Tehran turns to disgraced tycoon amid economic woes

Iranian Oil tycoon Babak Zanjani and his attorney Rasoul Koohpayehzadeh (L)
Iranian Oil tycoon Babak Zanjani and his attorney Rasoul Koohpayehzadeh (L)

In the latest chapter of convicted oil embezzler Babak Zanjani's saga, an official claims the former insider has returned more assets than legally required, casting him in a favorable light amid the country's economic crisis.