{
  "id": 14728592,
  "title": "UK charity trustee belonged to sanctioned Iranian morality council",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/uk-charity-trustee-belonged-to-sanctioned-iranian-morality-council",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-15T15:33:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uk/2026/10/15/uk-charity-trustee-belonged-to-sanctioned-iranian-morality-council/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ahmad Vaezi, a trustee of a UK charity, is taking legal action to have a 12-year ban overturned. Vaezi is also the head of an Iranian propaganda body and a member of Iran’s Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution, which was sanctioned in 2023 for enforcing morality laws. The Charity Commission deemed him unfit to serve as a trustee of the Al-Tawheed Charitable Trust due to his close ties to the Iranian regime, which includes attending events in support of Hezbollah and Hamas, both considered terrorist organizations by Britain. Vaezi denies the claims, stating that his association with the SCCR is academic and that his leadership of the IPO is non-political. Another trustee has also appealed his disqualification for his role with Al-Tawheed and the Islamic Centre for England. The Charity Commission is currently investigating the charity's governance and has placed a protective order on its premises.",
  "summary": "A member of a sanctioned Iranian morality body is taking legal action in the UK to appeal a ban which would prevent him from being a trustee of a charity for 12 years. Ahmad Vaezi is also the head of an Iranian propaganda body but has sought to cover up his links to the regime, a tribunal heard. Mr Vaezi is the head of the Islamic Propaganda Office (IPO), a member of Iran’s Supreme Council of the…",
  "key_points": [
    "Ahmad Vaezi, UK charity trustee, part of sanctioned Iranian council",
    "Vaezi heads Iranian propaganda body, Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution",
    "Charity Commission bans Vaezi from Al-Tawheed Charitable Trust due to ties to Iran"
  ],
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "UK charity trustee belonged to sanctioned Iranian morality council",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/uk-charity-trustee-belonged-to-sanctioned-iranian-morality-council-14732949",
        "published": "2026-10-15T15:33:51.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}