CFT threat to national security, worse than JCPOA: Amoli Larijani
MNA – Expressing his view about ratification of the bill on joining the Combating the Financing of Terrorism (CFT), Ayatollah Amoli Larijani,…
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FATF-related bills still on Expediency Council’s agenda: Zonnour
MNA – Chairman of the Iranian Parliament’s security commission said the evaluation of the two remaining FATF-related bills, namely the Palermo and…
Senior cleric warns officials against joining FATF
MNA – Tehran’s provisional Friday Prayers leader Ayatollah Kazem Sedighi warned senior officials against the negative consequences of endorsement and implementation of…
MPs write to leader on FATF issue
IRNA – A number of Iranian lawmakers on Wednesday asked the Supreme Leader to order facilitation of approval of the four bills…
Rezaei says any hasty decision on CFT not advisable
MNA – Expediency Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei said that the Council does not consider hasty joining of the country to Combating the…
Russia, China want Iran to adopt FATF rules: Chief banker
Press TV – The governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has said that China and Russia have urged Tehran to adopt…
Joining FATF advantage for banking system: Hemmati
MNA – The Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdolnaser Hemmati admitted on Wednesday that joining FATF is an advantage…
Being backlisted by FATF sever damage to domestic economy: Vaezi
MNA – Iranian President’s Chief of Staff Mahmoud Vaezi, in a tweeter message, announced that being in enlisted in the black list…
MPs write to leader on FATF issue
IRNA – A number of Iranian lawmakers on Wednesday asked the Supreme Leader to order facilitation of approval of the four bills…
Expediency Council rejects rumors on FATF-bills endorsement
MNA – The Public Relations of the Expediency Council in a statement has rejected rumors that the two remaining FATF-related bills, namely…
‘Palermo’ bill pushed off agenda, says Expediency Council member
MNA – A member of the Expediency Council, the body in charge of deciding on FATF-related bills, said Wed. that the ‘Palermo’…
Respecting multilateralism; opportunity to deal with US unilateralism
IRNA – Completing the process of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Action Plan and making decisions on the Palermo and Combating…
Critical role of FATF reiterated
Financial Tribune – Gholamreza Ansari, deputy foreign minister for economic affairs, has warned against the ramifications of non-compliance with FATF norms, saying…
Joining FATF means surrender to enemy: MP
MNA – MP Ahmad Salek said Sun. that Iran has obtained self-sufficnecy in many areas while under sanctions for 40 years, adding…
Gov’t: Need to comply with FATF rules
Financial Tribune – Addressing a weekly Cabinet meeting in Tehran on Wednesday, the government spokesman, Ali Rabiei, said complying with FATF rules…
Iran has no plans to join FATF: President chief of staff
MNA – Chief of Staff of Iranian President Mahmoud Vaezi said that Islamic Republic of Iran has no plans to join the…
Iranian administration has passed regulations required by FATF, minister says
Tasnim – Iranian Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli said the country’s administration has passed regulations required by the Financial Action Task Force…
FATF’s anti-Iran decision totally political: Zarif
MNA – Referring to FATF’s recent warning to Iran, Iranian FM Mohammad Javad Zarif told reporters on Monday that the decision of…
FATF extends suspension of anti-Iran measures until February
Tasnim – The Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) gave Iran a final deadline of February 2020 to tighten its rules against…
FATF gives Iran until Oct. to complete reforms
Tasnim – The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) said Iran had until October to meet international standards against money-laundering and terror financing.…
Expediency Council reviews ratification of CFT, Palermo bills
MNA – The Sun. meeting of the Expediency Council was dedicated to addressing the ratification of two controversial FATF-related treaties, namely the…
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…
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…