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BREAKING : United States #US and United Arab Emirates #UAE disrupt large scale currency exchange network transferring millions of dollars to #Iran’s #IRGC -Qods Force. Exchange Network CHART published by @USTreasury
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According to statement @USTreasury: “Today the US and the UAE jointly took action to disrupt an extensive currency exchange network in Iran and the UAE that has procured and transferred millions in U.S. dollar-denominated bulk cash to #Iran’s IRGC-QF) to fund its malign

activities and regional proxy groups.”

“Specifically, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control ( #OFAC) designated nine Iranian individuals and entities.”

#Iran’s Central Bank was complicit in the #IRGC-QF’s scheme and actively supported this network’s currency conversion and enabled its access to funds that it held in its foreign bank accounts. This network of exchangers and couriers has converted hundreds of millions of dollars.

“The #Iranian regime and its Central Bank have abused access to entities in the #UAE to acquire U.S. dollars to fund the #IRGC-QF’s malign activities, including to fund and arm its regional proxy groups, by concealing the purpose for which the U.S. dollars were acquired. “

said the #US Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin.

“As a reminder, due to President #Trump’s May 8, 2018 decision to cease the United States’ participation in the #JCPOA, as of August 7, 2018, the #US Government will re-impose sanctions on the purchase or acquisition of US dollar banknotes by the Government of #Iran. “

#BREAKING : following @USTreasury designations, the #UAE designates 9 #Iranian entities and individuals on its list of #terror organisations.@wamnews - the #UAE’s state news agency is reporting
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“The move comes in collaboration with the #US. The @USTreasury Department thanks #UAE for its close collaboration on this matter.” @WAMNEWS_ENG reports.

#UAE adds Iranians to list of terror supporters | Gulf News

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The #UAE Cabinet on Thursday added nine #Iranian individuals and entities to the approved list of terrorism supporters.

Here are the names of 9 entities/individuals designated by the @USTreasury

1- Mas’ud Nikbakht
2-Sa’id Najafpur
3-Mohammad Hasan Khoda’i
4-Mohammadreza Khedmati Valadzaghard
5-Meghdad Amini
6-Foad Salehi
7-Jahan Aras Kish
8-Rashed Exchange
9- Khedmati & Company Joint Partnership

OKAAY!... as the #UAE tightens the collar strap on #Iran’s #IRGC - this 👇🏼comes in :
“ #Qatar replacing UAE as hawala trade hub for Iran “
#QatarFundsTerror @YousefAlNaimi
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