Risk Intelligence

Conflict Advisory Hub

Emerging Risks from the Middle East Conflict

The Middle East conflict is reshaping the risk landscape fast. The urgency, uncertainty and confusion it creates are exactly what bad actors exploit. Understanding your exposure isn't just a compliance exercise - it's a business-critical priority. Our Conflict Advisory publications and webinars, translate breaking developments into clear, actionable intelligence, keeping your finger on the pulse as the situation develops.

Publications

We translate breaking developments into clear, actionable intelligence. Each briefing, quick reference guide and checklist is designed to give your organisation the insight it needs to understand emerging risks and act with confidence.

Property Frontlines

How Real Estate Powers Iran's Financing Networks
Iranian-linked capital is moving fast into real estate across the Gulf, UK and Europe. The risk is already present and regulators are closing in.

Dual-Use Goods

How Trade Can Enable Sanctions Evasion
Iran is rebuilding its military capabilities through everyday trade. Washing machine components and microchips are being used to evade sanctions, hidden within legitimate supply chains.

Conflict-driven Fraud

Emerging Risks from the Middle East Conflict
The Middle East conflict is creating ideal conditions for fraud across the GCC. Bad actors are exploiting urgency and confusion and the threat is escalating fast.

Iran Money Laundering

International Networks Supporting the Regime
Iran's networks are moving billions through shadow banking and front companies across the GCC. As conflict intensifies, distinguishing illicit activity from legitimate trade is harder than ever.

Iran Sanctions

Navigating Iranian Sanctions Risk Exposure
The 2025 UN snapback and escalating conflict have made Iranian sanctions a national security priority. Understanding your exposure — and acting on it — has never been more urgent.

Cyber Retaliation

Emerging Risks from the Middle East Conflict
Following strikes against Iran, intelligence agencies warn of retaliatory cyberattacks targeting allied nations and private sector organisations. Iranian proxy groups are already active - is your organisation ready?

Iran Country Risk Briefing

Insight into jurisdictional financial crime risk
Iran sits at the crossroads of the Middle East — a major oil and gas power whose economic potential has been fundamentally constrained by decades of sanctions and geopolitical isolation.

Webinars

We bring together experts to examine the financial crime and compliance risks emerging from the Middle East conflict. Each session combines expert briefing with live Q&A - giving you direct access to the latest intelligence as the situation develops.

21 April

Property Under Pressure

Real Estate Risk in an Era of Geopolitical Conflict
We explore how conflict-driven capital flows are increasing financial crime risk through real estate and beyond. As high-risk funds move into property markets, scrutiny is intensifying across ownership structures, transactions, and counterparties.
24 March

Emerging Risks

Emerging Risks from the Middle East Conflict
The first in the series of rapid-response webinars, led by Henry Williams, Head of Investigations, examining the emerging risks from the Middle East conflict. The situation is rapidly evolving around sanctions, compliance and counterparty risk for organisations.

Compliance Solutions

Iran Sanctions Risk Support

As regional tensions evolve and Iran-related sanctions risks increase, firms must act quickly to protect their business and meet legal responsibilities and regulatory expectations.

Themis has developed a rapid support package to help organisations screen and monitor clients, counterparties and exposures as sanctions and risk indicators change.

Failure to implement appropriate controls can lead to severe penalties, including fines up to £1 million or 50% of breach value; up to 10 years imprisonment for directors.

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business Covered?

Support includes:

1.

Sanction Jurisdictional Risk

  • What is changing in the Iran sanctions landscape

  • Key risks firms should focus on now

  • Regulatory expectations and compliance obligations

2.

Ongoing Monitoring

  • Continuous monitoring of clients and counterparties

  • Real-time alerts on sanctions and emerging risk indicators

  • Dedicated analyst support for escalation and oversight

Get in touch - Today

In periods of geopolitical uncertainty, Themis provides the intelligence and monitoring firms need to stay compliant and protected.  We can get this set up for you immediately — get in touch and we’ll take care of the rest.