Inspection Organization says 20,676 entities hold a combined 94 billion euros in unfulfilled FX commitments

According to the Tasnim news agency, Khodaian, head of the General Inspection Organization of Iran, said on Thursday 30 July 2026 that a review of central bank system data shows 20,676 natural and legal persons hold a combined total of about 94 billion euros in unfulfilled foreign currency commitments. The cases have been classified into three groups of large, medium and small debtors, and 225 of these persons have obligations exceeding 50 million euros.

He said that as a result of the work of a special judicial panel formed on the order of the judiciary chief, close to 20 billion euros has returned to the country's economic cycle: 7.5 billion euros through the Currency and Gold Exchange Centre, 1.59 billion euros through banks and authorised exchange offices, and 10.86 billion euros through the settlement of foreign currency debts and other legal means. The cases of more than 17,000 small debtors have been referred to the Government Penal Organization.

Khodaian said a review of some 40,000 export declarations showed part of the recorded amounts belonged to the National Iranian Oil Company but had been entered under other companies because of data-entry faults. He added that about 93,000 trade cards were issued between 2022 and 2026, and roughly 3,000 suspicious cards have been identified; 110 people had carried out about 14.9 billion euros of exports using 951 trade cards belonging to others. Judicial cases have been opened against four deputy ministers of industry, mining and trade serving under different governments.