Terrorist Financing
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‘Ball’ of implementing INSTEX in Europe’s court: Iran’s SATMA CEO
TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) – The CEO of Special Trade and Finance Instrument between Iran and Europe (STFI), called SATMA in Persian, announced that Iran has established the coordinating company to INSTEX and now the ball is in Europe’s court to make it operational.
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Arab Sheikhs donate PKK to destabilize Iran borders
TEHRAN, Apr. 15 (MNA) – In line with their proxy war against Iran, Arab Sheikhs headed by Saudi Arabia have sponsored PJAK and Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) terrorist groups financially.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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By: Majid Haghdoust
Parl. session on Iran’s accession to CFT
TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) – Iranian lawmakers approved a bill on the country’s accession to International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism set by the FATF (Financial Action Task Force).
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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.”
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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By: M. A. Saki
MKO and gathering of zealots
TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) – On Saturday, a number of zealots got together in Paris to mark the annual meeting of the Mujahedin Khalgh Organization (MKO), also referred to as Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) in foreign media outlets.
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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.
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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.
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Sahel not important for KSA defense-wise: Prof. Hunter
TEHRAN, Mar. 03 (MNA) – Shireen Tahmaasb Hunter, a professor of political science at Georgetown University, tells the Tehran Times that that “From a defense perspective the Sahel is not very important for Saudi Regime or the UAE.”
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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.
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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.
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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.
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By: Mohammad Ghaderi
Common concern of White House, Riyadh
TEHRAN, Dec. 04 (MNA) –In recent days, American and Saudi authorities have common security concerns. The defeat of the notorious ISIL terrorists has hit Washington and Riyadh hard. However, the issue is not limited to the military and regional dimensions. Part of the issue is the Takfirist ideology with the support of US and Saudi House behind it.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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.