Properties Linked to Iran's Supreme Leader's Son Majid Khamenei Put Up for Sale in London

British newspaper Sunday Times revealed that two luxury apartments in London linked to Iran’s Supreme Leader, Majid Khamenei, have been put up for sale, following sanctions imposed on Iranian banker Ali Ansaari, whom Washington accuses of managing a global network of assets on behalf of Khamenei’s son and other elite figures within the regime.

The penthouse apartments are located in the 3A Palace Green building overlooking Kensington Palace, near the official residence of the Prince and Princess of Wales. The banker Ali Ansaari purchased them in 2014 and 2016 for a combined total of approximately £36 million.

The newspaper reported that Majid Khamenei, aged 56, was appointed Supreme Leader of Iran after the death of his father, Ali Khamenei, at the start of the war with the United States and Israel in February. It added that he has not appeared or been heard publicly since then, amid widespread belief that he suffered serious injuries during the airstrike that killed his father.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury placed Ansaari (57) on its sanctions list in July, describing him as a "principal financier" of Khamenei. According to the department, Ansaari oversees a "vast global network of assets" benefiting the Iranian Supreme Leader and other elite members of the regime.

Washington accused Ansaari of embezzling "billions of dollars from the Iranian people" and using public funds to expand an overseas business empire "on behalf of Majid Khamenei," including property purchases in the UK, Spain, Germany, Luxembourg, Cyprus, and the UAE. Ansaari is understood to deny any wrongdoing.

Britain had previously imposed sanctions on Ansaari in October 2025, based on his role in providing financial support to the Revolutionary Guard, which included freezing his assets, banning his travel, and barring him from managing companies.

The sanctions coincided with the collapse of the private Aynadeh Bank, of which Ansaari was a major shareholder. Iran’s central bank dissolved the bank due to accumulated debts and regulatory violations before transferring its assets to the state-owned Melli Bank. The bank, founded in 2012 and operating nearly 270 branches, had accumulated losses of around $5.2 billion and debts totaling $2.9 billion.

According to the Sunday Times, British authorities reportedly allowed the Kensington apartments to be listed for sale only after Ansaari defaulted on mortgage loans, prompting lenders to appoint court-appointed receivers to recover their funds. Any remaining proceeds from the sale are expected to remain frozen while he remains under sanctions.

Ansaari paid £19 million in 2016 for one of the apartments, which features five bedrooms and spans the sixth and seventh floors, but it is now listed for slightly less than £12 million. The second apartment was bought in 2014 for £16.75 million, and its current asking price has not been disclosed.

The newspaper noted that ties between the Khamenei and Ansaari families date back years, despite building staff reporting they have never seen either man at the properties.

Last year, the Sunday Times revealed that Ansaari had amassed a real estate portfolio worth over £140 million in upscale London neighborhoods, including properties valued at £73 million in Bishop’s Avenue, Hampstead, and a registered mansion worth £33.7 million.