The Charity Commission has initiated a compliance case involving a British foundation connected to the Iranian state, which has reportedly hosted events involving hardline

Islamic clerics.

The Al-Tawheed Charitable Trust, an organization claiming to aid "persons who profess the Islamic religion in the UK" through poverty and sickness relief, is under scrutiny for its alleged association with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC).

The organization's ownership of the Kanoon Towhid, also known as the Centre for Monotheism, has raised concerns about its purported glorification of Ayatollah Khomeini, a key figure in Iran's Islamic revolution. Additionally, a social media page linked to the trust has reportedly contained references to the "Zionist vampire."

Situated in an old Methodist church in Hammersmith, West London, the Al-Tawheed Charitable Trust faces a compliance case, which serves to determine the necessity of a statutory investigation. Such investigations could lead to trustee removal or, in more severe cases, the trust's closure.

Reports have revealed that the trust hosted an event commemorating Qasem Soleimani, the commander of Iran's Quds Force, a unit within the IRGC, who was killed in a US airstrike in January 2020. The trust described Soleimani as a "great martyr" following his assassination.

Notably, the trust's center recently held an event where an imam lauded "martyrs" of the "axis of resistance." Seyed Hashem Moosavi, an imam and charity trustee, is recognized as the UK representative of Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran. Another trustee is Ali Akbar Dowrani from Barnet, North London.

A spokesperson from the Charity Commission stated, "We can confirm that we have an ongoing compliance case into the Al-Tawheed (TUCF) Charitable Trust in relation to serious concerns regarding events held at its premises." Photo by Apcbg, Wikimedia commons.