Reza Gheibi
Research

Persian-language research & verification

For legal, investigations, compliance and risk teams working on matters that touch Iran.

When a matter turns on an Iranian document, a Persian-language claim, or a subject who operates in Farsi, most teams are working blind. I close that gap: I locate the primary sources, test them, and set out what the record supports — and what it does not.

The questions I take

Three kinds of question, one standard of evidence.

Is this what you think it is?Verification
A Persian document, a claim, a name, an identity. I test it against the primary record and tell you what holds, what does not, and how far it can be relied on.
What do the sources establish?Intelligence
What Persian-language and public sources actually show about a company, a person or a network — separated cleanly into fact, reported claim and assessment.
How do the pieces fit?Full picture
Chronology, affiliations and the connections between them, with the key Persian documents translated and traced to source.
Who it's for

Law firms

Investigations and disputes teams whose matter turns on Iranian evidence or a Farsi-speaking subject.

Compliance & financial crime

Units that need Persian-language sources read accurately before a decision is taken.

Corporate intelligence & risk

Advisories with Iran or MENA exposure that need a Persian-language capability they don't hold in-house.

Deliverables

Priced per deliverable — scope and fee agreed before any work begins.

Rapid Source Verification2–3 working days
A focused check on a single Persian document, claim or identity — is it what you think it is? The fastest way to test one thing before it matters.
Standard Intelligence Memo8–15 pages
What Persian and public sources establish about a company, person or network — with fact, reported claim and assessment kept apart, and every source graded and archived.
Extended Research Dossierwith annexes
The full picture: chronology, affiliation mapping, and translated key documents, built for a matter that will be looked at closely.
Retainerongoing
For teams with recurring Persian-language needs — an agreed volume each month, with priority turnaround.
Method

Evidence you can put in front of a client, a regulator or a court.

Every material finding is traced to a primary source and archived on first access. Sources are graded for reliability and credibility. I separate fact from reported claim, identify where sources conflict, state my assessment and my confidence in it — graded High, Moderate or Low — and specify what evidence would change the view. Persian names are given in the original with Latin variants; dates in both the Iranian and Gregorian calendars. What you receive is a clear line between what is established, what is alleged, and what is my judgement — with the basis for each.

Selected samples

Prepared on public sources — method and restraint, not news.

Sample — Analysis

Strait of Hormuz

Partial loading resumes; commercial normalisation is not established — a mid-conflict read of Iranian oil loading and Strait transit, from the public record.

Demonstrates: reading a fast-moving situation without overclaiming — separating established fact from reported claim, flagging where sources conflict, and stating confidence (Moderate) instead of performing certainty.
Read the sample (PDF) ↗
Sample — Verification

Balli Group / Balli Aviation

Separating the corporate and enforcement record — two distinct entities, and what the 2005–2010 Iran aircraft-export case does and does not establish about each.

Demonstrates: entity and evidence verification — distinguishing parent from subsidiary, establishing what the record supports (High confidence) and marking clearly what it does not permit.
Read the sample (PDF) ↗

Both are illustrative samples, prepared on public sources only — no confidential, client or human sources. Live client work is never reproduced here.

Scope

What this is — and what it is not.

In scope

  • Open-source and Persian-language research and verification
  • Document, claim and identity verification
  • Network and chronology mapping
  • Translation of key Persian documents
  • Source grading and archiving

Not in scope

  • Legal, sanctions or investment opinions
  • KYC / AML onboarding decisions
  • Formal asset tracing or expert-witness reports
  • Any covert enquiry or pretexting
  • Leaked, hacked or unlawfully obtained material

If a request falls outside this, I'll say so — and, where possible, offer the part that is in scope.

Work with me

Discuss a research question.

Tell me the question and the deadline. I'll confirm the right format, the scope and the fee before any work begins.

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