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SECURITY & DEFENSE • UNITED STATES AND CANADA
U.S. Treasury sanctions eight Canadian money services firms over alleged Iran transactions
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The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned eight Canadian money services firms over alleged transactions involving sanctioned Iranian entities, according to The Epoch Times. The report says some transactions involved cryptocurrency exchanges linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.
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