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.

Dual-Use Goods

How Everyday Trade Can Enable Sanctions Evasion
Iran is rebuilding its military capabilities through everyday trade. Washing machine components, microchips, and industrial machinery are being systematically exploited to evade sanctions and procure weapons technology - hidden in plain sight within legitimate global 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. From AI deepfakes and government impersonation to BEC attacks and supply chain manipulation, bad actors are exploiting urgency, confusion, and disruption - and the threat is escalating fast.

Iran Money Laundering

International Networks Supporting the Regime in Tehran
Iran's proxy networks are moving billions through shadow banking, front companies, and real estate markets across the GCC and beyond. As conflict pressure intensifies, these networks are accelerating - making it harder than ever to distinguish illicit activity from legitimate trade.

Iran Sanctions

Navigating Iranian Sanctions Risk Exposure
The 2025 UN snapback and escalating conflict have transformed Iranian sanctions from a compliance exercise into a national security priority. With enforcement intensifying across OFSI, OFAC, and ECON, understanding your exposure has never been more urgent.

Cyber Retaliation

Emerging Risks from the Middle East Conflict
Following US and Israeli strikes against Iran, intelligence agencies have warned of retaliatory cyberattacks targeting allied nations and private sector organisations. Iranian proxy groups and hacktivist collectives are already active, and your organisation needs to be ready.

Iran Country Risk Briefing

Clear, practical insight into jurisdictional financial crime risk
Iran sits at the crossroads of the Middle East - one of the world's oldest civilisations, a major oil and gas power, and a country whose vast economic potential has been fundamentally constrained by decades of international sanctions, governance failures, and deepening 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

Real Estate

Conflict-Driven Risk in Real Estate
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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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.