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Treasury Revokes Iran’s U-Turn License

News release: “The U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced that it is revoking the “U-turn” license for Iran, further restricting Iran’s access to the U.S. financial system. Treasury’s move today follows a series of U.S. government actions to expose Iranian banks’ involvement in the Iranian regime’s support to terrorist groups and nuclear and missile proliferation. Prior to today’s action, U.S. financial institutions were authorized to process certain funds transfers for the direct or indirect benefit of Iranian banks, other persons in Iran or the Government of Iran, provided such payments were initiated offshore by a non-Iranian, non-U.S. financial institution and only passed through the U.S. financial system en route to another offshore, non-Iranian, non-U.S. financial institution. As a result of today’s action, U.S. financial institutions are no longer allowed to process these U-turn transfers.”

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