In the last days of his term in office, the Joe Biden administration secretly signed an agreement with an organization identified by its ties to the Iranian regime, in a decision that generated strong controversy in the United States because of its political and security implications.
The pact involved the return of a stake valued at approximately 174 million dollars in a building located in Manhattan, assets that had previously been seized by U.S. authorities due to their alleged relationship with financial structures linked to Iran. The decision was formalized just three days before Biden left the White House, and was later judicially sealed, preventing public access to its details
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The agreement benefited the Alavi Foundation, an organization that for years was under investigation for its indirect connection to the Iranian government. According to judicial records, this foundation would have operated through intermediary structures to hide its link with sanctioned financial institutions, such as Bank Melli, an institution designated by the United States Department of Justice itself
