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Santander, Lloyds shares hit by report Iran used accounts to evade sanctions

Santander (SAN.MC), opens new tab and Lloyds (LLOY.L) , opens new tab shares fell on Monday after the Financial Times (FT) newspaper reported that Iran used accounts held at ...
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Iran Used Santander and Lloyds to Evade Sanctions

Iran evaded sanctions and was able to covertly move money around the world using accounts at two of the UK’s biggest banks, Lloyds Banking Group Plc and Santander UK, ...
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ifmat - How Iran set a sanctions evasion network to keep its economy afloat

How Iran set a sanctions evasion network to keep its economy afloat

A number of Chinese, Middle Eastern and western banks that provided banking services to Iran’s energy and industrial sectors helped Tehran circumvent sanctions to keep its economy afloat, the ...
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ifmat - Imam Khamenei urges government to form taskforce to tackle banks and liquidity issues

Iran has been using various financial mechanisms to enable it to carry out international trade in foreign currency

For years, Iran has been using various financial mechanisms to enable it to carry out international trade in foreign currency and bypass various economic sanctions (MPC, the Obama-era sanctions ...
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ifmat - Venezuela pays for imports from Iran and Turkey with bitcoin to evade sanctions

Venezuela pays for imports from Iran and Turkey with bitcoin to evade sanctions

Venezuela is reportedly paying companies in allied countries, including Iran and Turkey, with bitcoin to mitigate the effects of U.S. sanctions on its economy. The Venezuelan government is also ...
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ifmat - Iranian missiles funded from Mexico

Iranian missiles funded from Mexico

A Chinese businessman, designated by the US for supporting manufacture of weapons of mass destruction, is involved in financing Iran’s missile programme from Mexico, a media report has claimed.
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