British Update Financial Sanctions List, Focus on Pakistani Jihadists
India’s most wanted man Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar and Pakistan-linked terrorists and terror groups figure prominently in an updated list of financial sanctions imposed by the British government....
View ArticleU.S. grand jury probing Deutsche Borse unit’s ties to Iran’s central bank
A U.S. grand jury is probing whether Deutsche Boerse AG’s Clearstream Banking SA unit took any steps to benefit Iran and its central bank, according to a court filing in a case that stems from the 1983...
View ArticleIran turning to World Bank for financing development projects
Any suggestion that sanctions against Iran are not completely unravelling certainly goes out the window if Iran secures World Bank financing for development projects…keep in mind that the US is the...
View ArticleUS House Passes Hezbollah International Financing Prevention Act of 2014
In a unanimous 404-0 vote, the House just passed the Hezbollah International Financing Prevention Act of 2014, which would implement strong sanctions on the Iran-backed terrorist organization Hezbollah...
View ArticleWe’ll Believe It When We See It: Kuwait promises to fight terrorism after US...
Kuwait’s ambassador to the United States, Sheik Salem Abdullah Al Jaber Al Sabah, claims his country is committed to fighting terrorism after the U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on three...
View ArticleUnited Nations Sanctions Islamic State Members
The United Nations Security Council blacklisted six individuals believed or confirmed to work with the Islamic State and is threatening sanctions against those with financial or military ties to the...
View ArticleQatari Government Official Sanctioned for Funding Al Qaeda
An al-Qaeda money man was employed by the Qatari government despite being officially designated a terrorist by the US. Salim Hasan Khalifa Rashid al-Kuwari channelled hundreds of thousands of dollars...
View ArticleBritain Sanctions Qatari Terror Financier
One of the world’s most prolific terrorist financiers Abd al-Rahman bin Umayr al-Nuaymi has been banned from doing business in Britain — 10 months after he was hit with sanctions by the United States....
View ArticleAnother Islamic “Humanitarian” Organization Added to UN Al Qaeda Sanctions List
Every once in a while, the UN gets something right. It’s usually very late, but sometimes they actually do something right. Last September the US sanctioned the Hilal Ahmar Society Indonesia as a wing...
View ArticleUS and Saudi Arabia Sanction Islamic Charity that Funds Lashkar e Taiba
In what can only be described as a stunning development, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has joined the US Treasury Department in placing sanctions on an Islamic charity that has provided material support...
View ArticleBonanza for the Ayatollahs: Easing of Sanctions to Fuel Iran’s Funding of Jihad
For decades the US State Department and many foreign countries have labeled the Islamic Republic of Iran as the world’s most active state sponsor of terrorism. That’s because Iran has bankrolled...
View ArticleBoston Herald: Obama Giving Huge Cash Infusion to Iran’s Terror
The Boston Herald has a good editorial this week pointing out that the Obama administration’s decision to release Iranian assets amounts to an unprecedented cash infusion for the Jihadist organizations...
View ArticleLifting of Sanctions to Open Door for More Iran Dominance of Shariah Finance
Iran has long had more Shariah-compliant financial assets under management than any other nation on earth, as measured by The Banker, but it has been largely blocked by international sanctions. Now...
View ArticleWall Street Journal: Global Finance Returns to Iran
It seems that Iran has never been–and will never be–held accountable for its sponsorship of terror, killing of US troops and violation of international law. And Wall Street is all-too-willing to look...
View ArticleAiding and Abetting the Devil: Iran Called “New Land of Opportunity”
This is one of the most disgraceful developments in modern US history. Anyone who chooses to do business in and with Iran is a traitor with the blood of US GIs on their hands…...
View ArticleNetanyahu: Iran nuclear deal will ‘fuel terrorism’
The deal to curb Iran’s nuclear programme will bolster Tehran’s ability to fund global terrorism by providing the Islamic state with “billions of dollars” in sanctions relief, Israeli Prime Minister...
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British Jihadist Placed Under UN Sanctions
By Christopher W. Holton A British Jihadist has been placed under UN sanctions for being a member and recruiter for the Islamic State. Nasser Muthana has had his assets frozen and has been placed on a...
View ArticleTime to Cash In, Literally
There are numerous Iranians in the West who are in league with the Ayatollahs in Iran. The Iran Lobby in the USA for instance has fought vigorously for years to have economic sanctions against Iran...
View ArticleState Department warns banks, others that Iran sanctions are still in...
On Friday, the US State Department issued an advisory via embassies around the globe that US sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran are still in force and warned banks, corporations and others...
View ArticleSanction-free Iran wooing foreign investors with Shariah banking
Iran, the world’s foremost state sponsor of terrorism, also has the highest amount of Shariah-compliant assets in its banking and financial system. Since the Obama administration decided to enter into...
