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United States sanctions Turkish bank over Iran transactions

From Delfi · () Lithuanian

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  • The United States sanctioned Turkey’s Golden Global Bank and its subsidiaries as part of increased economic pressure on Iran.
  • The U.S. Treasury said the bank enabled multimillion-dollar transactions for Iran’s Revolutionary Guard and supported international payments by Iran’s leadership.

The United States has imposed sanctions on a Turkish bank as it steps up economic pressure on Iran.

The measures target Istanbul-based Golden Global Bank and its subsidiaries. A statement from the Treasury Department in Washington said the entities had enabled transactions worth several million U.S. dollars for Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.

The Treasury also accused the bank and its subsidiaries of supporting international payments for Iran’s leadership. The report presents the sanctions as part of broader U.S. pressure on Tehran.

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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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