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Deciding on FATF depends on lifting Iran sanctions: MP
TEHRAN, Sep. 13 (MNA) – A member of the Iranian Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Commission said that deciding on bills related to Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is subject to lifting sanctions imposed on Iran.
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IPRC head terms FATF-bills as leg cuffs on Iran economy
TEHRAN, Mar. 07 (MNA) – Head of Iranian Parliament Research Center (IPRC) Alireza Zakani says the ratification of FATF-bill will not help alleviate economic problems but will worsen them.
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Expediency Council holds meeting to review Palermo, CFT bills
TEHRAN, Feb. 24 (MNA) – Headed by the Secretary of Expediency Council Mohsen Rezaei, the meeting of Joint Commission of the Council was held on Wed. to review the Palermo and CFT bills in the presence of Cabinet ministers.
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Expediency Council to decide about Palermo, CFT by late Mar.
TEHRAN, Feb. 24 (MNA) – Secretary of Expediency Council said the body will announce its vote on Palermo and CFT by March 20.
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Leader agrees with extending time for reviewing FATF bills
TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) – The Public Relations of the Expediency Council announced in a statement of Fri. that in a response to the President's request, the Leader of the Revolution has agreed with an extension of the time for reviewing the FATF bills.
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Mousavi condemns FATF blacklisting of Iran as ‘political’
TEHRAN, Feb. 21 (MNA) – Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi said that putting Iran in FATF’s blacklist was a political move supported by terrorist regimes.
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FATF puts Iran on its blacklist
TEHRAN, Feb. 21 (MNA) – Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has put Iran on its blacklist after Iran allegedly failed to comply with international anti-terrorism financing norms.
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Ratification of FATF-related bills no more on agenda
TEHRAN, Jan. 22 (MNA) – Today, Iran Expediency Council passed the set deadline for it to announce its verdict on the ratification of FATF-related bills i.e., CFT and Palermo; accordingly, joining the bill is no longer on agenda of Iranian legislators.
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CFT threat to national security, worse than JCPOA: Amoli Larijani
TEHRAN, Jan. 01 (MNA) – Expressing his view about ratification of the bill on joining the Combating the Financing of Terrorism (CFT), Ayatollah Amoli Larijani, the chairman of Iran's Expediency Council called CFT a major threat to Iran’s national security and worse than the nuclear deal, JCPOA.
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FATF-related bills still on Expediency Council’s agenda: Zonnour
TEHRAN, Dec. 28 (MNA) – Chairman of the Iranian Parliament’s security commission said the evaluation of the two remaining FATF-related bills, namely the Palermo and CFT, has not been pushed off agenda of the Expediency Council.
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Rezaei says any hasty decision on CFT not advisable
TEHRAN, Dec. 25 (MNA) – Expediency Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei said that the Council does not consider hasty joining of the country to Combating the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) bill ‘advisable’.
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Student Basij calls for EC’s vigilance while addressing FATF
TEHRAN, Dec. 25 (MNA) – Student Basij groups of some 337 universities across the country warned the Expediency Council about the dangers of FATF-related bills.
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Ex-FATF president admits galvanizing intl. community against Iran
TEHRAN, Dec. 25 (MNA) – Former FATF President and the current Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing in US, Marshall Billingslea, admits in this video to have used the global anti-money laundering body as an opportunity to galvanize the international community against Iran.
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FATF-related bills still being reviewed by Expediency Council: Sec.
TEHRAN, Dec. 24 (MNA) – Secretary of the Expediency Council Mohsen Rezaei said the two remaining FATF-related bills, namely the Palermo and CFT, are still being reviewed by the Council’s members.
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Expediency Council rejects rumors on FATF-bills endorsement
TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – The Public Relations of the Expediency Council in a statement has rejected rumors that the two remaining FATF-related bills, namely the Palermo and CFT, have been given the final green light by the Council.
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Palermo, CFT still on Expediency Council’s agenda: member
TEHRAN, Dec. 16 (MNA) – A member of the Expediency Council, the body in charge of deciding on FATF-related bills, said Sun. that the two remaining bills, namely the Palermo and CFT, are still being evaluated by the Council.
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MP warns against falling into ‘FATF pit’
TEHRAN, Nov. 23 (MNA) – An Iranian lawmaker, Hosseinali Haji Deligani, has warned against the adverse consequences of ratifying the FATF-related bills for the country.
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‘Palermo’ bill pushed off agenda, says Expediency Council member
TEHRAN, Nov. 20 (MNA) – A member of the Expediency Council, the body in charge of deciding on FATF-related bills, said Wed. that the ‘Palermo’ bill is no longer on the agenda of the Council.
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FAFT extends deadline for Iran to tighten money laundering regulations
TEHRAN, Oct. 18 (MNA) – Global watchdog, Financial Action Task Force (FATF), extends suspension of anti-Iran measures until February 2020 to let the country tighten its rules against money laundering in compliance with the global watchdog’s financial standards.
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Expediency Council sees no necessity to ratify FATF-related bills: politician
TEHRAN, Sep. 01 (MNA) – Principalist politician Mohammadreza Bahonar said that no need is felt right now among members of the Expediency Council to pass FATF-related bills, namely Palermo and CFT.
