British Bank's Links To Global Terror: US Accuses Standard Chartered Of Laundering Billions For Iran And Hezbollah -- Daily Mail* Standard Chartered is accused of dealing conspiring with Iran for a decade
* New York State Department of Financial Services called the bank a 'rogue institution' and the bank's Iran affairs had been a threat to global peace
* Sixty thousand financial transactions were cited as suspicious.
* Investigation quoted London-based executive saying: ‘You f***ing Americans. Who are you to tell us, the rest of the world, that we’re not going to deal with Iranians?’
A UK bank hid £160billion of transfers that helped finance terror groups and Iran’s nuclear weapons programme, it was claimed last night.
In another devastating blow to the City of London’s reputation, Standard Chartered is accused of conspiring with Tehran for almost ten years.
Regulators in New York said it was a ‘rogue institution’ that broke sanctions imposed on Iran and put profits ahead of global security and the law.
It worked with three Iranian banks suspected of being used by Tehran to finance its weapons programmes, according to an explosive report.
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More News On Standard Chartered Accused Of Aiding Iran In the Laundering Of $250 Bullion
Standard Chartered Bank accused of scheming with Iran to hide transactions -- The Guardian
Regulator Says British Bank Helped Iran Hide Deals -- New York Times
Standard Chartered bank 'in $250bn scheme with Iran' -- BBC
Standard Chartered 'exposed US to terrorists' with $250bn in Iran transactions -- The Telegraph
Standard Chartered Hid 60,000 Transactions With Iranian Banks Worth $250B -- Forbes
Standard Chartered may lose New York license over Iran ties -- Reuters
Standard Chartered accused of hiding Iranian transactions -- Washington Post
Q&A: Standard Chartered scandal -- BBC
My Comment: The amount of money involved and the flagrant abuse of US law is staggering .... I am speechless.
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