Iranian citizens who have never committed money laundering, terrorism financing, trafficking or other financial crimes can face substantial barriers to international banking, payments and legitimate commerce simply because they are Iranian.
This creates a fundamental question of fairness:
Why should a law-abiding Iranian be treated as a heightened financial risk solely because of nationality, while a U.S. citizen—including a homeless or financially vulnerable American—may receive broad international financial credibility simply because of the passport they hold?
We do not seek special treatment for Iranians or restrictions against Americans.
We seek one standard for everyone.
A U.S. passport should never substitute for verification of the ultimate beneficial owner, source of wealth and source of funds.
Likewise, an Iranian passport should not, by itself, be treated as evidence of criminal conduct.
Financial regulation should identify actual risks and actual wrongdoing while preserving lawful access to legitimate economic activity.
This petition therefore calls for stronger beneficial-ownership controls, enhanced due diligence for unexplained financial and corporate activity, and transparent mechanisms through which law-abiding individuals can demonstrate their identity, lawful source of funds and legitimate economic purpose.
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