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…
Tag Archives: FATF
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…
Iran central bank welcomes FATF’s extended deadline to complete reforms
MNA – Hours after the anti-money laundering body FATF extended the deadline for Iran until June 2019 to complete reforms, the Central…
Global watchdog gives Iran until June to strengthen anti-money laundering rules
Reuters – Iran has until June to fix its anti-money laundering and terrorism financing rules or face increased international scrutiny of its…
Iran AML amendment in line with Int’l standards
Financial Tribune | Fatemeh Mahjourian: The amended Anti-Money Laundering Law was finally signed into law by President Hassan Rouhani last month after it…
A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 17
Iran Front Page- IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Sunday, February 17, 2019, and picked…
Expediency Council begins session on reviewing ‘Palermo’ bill
MNA – The Expediency Council is holding a session Saturday to review the bill on the country’s accession to the UN Convention…
Expediency Council suspicious of request on endorsing CFT, Palermo: Rezaie
MNA – Expediency Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaie said that the body is suspicious of European countries’ requests for endorsing FATF-related bills in…
FATF may extend deadline for Iran: VP Joneydi
MNA – Iranian Vice-President for Legal Affairs Laya Joneydi said Iran’s joining the Financial Action Task Force is not off the table…
University students, clerics to protest against joining FATF
MNA – University students and Clerics across Iran are planning to arrange a sit-in this afternoon to protest against approving the bills…
CBI governor defends joining FATF, warns of consequences otherwise
MNA – Governor of the Central Bank of Iran, Abdolnaser Hemmati, said Wednesday that joining the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) would…
Expediency Council found no link between FATF bills, INSTEX: member
MNA – A member of the Expediency Council, Gholamreza Mesbahi, said the Council held a session today to study any possible connections…
Iran’s leaders have a more realistic view of Europe now
Iranian Diplomacy – An expert on Iran and the Middle East in Germany believes: “Political leaders in Iran are realizing that even…
Why Europe just made Rouhani’s effort to exit FATF blacklist even harder
Al-Monitor | Rohollah Faghihi: As Iran could soon pass four controversial bills that would remove it from the Financial Action Task Force’s…
A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 5
Iran Front Page – IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Tuesday, February 5, 2019, and…
Joining FATF not wise if benefits not determined
MNA – A member of the Expediency Council, Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi, pointing to the ambiguities in the FATF and Palermo bills,…
Iranian official slams EU for linking INSTEX to CFT
Tasnim – Secretary of Iran’s Expediency Council (EC) Mohsen Rezaei decried the European Union’s move to link the implementation of INSTEX –a…
Iran: Council adopts conclusions
consilium.europa.eu – 1. Recalling the November 2016 Council conclusions, the European Union expresses its resolute commitment to and continued support for the…
Iran warns Europe to avoid tying up INSTEX to FATF
FNA – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi blasted the Europeans for setting conditions to implement their declared mechanism for trade with…
Iranian officials slam EU over linking INSTEX to FATF
February 4, The Iran Project – Several top Iran’s officials lambasted Europeans over setting conditions for implementing the Instrument in Support of Trade…
Iran never accepts INSTEX’s humiliating conditions: Judiciary chief
Tasnim – Iranian Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani said the country would never accept the “humiliating conditions” of the European Union’s…
Senior MP blasts Europe’s conditions for INSTEX as violation of N. deal
FNA – A senior Iranian legislator lashed out at the European states for setting conditions for implementation of the declared mechanism for…
Lawmaker: Linking INSTEX to FATF new plot to pressure Iran
FNA – A senior Iranian legislator said that the European countries are attempting to tie up the declared mechanism for trade with…
Senior MP: Registration of INSTEX, Europe’s first step
IRNA – The move taken by three European countries to register the special financial mechanism, known as INSTEX, is Europe’s first step,…
Baeidinejad: EU has no right to set conditions for INSTEX
IRNA – Iran’s Ambassador in London Hamid Baeidinejad said that the EU has no right to set conditions for implementing the Instrument…
Senior MP: Europe’s move to tie up INSTEX to FATF means meddling in Iran’s internal affairs
FNA – Iranian Parliament’s Vice-Speaker Ali Motahhari underlined that Europe’s interference in his country’s internal affairs by linking the declared mechanism for…
A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 3
Iran Front Page – IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Sunday, February 3, 2019, and…
Iran’s coverage: Israel to lose all occupied territories in any new war: IRGC commander
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: IRGC cmdr.: ‘Iran’s strategy is to wipe Israel off political geography’ Deputy…
FATF aims to undermine Iran’s scientific nuclear power: Official
Tasnim – Former Iranian defense minister General Ahmad Vahidi, who is a member of the Expediency Council, warned against joining the Financial…
A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 27
Iran Front Page – IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Sunday, January 27, 2019, and…
A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 26
Iran Front Page – IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Thursday, January 26, 2019, and…
Security, economic confrontation with US to bring victory to Iranian nation
MNA – Abolfazl Hassan Beigi, member of Iran Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission said the secretary of the Supreme National…
EU adds S. Arabia to draft terrorism financing list
IRNA – The European Commission has added Saudi Arabia to an EU draft list of countries that pose a threat to the…
Senior cleric warns against joining FATF as JCPOA yielded no results for country
MNA – Tehran’s interim Friday prayers leader Ayatollah Kazem Sedighi called on the government to rely on the internal resources instead of…
Rouhani says Iran’s joining FATF can foil US conspiracies
MNA – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said he hopes that the ratification of FATF-related bills in the country would finally neutralize US…
A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 23
Iran Front Page – IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Wednesday, January 23, 2019, and…
FATF meant to back US sanctions on Iran, Resistance Front: Cleric
Tasnim – Tehran’s provisional Friday prayers leader warned against Iran’s accession to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), saying that the group…
Qom seminary warns joining FATF favors enemies
MNA – A host of elites from Qom seminary wrote a letter to the head of Expediency Council, warning that Iran’s joining…
FATF-related conventions to be determined in very near future
MNA – Chairman of the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of Iranian Parliament Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh said that destiny of the Convention…