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Expediency council conditionally approves CFT bill

The Expediency Council (EC) has approved Iran’s accession to the Convention on Combating the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) with some reservations after a review of the bill that was approved by the Parliament.
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Publish Date:01/October/2025 | 22:32

Guardian Council approves Iran-EAEU FTA bill: Spokesman

The spokesman of the Guardian Council has said that the council has approved the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) bill between Iran and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU)'s member states.
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Publish Date:02/March/2025 | 14:33

FATF -related bills' approval to be revised in EC: Pezeshkian

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says that Financial Action Task Force ( FATF )-related bills will be reviewed again in the Expediency Discernment Council or Expediency Council (EC) following the Leader's approval.
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Publish Date:31/December/2024 | 17:39

Leader agrees to renewed discussions on FATF conventions

The Iranian minister of economy said that the Leader of Iran's Islamic Revolution agreed that Iran's position toward joining two key conventions of the Financial Action Task Force can be reviewed by Iran's Expediency Council.
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Publish Date:31/December/2024 | 14:52

Expediency Council Seeks Gov't Clarity on FATF Requirements

EghtesadOnline: Expediency Council, the top body in charge of settling legislative disputes, has asked the government to provide it with documents to clarify ambiguities concerning requirements mandated by the Financial Action Task Force, the global anti-money laundering watchdog.
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Publish Date:05/March/2021 | 20:07

FATF Toughens AML Rules

EghtesadOnline: The Financial Action Task Force, the global dirty money watchdog, on Friday agreed to revamp its standards to beef up monitoring of financing aimed at evading US and United Nations sanctions and proliferating weapons of mass destruction, the US Treasury Department said.
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Publish Date:26/October/2020 | 15:16

There Is a Way Out From FATF Blacklist

EghtesadOnline: To get out of the dreaded blacklist of the Financial Action Task Force, Iran does not need to start from scratch or pluck stars from the sky, says a former Iranian diplomat.
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Publish Date:29/February/2020 | 07:09

Forex, Gold in Tehran Moving Up

EghtesadOnline: Foreign currency and gold coin prices increased in Tehran on Wednesday ostensibly influenced by the upcoming meeting of Financial Action Task Force on Feb 21.
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Publish Date:15/February/2020 | 13:06

Analysis: Agenda Lost to Propaganda

EghtesadOnline: Sincere stakeholders, in the anti- FATF camp in Tehran, say now is not the time to embrace the Financial Action Task Force rules. Their argument is premised on the reality that the country is saddled with tough US sanctions and that the limited foreign trade and transactions would be jeopardized by the watchdog’s oversight.
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Publish Date:29/December/2019 | 11:57

FATF 's Impartiality Test

EghtesadOnline: The deadline of the 18-month action plan prepared by the Financial Action Task Force for Iran ended in February 2018 and was extended for four months, in view of Iran's initiatives and fulfillment of commitments.
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Publish Date:23/June/2018 | 06:55

FATF 's Impartiality Test

EghtesadOnline: The deadline of the 18-month action plan prepared by the Financial Action Task Force for Iran ended in February 2018 and was extended for four months, in view of Iran's initiatives and fulfillment of commitments.
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Publish Date:23/June/2018 | 06:55

Iran Parliament Amends AML/CFT Laws to Satisfy FATF

EghtesadOnline: Iranian lawmakers on Tuesday came one step closer to fulfilling deficiencies in the country's action plan with the Financial Action Task Force, and passed amendment bills to the existing Law of Anti-Money Laundering and Law of Combating Financing of Terrorism.
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Publish Date:12/May/2018 | 10:55

Reading Into FATF ’s Iran Decision

EghtesadOnline: The Financial Action Task Force finally issued a public statement about Iran on Friday, ending months-long speculations about the fate of a country it has kept on it blacklist for almost a decade.
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Publish Date:27/February/2018 | 07:31

FATF Iran Decision and US Tactics

EghtesadOnline: In about 10 days from now, the Financial Action Task Force–an international anti-money laundering group–will hold its regular plenary meeting in Paris to consider, among other items on its agenda, the Islamic Republic of Iran’s progress report on implementing an action plan to improve its anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism system.
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Publish Date:10/February/2018 | 09:37

German Support for Iran’s AML/CFT Efforts

EghtesadOnline: With the next plenary meeting of the intergovernmental Financial Action Task Force in sight, which will also rule on Iran’s cooperation with the anti-money laundering body, the country could count on another European state to defend its record in implementing anti-money laundering measures and combating terrorist financing.
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Publish Date:21/January/2018 | 09:02

Iran Not Satisfied by FATF Ruling

EghtesadOnline: The Economy Ministry has issued a statement through its anti-money laundering division, providing a mixed reaction to the recent verdict of the Financial Action Task Force concerning Iran.
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Publish Date:30/June/2017 | 13:08