The U.S. Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on more than 30 individuals and entities tied to a massive Iranian shadow banking network accused of laundering billions of dollars to benefit the regime in Tehran.
The sanctions target figures linked to Iranian brothers Mansour, Nasser, and Fazlolah Zarringhalam. According to the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the trio operated through Iranian exchange houses and dozens of front companies—mainly based in Hong Kong and the UAE—to funnel funds from Iran’s oil and petrochemical sales into the international financial system.
The scheme helped Iran evade sanctions, fund its nuclear and missile programs, and support proxy groups across the region.
“Iran’s shadow banking system is a lifeline for the regime,” said Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. “We will keep targeting these critical networks that enrich elites and fuel corruption at the people’s expense.”
This marks the first round of sanctions targeting Iran’s shadow banking infrastructure since President Trump’s National Security Presidential Memorandum 2 revived the U.S. “maximum pressure” campaign on Tehran.
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