View ArticleHezbollah Sanctions Bill signed into law
The Hezbollah International Financing Prevention Act, which was adopted unanimously by the Senate and House of Representatives, has been signed into law. Hezbollah’s drug business, money laundering,...
View ArticleIran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to Thrive with Lifting of Sanctions
posted by Christopher W. Holton It’s not often that the so-called “mainstream media” gets it right, but Newsweek has with the publishing of this story from Reuters detailing how the IRGC will benefit...
View ArticleWashington Free Beacon: Obama Admin Paid Iran $1.7 Billion From Taxpayer Funds
The Obama administration is facing criticism for paying Iran $1.7 billion in taxpayer funds as part of what critics described as a “ransom” bound up in a controversial hostage trade designed to secure...
View ArticleJohn Kerry: Some sanctions relief money for Iran will go to terrorism
Secretary of State John Kerry acknowledged to CNBC Thursday that some of the money Iran received in sanctions relief would go to groups considered terrorists. When asked about whether some the $150...
View ArticleAbout that $400 million Obama gave to Iran…
posted by Christopher W. Holton By now, everyone knows that the Obama administration sent the Islamic Republic of Iran $400 million in cash in a transaction that coincided with the release of American...
View ArticleOklahoma Congressman James Lankford Introduces Bill to Increase Transparency...
posted by Christopher W. Holton Last month, Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., and I introduced a bill to provide more transparency for payments made to foreign nations, like Iran. Specifically, the bill would...
View ArticleReport: Obama supports renewal of key Iran sanctions bill
posted by Christopher W. Holton US President Barack Obama supports renewal of the Iran Sanctions Act before the law expires at the end of this year, despite his public silence on the matter, House...
View ArticleNorway opens $1-billion credit line for Iran
posted by Christopher W. Holton All of the major players that were once providing corporate life support for the ayatollahs in Tehran are lining back up once again…note that “development and...
View ArticleU.S. charges Turkish banker in Iran sanctions probe
posted by Christopher W. Holton U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday charged an executive at a Turkish state-owned bank with participating in a multi-year scheme to violate U.S. sanctions against Iran,...
View ArticleUS Targets Hezbollah with More Sanctions; Lebanon Pushes Back
posted by Christopher W. Holton There are rumblings that Washington is preparing more wide-ranging sanctions aimed at the Jihadist terrorist organization Hezbollah. These sanctions are well-deserved...
View ArticleFinancial Pressure Builds on Qatar
posted by Christopher W. Holton Qatar has come under intense pressure from its Sunni Gulf neighbors for its close ties to Iran, support for the Muslim Brotherhood and funding by wealthy Qataris of the...
View ArticleA Kind of Civil War? UAE Blacklist Targets Qatari Banks
posted by Christopher W. Holton Qatar is certainly isolated due to its support for the Islamic State and the Muslim Brotherhood, in addition to its cozy ties with the Ayatollahs in Iran. The economic...
View ArticleUS Federal Court Rules U.S. Can Seize Manhattan Tower From Iranian-American...
posted by Christopher W. Holton A New York jury has ruled that the U.S. government can seize a Manhattan skyscraper worth as much as $1 billion from an Iranian-American charitable foundation accused of...
View ArticleU.S. levies new Iran-related sanctions
posted by Christopher W. Holton The U.S. is pursuing sanctions against 18 individuals and other entities for supporting Iran’s ballistic missile program and other factors, including Iran’s “egregious...
View ArticleTurkish Despot Erdogan Implicated in Plot to Launder Money for Ayatollahs in...
posted by Christopher W. Holton In stunning testimony in a blockbuster legal case in New York on money laundering and alleged violations of sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran, the key...
View ArticleGatestone Institute Report: Turkey: Laundering Billions for Iran
The Gatestone Institute has posted an excellent analysis of Turkey’s activities to launder money to help Iran, the world’s foremost state sponsor of terrorism, bypass sanctions. Here are some excerpted...
View ArticleTurkish Banker Accused of Helping Iran Launder Billions Seeks Mistrial
posted by Christopher W. Holton Lawyers for a Turkish banker on trial in New York on charges that he helped Iran evade U.S. sanctions asked a judge on Wednesday to declare a mistrial, saying testimony...
View ArticleUS sanctions expected against Iran for its involvement in Yemeni war
posted by Christopher W. Holton The US Congress is considering a bill to impose new sanctions on Iran for its destructive role in Yemen and its policies to destabilize the country by supporting Houthi...
View ArticleUS House of Representatives Votes to Have US Treasury Department Publish...
posted by Christopher W. Holton The US Treasury Department must publish a report listing the financial assets of Iran’s leaders, under a bill that passed the US House of Representatives this week. The...
View ArticleTurkish Banker Convicted in Iran Sanctions Money Laundering Case
posted by Christopher Holton A U.S. jury on Wednesday found a Turkish banker guilty of helping Iran evade U.S. sanctions, after a nearly four-week trial that has strained diplomatic relations between...
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