EconomyEU council extends sanctions on Iran over support for Russia, proxy warsJuly 15, 202457The European Council has extended its sanctions against Iran for another year, citing Tehran's military action both regionally and globally.“The...
FundsIraqi FM urges US for quick release of Iran’s frozen fundsJuly 12, 202451Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein has urged the US to find a swift solution for releasing Iran's frozen funds in Iraq...
BankingIran’s ex-Central Bank chief calls for resolving issues with the USJuly 6, 202482Former chief of Iran’s Central Bank, Abdolnaser Hemmati, told local media that one of the first tasks for the new...
MoneyFATF adds Monaco, high-profile European haven for super rich, to money laundering list; Türkiye removedJune 28, 202476The European principality of Monaco, a haven for the world’s super-rich, was added to the FATF grey list along with...
CryptocurrencyIran and the use of cryptocurrencies to evade US sanctionsJune 26, 202466The recent death of the now former president of Iran Ebrahim Raisi, nicknamed “the butcher of Tehran” due to the...
BankingUSA, a former employee accuses a bank of having helped Iran and terrorists: “Washington ignored the evidence”June 4, 202468The British bank Standard Chartered allegedly helped "finance terrorist groups and Iranian entities under international sanctions", and the US authorities...
BankingU.S. ignored evidence StanChart was serving sanctioned Iran groups: WhistleblowerJune 4, 202463The bank denies it ran transactions for any organizations designated as terrorists.The latest court filings, provided by former Standard Chartered...
FundsUS to Pressure Malaysia to Stop Iran Accessing FundsMay 4, 2024103High-ranking officials from the US treasury will travel to Singapore and Malaysia next week to urge the two Asian commerce...
CryptocurrencyUS Lawmakers Sound Alarm Over Iran’s Bitcoin Mining Funding TerrorismMay 3, 202472US lawmakers Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Angus King (I-Maine) urged the Biden administration on Wednesday to disclose its strategy for...
CryptocurrencyU.S. Senate’s Warren Warns National Security Chiefs About Iranian Crypto MiningMay 2, 202443Senators Elizabeth Warren and Angus King have asked the heads of the Department of Defense and the Department of the...