EC to give final verdict on CFT, Palermo bills by FATF deadline
MNA – The Expediency Council will give its final vote on ratifying the two remaining FATF-related bills before the body’s June deadline…
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Passive defense chief warns against joining anti-money laundering watchdog
MNA – Head of Iran’s Passive Defense Organization Brigadier General Gholamreza Jalali has warned against joining the anti-money laundering body FATF, describing…
FATF-related bills still on Expediency Council agenda: council member
MNA – A member of the Expediency Council Ayatollah Javad Mojtahed Shabestari said on Tuesday that the body has still studying FATF-related…
Ratifying FATF-related bills won’t solve Iran’s problems: MP
MNA – An Iranian lawmaker believes that endorsing FATF-related bills will not solve the economic problems of the country. “We should learn…
Iran links financial safeguards bills to terror designation of guards
Radio Farda – The Secretary-General of the influential Expediency Discernment Council (EDC) in Iran says the designation of Revolutionary Guards as a…
Iranian bankers fear IRGC terrorism designation dooms vital financial reforms
Bourse and Bazaar | Maziar Motamedi: Reform-minded Iranians, especially those inside the ailing banking system, are worried that the US government’s step…
EC not to ratify FATF bills after US anti-IRGC measure: senior official
MNA – A member of the Expediency Council Ayatollah Mojtahed Shabestari said that the body will not ratify FATF-related bills following Washington’s…
Expediency still undecided on date for FATF reviewing session: member
MNA – A member of the Expediency Council, Gholamreza Mesbahi Moghadam, said Sat. the date for holding a session on reviewing Iran’s…
Joining FATF not to harm Iranian national interests: Zarif
MNA – The Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif believes Iran’s accession to anti-money laundering global body the Financial Action Task Force…
Iran: FM informs Qom religious references about FATF
Asharq Al-Awsat – The Iranian government is attempting to convince conservatives to approve the bill to join the Financial Action Task Force…
Majority of Expediency Council members against joining FATF
MNA – Expediency Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei says the majority of the Council’s members are against joining the Paris-based Financial Action Task…
Expediency Council’s decision on FATF to surely consider Iran’s interests
MNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Mon. that the Expediency Council’s final verdict on accession to the two FATF-related…
FATF bills to be passed if Europe gives guarantees: Official
IRNA – A senior member of Iran’s Expediency Council said the EC will ratify the FATF and Palermo Convention if the Europeans…
Iranian lawmakers blame FATF regulations for domestic economic problems
MNA – Members of the Iranian parliament in a letter to the Expediency Council warned against the endorsement of the Financial Action…
Iran’s coverage: Iran can inflict heaviest defeat on US: Ayatollah Khamenei
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: Leader urges ‘maximum mobilization’ in face of enemy threats Leader of the Islamic…
Joining FATF ‘strategic mistake’, Iran Assembly of Experts statement warns
MNA – Iran’s Assembly of Experts has warned the legislative bodies to avoid approving the anti-money laundering FATF-related bills, calling joining the…
Iranian lawmaker calls for withdrawing from JCPOA, disapproving CFT
MNA – A member of the Iranian parliament has called for pulling out from the nuclear deal as well as rejecting the…
Iran’s coverage: Tehran-Baku cooperation should further promote: Pres. Rouhani
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: Pres. Rouhani calls for cementing Iran-Azerbaijan ties in all fields President Hassan…
Iran not to endorse FATF bills in exchange for EU’s INSTEX
MNA – A member of the Expediency Council, Gholamreza Mesbahi Moghadam, said the country would not endorse the FATF-related bills as a…
Pak official warns of sanctions over FATF recommendations
IRNA – Pakistan Secretary of Finance Division has warned that Pakistan might face economic sanctions over non-implementation of Financial Action Task Force…
FM spox: Experts should help make best decision on FATF
IRNA – Iran urged all experts to fulfill their national duties and help enlighten members of the Expediency Council to take the…
Iran frustrated as EU trade channel moves at snail’s pace
Press TV – A European delegation will visit Tehran in the coming days to discuss the operation of a new channel for…
FATF can help facilitate banking ties: Iran spox
IRNA – Spokesman of Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in his weekly press conference that banking relations need some international tools…
Iran’s coverage: Iran says US’ regional allies must expect popular uprisings
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: Iran warns US allies of ‘Humiliated Citizens’ uprising US allies in the…
Iranian FM: FATF-related bills should be approved
MNA – Spokesman for the Independent Fraction at the Iranian Parliament, Mehrdad Lahouti revealed the presence of Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs…
Waiting for EU’s JCPOA commitments behind delays in approving FATF-related bills
MNA – The member of the Expediency Council Ayatollah Mojtahed Shabestari says that the council members postponed the decision on UNODC bill…
Iran’s coverage: Iran condemns Britain’s move to ban Lebanon’s Hezbollah
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: Iran condemns Britain’s blacklisting of Hezbollah Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi…
Europe’s behavior affects EC’s decision on FATF-related bills: Rezaie
MNA – Expediency Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei said that behavior of European countries will influence the body’s final decision about ratifying FATF-related…
Palermo, CFT review postponed to next Iranian year
MNA – The Expediency Council’s Saturday meeting on joining the UN Convention on Transnational Crime (Palermo bill) ended without conclusion, leaving the…
Expediency Council’s session on reviewing ‘Palermo’ bill begins
MNA – The Expediency Council is holding a session Saturday to discuss the bill on the country’s accession to the UN Convention…
CBI governor: Maintaining limited banking ties with foreign banks, ‘essential’
MNA – Governor of Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdolnaser Hemmati said on Friday that the country should maintain its limited banking…
Iran VP urges accession to FATF
IRNA – Iran’s Vice-President for Legal Affairs Laiya Joneidi says the country’s accession to the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering…
Contentious case of FATF membership
Tehran Times – The Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Friday extended the suspension of countermeasures against Iran for another four…
Rouhani mounts strong defense of FATF bills
Financial Tribune – President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday strongly defended his government’s initiative to comply with global anti-money laundering and countering financing…
Zarif says decision-making on FATF bills should be based on ‘facts’
MNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif called on officials in charge of casting the final verdict on endorsement of the two remaining…
Araghchi urges endorsement of remaining FATF-related bills
MNA – Spokesman for the Independent Fraction at the Iranian Parliament quoted deputy FM Araghchi as saying that endorsement of the remaining…
Rezaie warns of ‘ambiguities’ in FATF guidelines
MNA – Expediency Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei highlighted that there are many ambiguities in FATF guidelines. “While there exist many questions and…
Rouhani’s aide says Gov’t prefers lower forex rates
Financial Tribune – President Hassan Rouhani’s chief of staff has denied recent claims by selected news outlets that the government for politically…
Iran’s Central Bank says to introduce company for facilitating INSTEX
Tasnim – The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) announced that it will soon name a company in the country for facilitating cooperation…
Austria, UK hail FATF decision on Iran
IRNA – Ambassadors of Austria and the UK welcomed FATF new decision to continue the suspension of counter-measures on Iran. Austrian diplomat…