FATF puts Iran on its blacklist
MNA – Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has put Iran on its blacklist after Iran allegedly failed to comply with international anti-terrorism…
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Ratification of FATF-related bills no more on agenda
MNA – Today, Iran Expediency Council passed the set deadline for it to announce its verdict on the ratification of FATF-related bills…
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…
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…
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…
CFT, Palermo bills under review by Joint EC commission
IRNA – A member of the Expediency Council on approving or rejecting the bills of the two CFT and Palermo conventions in…
‘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’…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Senior MP: CFT, Palermo convention restricting Iran’s trade exchanges, transactions
FNA – A senior Iranian lawmaker lashed out at the western countries for trying to impose their monetary restrictions, including the convention…
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…
EC to review CFT case after ‘Palermo’ bill
MNA – A member of the Expediency Council, Gholamreza Mesbahi Moghadam said on Fri. that the Council will mull over the Convention…
Guardian Council spokesman: Iran Expediency Council likely to approve CFT, Palermo bills
MNA – The Guardian Council Spokesman Abbasali Kadkhodaei says that Palermo and CFT bills, which have already gained the approval of Iranian…
Photos: EC holds meeting over CFT
Mizan | Ali Shirband: The meeting of Expediency Council (EC) held Saturday with regard to the final study of joining Iran to…
Session on Palermo bill fate ends without conclusion
MNA – The Expediency Council’s Saturday meeting on joining the UN Convention on Transnational Crime (Palermo bill) ended without conclusion, leaving the…
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…
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,…
EC member: EU’s INSTEX not to influence upcoming decision by Iran’s Expediency Council on Palermo
FNA – A key member of Iran’s Expediency Council stressed that the EC will continue discussions over the fate of the UN…
Expediency Council to continue debates on Palermo after defense commission rejects Iran’s endorsement
FNA – Secretary of Iran’s Expediency Council Mohsen Rezayee announced that the EC’s specialized commissions have rejected the country’s endorsement of the…
Delay on Palermo review due to technical, not political reasons
MNA – The delay of Expediency Council’s announcement on Palermo convention is due to technical reasons, not political, says Chairman of National…
Expediency Council leaves decision on Palermo bill to next session
MNA – The Expediency Council’s Saturday meeting on joining the UN Convention on Transnational Crime (Palermo bill) ended without conclusion, leaving the…
Expediency Council to decide on Palermo, CFT within a month
MNA – Chairman of National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of Iranian Parliament Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh, stressing that the Iranian government will not…
Iranian gov. asks EC Palermo bill to be prioritized
IRNA – Iran’s Vice President for Legal Affairs described the adoption of the bill on the reform of the Anti-Money Laundering Law…
Iran to decide on CFT, Palermo bills within month: MP
IRNA – A senior Iranian lawmaker said on Sunday that the case of Convention against Financing of Terrorism (CFT) is slated to…
Parl. submits Palermo, anti-laundering bills to Expediency Council
MNA – Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has submitted the bills on joining the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (known as…
Iranian MPs OK Palermo bill, suspend reviewing FATF-related invoice
June 10, The Iran Project – Today, Iranian lawmakers on approved the Palermo bill on joining the United Nations Convention against Transnational…
Iranian Parl. votes for Palermo bill after amendments
MNA – Despite some MPs’ objections to the content of Palermo bill, Iranian Parliament voted for UNTOC after making some amendments and…