Iran acquired Russian facial recognition software to use during protests, Le Monde reports

Iran purchased the Russian facial recognition system FindFace through front companies in 2019-2021 and used it to identify protesters.

Source: Le Monde in collaboration with Forbidden Stories

Details: The front company acting as the buyer was Rassadco, which later became part of Kama. The company subsequently transferred the Russian software to Iranian state entities.

The Russian company NtechLab, the developer of FindFace, is under US and EU sanctions because the Russian government used the system to monitor opposition journalists.

The software allowed the Iranian regime to identify protesters post-factum in order to punish them after the protests.

Background:

• Amid the halt of supplies from Qatar following Iranian strikes, European gas prices surged by more than 50%, while global energy markets experienced significant turbulence.
• Also, due to the war in Iran, the price of Brent crude jumped by 13% to above US$82 per barrel.

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