Terrorist Financing

VP:

Combating money laundering needs improving domestic financial system first

TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) – Laya Joneydi Vice President for Legal Affairs said that laws of Confronting Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing help country improve its financial, monetary and banking system particularly.

Members picked for CFT advisory committee

TEHRAN, Nov. 24 (MNA) – An advisory committee comprising ten members has been formed to review the controversial bill on Iran’s accession to the convention against the funding of terrorism (CFT).

Principalist representatives pen a letter of protest to Parl. speaker over FATF

TEHRAN, Oct. 27 (MNA) – Today morning, a number of principalist representatives submitted a letter of protest to the Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani and members of the Expediency Council (EC) on the move taken by the Parliament Speaker in sending two bills pertinent to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to the Expediency Council.

CFT bill not reinvestigated in Parl. National Security Commission

TEHRAN, Oct. 03 (MNA) – Member of Parliament National Security Commission Mohammad Javad Jamali said, “referring the bill on ‘Combating the Financing of Terrorism (CFT)’ to the Parliament National Security Commission does not have any legal basis and the Commission did not reinvestigate the bill.”

Fedotov reassures UN understands Iran's concerns about drug trafficking

TEHRAN, Sep. 04 (MNA) – UN Under-Secretary-General Yury Fedotov told Iranian Deputy FM Dehghani that UNODC will strengthen its Tehran office to meet Iran’s concerns about drug trafficking from Afghanistan.

AEOI head:

Sponsors of terrorism to lose in Afghanistan

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi said on Saturday that those who support terrorists in Afghanistan should bear in mind that they themselves will finally be the losers.

Guardian Council approves CFT amendment bill: spokesman

TEHRAN, Aug. 11 (MNA) – Iran’s Guardian Council has approved an amendment bill on combating the financing of terrorism (CFT) as part of standards set by the FATF, according to the Council's spokesman.

US, S Arabia funding sectarian divides in Iran

TEHRAN, Jul. 11 (MNA) – News outlets in the Middle East exposed that Saudi Arabia and US are secretly funding war rooms along Iran-Pakistan shard borders to heat up sectarian divides inside Iran.

Anti-money laundering body gives Iran until Oct. to complete reforms

TEHRAN, Jun. 30 (MNA) – An international group that monitors money laundering worldwide said on Friday Iran had until October to complete reforms that would bring it into line with global norms or face consequences that could further deter investors from the country.

Saudi rulers, along Zionists epitomes of aggression, murder in ME: Ghasemi

TEHRAN, Apr. 11 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi condemned the new remarks of Saudi crown prince and advised the Saudi rulers to take heed of history and see how murderers and criminal dictators of the region were toppled.

Hezbollah most prominent anti-terror body in ME

TEHRAN, Jan. 25 (MNA) – Chairman of Iran's Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi told the members of the foreign affairs committee of the European Parliament that Hezbollah played a bold role in eradicating the ISIL.

Saudi Crown Prince 'update version of Wahhabism'

TEHRAN, Dec. 05 (MNA) – In a post on his Twitter account, Parliament Speaker Special Aide on International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian warned about the terrorism to be unleashed by Saudi crown prince.

Iranian speaker calls UN to act instead of report on narcotics

TEHRAN, Dec. 04 (MNA) – The Speaker of Iranian Parliament, Ali Larijani criticized the UN and NATO for evading their responsibilities in regards to war on drug trafficking.

Terrorists following no human code, ethics: Ghasemi

TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) – In reaction to terrorist attack in Pakistan, Bahram Ghasemi the Spokesman of Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the assault and said that the terrorism is in line with no code of conduct or ethics.

Iran, the silent savior of Iraq and Syria from ISIL

TEHRAN, Nov. 24 (MNA) – Many strategists and analysts believe that if it was not for Iran, Syria, and Iraq would have fallen in the hand of ISIL terrorist group. the following text discusses the issue from this perspective.

Trump is a liar, clear for public opinion: Shamkhani

TEHRAN, Oct. 18 (MNA) – Today it is very obvious for the public opinion of the world that Trump is a liar, said Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani the Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC).

Parl. to retaliate US anti-Iran law after Nowruz holidays

TEHRAN, Mar. 26 (MNA) – The chair of the national security and foreign policy committee of Iran’s Parliament told the media that the Iranian lawmakers will pass a bill, after holidays, about terrorist activities of the US army and CIA.

French envoy’s words violate JCPOA: FM spokesman

TEHRAN, Jul. 19 (MNA) –The Spokesman of Iran’s Foreign Ministry reacted to the recent words of French UN envoy, Delattre, who has accused Iran of supporting terrorism in the region.

US not committed to intl. regulations: cleric

TEHRAN, May 13 (MNA) – At Tehran Friday Prayers of this week, Ayatollah Movahhedi Kermani lashed out at American government for seizing the frozen assets of Iran in one of New York banks.

Parliament Speaker:

Some regional states seeking restoration of former empires

QOM, Dec. 24 (MNA) – Addressing a seminary school in Qom, Iranian Parliament’s Speaker Larijani criticized the policies taken by some regional countries.

France announces measures against terrorist financing

PARIS, Nov. 24 (MNA) – The French Minister of Finances Michel Sapin, announced on Monday several measures against terrorist financing, 10 days after the deadly attacks occurred in this capital.