Bahrain is to prosecute Iran’s most prominent financial institutions on charges related to money laundering of US$1.3 billion via the now defunct Bahrain-based Future Bank. This is the largest such case in the Gulf state’s history. Prosecutors say Future Bank… Read More ›
Chinese and Russian banks are increasingly shying away from doing business with Iran after the Islamic Republic failed to enact anti-money laundering and counter-financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) legislation demanded by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) according to an Iranian… Read More ›
Halkbank, the large Turkish state-owned bank that has been accused in the US of substantial sanctions violations, has pleaded not guilty at a Manhattan court to criminal charges that it helped Iranian entities illicitly transfer tens of billions of dollars… Read More ›
Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, has agreed to a request by the head of Iran’s judiciary to set up special courts to swiftly deal with financial crimes in gold coin trades and foreign exchange dealings. In a letter… Read More ›