 His foreign assets was supposed to be collected as collateral and compensation but Tajik government refused to hand over the assets and denied Zanjani having any investment in Tajik Bank.Iran being under American sanctions and economic hard time saw this belligerent action by a friendly ally as a betrayal and a sign to reduce further commercial ties and industrial collaborations with Tajikistan.The invitation of wanted Tajik opposition leader Muhiddin Kabiri by Iran to an Islamic seminary in Iran on December 27–29, 2015 which was warmly received by Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei 
exacerbated the relations even further.