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1258 entities tracked across Lowdown briefings. Page 15 of 21.

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Mitchell NobelCantor Fitzgerald employee and finance director of Fellowship PAC, which claims $100m unfiled.
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Mitch McConnellUSFormer Senate Republican Leader; voted against the SAVE Act motion on 23 April 2026.
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Mohamed AbushahabAEUAE Ambassador to the UN; invoked Article 51 self-defence at the UNSC Barakah emergency session, 19 May 2026.
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Mohamed OuahbiMAMorocco head coach appointed in March 2026 after winning the 2025 Under-20 World Cup; making his senior managerial debut at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
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Mohamed SalahEGLiverpool forward and Egypt captain who scored a Panenka in their World Cup shootout win.
Mohammad AbbasiIRIranian prisoner executed separately on 13 May 2026, documented by Hengaw alongside a five-prison cluster.
Mohammadamin BiglariIRIranian protester executed in April 2026 for participation in the January 2026 uprising.
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Mohammad Bagher GhalibafIRSpeaker of Iran's parliament and its chief negotiator in the ceasefire talks with Washington.
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Mohammad EslamiIRHead of Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation; publicly vowed enrichment demands 'will be buried'.
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Mohammad FathaliIRIran's ambassador to India; summoned by New Delhi after IRGC fired on Indian tankers.
Mohammadmahdi MalekiIranian national in Belarus; designated 8 May 2026 for role in CITC arms-procurement network.
Mohammad MosaddeghIRIranian PM overthrown in 1953 CIA/MI6 coup; foundational text of Iran's anti-Western identity.
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Mohammad RaadLBHead of Hezbollah's Loyalty to the Resistance parliamentary bloc since 2000.
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Mohammad Reza ArefIran's First Vice President since August 2024; reformist economist who endorsed the Hormuz doctrine.
Mohammadreza Ashrafi GhehiIRIRGC logistics network operative designated by OFAC on 11 May 2026 under EO 13224 and EO 13886.
Mohammadreza MiriIranian national executed Mashhad, 4 May 2026, on Mossad-linked conspiracy charges.
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Mohammad Reza SheibaniIRIranian diplomat designated as ambassador to Lebanon, expelled in March 2026
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Mohammad SarafrazIRMember of Iran's Supreme Council of Cyberspace and former head of state broadcaster IRIB, who disclosed in May 2026 that Chinese DPI hardware had arrived in Iran.
Mohammed Ali TolibovBelarusian national linked to Armory Alliance LLC; designated 8 May 2026 in Iran arms-sanctions action.
Mohammed bin SalmanSACrown Prince and de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia; key Gulf voice on Iran conflict and Hormuz oil risk.
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Mohammed MansourYEDeputy information minister for Ansar Allah (the Houthi movement in Yemen), responsible for publicly articulating Houthi strategic intentions including the threat to close the Bab al-Mandeb strait.
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Mohsen RezaeiIRIRGC Major General; declared Hormuz under Iranian control as Iran suspended nuclear talks on 1 June 2026.
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Mohsin NaqviPKPakistan's Interior Minister; relay envoy between the US, Iran, and a Supreme Leader unseen since March.
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Moïse BombitoCACanadian centre-back whose disputed fitness cleared for the 2026 World Cup group stage.
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Moise KeanItalian striker at Fiorentina who scored Italy's only goal in their fatal Bosnia defeat.
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Moisés PaniaguaBolivian footballer who scored a consolation goal against Iraq in the 2026 World Cup playoff.
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Mojtaba KhameneiIRSupreme Leader of Iran from March 2026; IRGC-installed; endorses nuclear MOU with red lines on IAEA access.
Mojtaba KianIRIranian national executed on 24 May 2026 for transmitting defence-site locations to enemy-affiliated networks; first publicly confirmed wartime espionage execution.
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MokhberMohammad Mokhber; First Vice President of Iran who briefly served as acting president following President Raisi's death in 2024.
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Mona YacoubianUSCSIS senior fellow who warned Houthis could target Red Sea shipping if the Hormuz blockade tightens.
