Turkey’s bid for regional influence comes as the Middle East has been hit by profound shocks that started with the Hamas-led 2023 attack on Israel and continue with the seven-month-old war on Iran.
Global watchdog FATF puts Turkey on notice over Hamas terror financing, money laundering, Iran sanctions
While the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has highlighted Turkey’s improved technical compliance in the latest assessment by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global …
Tankers Are Loading Oil Again From a Vital Saudi Pipeline
Saudi authorities had taken the pipeline offline this month after it was damaged in a drone attack by an Iranian-backed Iraqi militia.
Senate Report Claims Iran Is Using Tether’s Stablecoin To Evade Sanctions
Cryptocurrency linked to crime; in other news: fork found in drawer.
Senate Report Claims Iran Is Using Tether’s Stablecoin To Evade Sanctions
Cryptocurrency linked to crime; in other news: fork found in drawer.
84% of Iran-Linked Crypto Wallets Used USDT: Could Tether Face a MiCA-Style Crackdown in the US?
A Senate Democratic staff report found that 84% of 846 sanctioned wallets linked to Iran and associated groups transacted exclusively or nearly exclusively in USDT.
Pakistan vows to defend Saudi Arabia against Iran-backed Houthis by ‘whatever means’
ROME — Pakistan will use “whatever means are available” to defend Saudi Arabia against Iran-backed Houthi rebels, the country’s defense minister said Tuesday, offering one of Islamabad’s clearest …
DOJ: Iranian Property Protected From Civil Judgment Enforcement
Several former Iranian properties in Washington, D.C., are not being used exclusively for diplomatic purposes and should therefore be allowed to be confiscated to satisfy a civil judgment stemming …
Iraq begins importing gasoline via Syrian port to bypass the closed Strait of Hormuz
Iraqi fuel trucks are loading gasoline at a Syrian port to meet surging global energy demand as the critical Strait of Hormuz remains closed and mediators work with Iran and the United States to end …
Senate Report Says Tether’s USDT Is Central to Iranian Proxy Financing
A 28-page Senate report published Monday by Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal paints a vivid picture of the central role the Tether stablecoin USDT is thought to play in the Iranian regime’s …