US sanctions 35 entities over Iran ‘shadow banking’ network

Treasury targets 35 entities and individuals accused of funneling illicit funds to Iran's armed forces and terrorist operations. | Contesto: cronaca

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The United States has imposed sanctions on 35 entities and individuals linked to what it describes as Iran’s “shadow banking” networks, the Treasury Department announced Monday. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the measures target a financial system that serves as a critical lifeline for Iran’s armed forces and enables activities that disrupt global trade and fuel violence across the Middle East. “Iran’s shadow banking system serves as a critical financial lifeline for its armed forces,” Bessent said in a statement posted on social media. “Illicit funds funneled through this network support the regime’s ongoing terrorist operations.” He warned that any financial institution engaging with such networks risks “severe consequences.” The sanctions, announced on April 28, 2026, mark the latest effort by the Biden administration to choke off revenue streams that Washington says Tehran uses to destabilize the region. The Treasury Department did not immediately release a full list of the targeted entities and individuals, but officials said the action aims to disrupt a sprawling network of front companies, exchange houses, and intermediaries that move money outside the formal banking system. Analysts say Iran has long relied on informal financial channels to evade international sanctions, particularly after the United States reimposed sweeping penalties in 2018 following its withdrawal from the nuclear deal. These “shadow banking” networks allow Tehran to continue trading oil, metals, and other commodities, and to finance proxy forces in countries such as Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and Yemen. The designation comes amid heightened tensions in the Middle East, where Iran-backed groups have been involved in attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea and cross-border strikes against Israel. The Treasury Department’s action is part of a broader strategy to cut off funding to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and its Quds Force, which Washington designates as terrorist organizations. Bessent’s warning to financial institutions underscores the risk of doing business with Iranian-linked entities, even indirectly. Banks and money service businesses that fail to screen...

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