Hadi Ghaemian, a member of Iran’s parliament budget and planning committee, has alleged that Hossain Aghaie’s oil-related trust is responsible for the non-repayment of substantial petroleum resources, according to multiple Iranian news sources [1][2][3].
According to Ghaemian’s statement, a total of $700 million in oil resources has not been returned through two Iranian financial institutions: the National Bank of Iran and the Tourism Bank. Ghaemian specified that $400 million remains unreturned at the National Bank of Iran, while $300 million has not been repaid through the Tourism Bank, figures equivalent to approximately 158 trillion tomans [1][2][3].
In his account of the case, Ghaemian highlighted a particularly large discrepancy involving the Tourism Bank, stating that approximately 68 trillion tomans in oil resources failed to be returned through that institution. He questioned how bank managers and the Central Bank of Iran could have failed to detect such a substantial shortfall over the preceding two-year period, and called for an investigation into how oil resource receipts were being reported [1][2].
Ghaemian announced that the total amount identified across multiple oil-related trusts implicated in what he termed “contaminated trust empty-reading” now totals approximately $3 billion. He indicated that he has signed off on a formal investigation and inspection of the Ministry of Petroleum and stated his intention to continue pursuing the matter of oil sales and non-returned resources within parliament [1][2].
The parliamentary member emphasized the need for proper collateral requirements from oil trusts before delivery of petroleum shipments. He also raised the possibility of parliament initiating a vote of no-confidence against the petroleum minister and signaled that oversight mechanisms regarding the Central Bank’s role in these transactions require examination [1][2].
The allegations suggest potential governance gaps in resource tracking and accountability mechanisms within Iran’s oil sector and banking system, particularly regarding how substantial sums move through state financial institutions and the monitoring capacity of central authorities.
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Sources
- [1] Report from اخبارموثق Leans anti-establishment
- [2] Report from خبر فوری Critical of IDF, Syrian government, ISIS
- [3] Report from اخبار روز ایران Critical of Israel and IDF
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