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Morgan RogersGBEngland forward who set up Anthony Gordon's goal against Argentina.
Mrs Justice Mary Stacey DBEGBUK High Court Judge who swore in Rhun ap Iorwerth as First Minister of Wales on 12 May 2026.
Muhammad Ali BaziLBChief of intelligence for Hezbollah's Nasr regional division, killed in the 7 May 2026 Dahiyeh strike.
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Mykhailo FedorovUAUkraine's former Defence Minister, dismissed 15 July 2026; architect of Diia and the drone programme.
Mykhalio Petrovich ChudnovetsRURussian national charged with laundering over $70m in ransomware proceeds through cryptocurrency exchange E-Note from 2017.
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Nada HamadehLBLebanon's ambassador to the United States; signed the trilateral US-Israel-Lebanon framework on 27 June 2026.
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Nada Hamadeh MoawadLBLebanese Ambassador to the United States; attended State Dept Israel-Lebanon talks on 14 April 2026.
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Nadhir BenboualiDZAlgerian forward who headed in a Riyad Mahrez corner on 68 minutes to equalise against Jordan at the 2026 World Cup.
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Nahid BhadeliaUSInfectious disease physician running UT/Texas FIFA26 Ebola consult line; four-tour West Africa Ebola veteran.
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Nahuel MolinaARArgentina defender under FIFA review for an initial strike on Rodri.
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Naim QassemLBHezbollah Secretary-General since October 2024; primary obstacle to Lebanon ceasefire.
Najmeh AminiIranian detainee in Mashhad; charged 9 May 2026 with moharebeh and Israel-linked offences.
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Narendra ModiINPrime Minister of India since 2014; champion of strategic autonomy and Indian Ocean primacy.
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Narges MohammadiIRIranian human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate (2023), imprisoned for her opposition to mandatory hijab laws.
Naser BakrzadehIRIranian man executed on 2 May 2026 on charges of spying for Israel, reported by Hengaw.
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Nate MorrisUSKentucky Republican Senate candidate; Fellowship PAC spent $850K on his campaign.
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Nate SilverUSStatistician and election forecaster; founder of Silver Bulletin and former FiveThirtyEight editor-in-chief.
Nathaniel MendayGBReform UK councillor in Sheffield; suspended for sharing swastika, Nazi imagery and Hitler material.
Nathan SalibaCANathan Saliba is a Canadian midfielder who scored from a free-kick in Canada's 6-0 win over Qatar on 18 June 2026.
Naushabah KhanGBLabour MP for Gillingham and Rainham; resigned as PPS on 11 May 2026.
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Nawaf SalamLBPrime Minister of Lebanon who announced the governmental ban on Hezbollah military and security activities.
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Neil FergusonGBImperial College epidemiologist whose Bundibugyo panel found weeks of undetected Ituri transmission before WHO alert.
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Nellie PouUSNew Jersey Democrat whose bill to shield World Cup fans from ICE sparked fierce debate.
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Nemesio Oseguera CervantesMXLeader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), killed by the Mexican military on 22 February 2026. His death triggered retaliatory violence across at least a dozen Mexican states, threatening 2026 World Cup venue security.
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Nestory IrankundaAUAustralian forward who plays for Bayern Munich; became Australia's youngest World Cup goalscorer at 20 years and four months against Türkiye in 2026.
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NeymarBRBrazil's all-time top scorer; retired from international football after Brazil's 2026 World Cup exit.
Nicholas Ngqabutho MabhenaZANicholas Ngqabutho Mabhena is the Zimbabwean Community Chair in South Africa; he told Southerton Business Times that long-stay Zimbabwean residents face citizenship exclusion under the new points-based immigration system.
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Nick CleggGBFormer UK Deputy PM and ex-Meta President of Global Affairs; joined Nscale board after 2026 Series C.
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Nicolás MaduroVEFormer Venezuelan president; captured by US forces under Operation Southern Spear in January 2026.
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Nico O'ReillyGBEngland international who struck the crossbar in the 87th minute of the 0-0 draw with Ghana at the 2026 World Cup.