U.S. Sanctions Iran Central Bank Governor for Alleged Terrorist Support

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Source: Bloomberg News




By Saleha Mohsin

May 15, 2018, 10:50 AM EDT Updated on May 15, 2018, 12:06 PM EDT

* Action follows Trump announcement of new sanctions on Iran

* Treasury sanctioned nine Iranians and companies last week

The U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions Tuesday on Iran’s central bank governor and another senior official in the bank for allegedly providing support for terrorist activities.

Treasury named Valiollah Seif, Iran’s central bank governor, and Ali Tarzali, the assistant director of the international department at the central bank of Iran, as “specially designated global terrorists” for allegedly assisting Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps-Quds Force to support Hezbollah. The U.S. accused Seif of playing a role in funneling millions of dollars on behalf of the Quds Force to support Hezbollah.

“It is appalling, but not surprising, that Iran’s senior-most banking official would conspire with the IRGC-QF to facilitate funding of terror groups like Hizballah, and it undermines any credibility he could claim in protecting the integrity of the institution as a central bank governor,” Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a statement. “The United States will not permit Iran’s increasingly brazen abuse of the international financial system.”

The new sanctions cut off Iran’s access to a “critical banking network,” the Treasury Department said in a statement, adding that it seeks to “stifle Iran’s ability to abuse the U.S. and regional financial system.”

Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-15/u-s-sanctions-iran-central-bank-s-governor-and-another-official

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1. and supporter of terrorists, Ollie North, becomes president of NRA

and supporter of terrorists, Ollie North, becomes president of NRA

The same traitor ON who arranged weapons for Iran.