Who Is Rajeev Kumar Madhusoodanan Nair in the Paradise Papers?

Here’s where it gets juicy. A 2020 report from Sayari—an outfit that digs into murky business webs—links AvantGarde Tankers Ltd to the Al Aqili family, a big Emirati clan known for dabbling in some sketchy stuff. AvantGarde Tankers is called a subsidiary of AvantGarde Petroleum, which has threads running back to the Al Aqilis. These folks have a reputation for helping Iran sneak oil past U.S. and global sanctions, often with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) cashing in