{"id":10492,"date":"2018-06-11T13:27:30","date_gmt":"2018-06-11T17:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irandemocratic.org\/public_html\/news\/?p=10492"},"modified":"2018-06-11T13:27:30","modified_gmt":"2018-06-11T17:27:30","slug":"why-irans-parliament-postpones-decision-on-fatf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.irandemocratic.org\/public_html\/news\/10492\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Iran\u2019s Parliament Postpones Decision on FATF"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Iranian regime parliament on Sunday voted to postpone<\/a>\u00a0a bill vote over the regime joining the Financial Action Task Force (FATF<\/a>). Tehran seeks time to allow the result of its talks with Europe reach a conclusion and decide afterwards.<\/p>\n

The FATF is a convention aimed at fighting to disrupt money laundering and funds for terrorist groups. Various FATF regulations will bring about major restrictions for the Iranian regime\u2019s banking systems.<\/p>\n

The regime\u2019s parliament members have agreed to postpone any review of this bill for at least two months until the result of negotiations with Europe are clarified. 138 yes votes over 103 votes against and six abstainers.<\/p>\n

Accordingly, the delayed in the assessment of this bill will allow the Iranian regime Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei to continue money laundering to provide for his terrorist proxies across the globe. Furthermore, the Iranian people will be the ones paying the price as a result.<\/p>\n

The parliament speaker Ali Larijani said: \u201cIn this regard Mr. Borujerdi (head of the parliament\u2019s National Security & Foreign Affairs Commission) also has reservations on this subject and these two months will provide the time needed to resolve these issues.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other parliament members were also voicing long-term concerns.<\/p>\n

\u201c80 percent of the sanctions imposed against the Islamic republic are American secondary sanctions against our people (read the regime). Why should we even be joining this initiative?\u201d asked Hossein Taghavi Hosseini, spokesman for the parliament\u2019s National Security and Foreign Affairs committee.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy are placing ourselves in conditions where our intelligence will be placed completely at our enemy\u2019s disposal and they will be able to take measures against us and control all our moves. Based on the FATF, un-sanctioned entities cannot have any collaboration with sanctioned entities,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe only solution in joining this convention is that it enables the Americans to pinpoint their sanctions. Listen carefully. These are expressions exchanged between diplomats of the U.S. and Europe. They say now that the Islamic Republic of Iran has precision missiles, we need to have precision sanctions,\u201d Hosseini claimed.<\/p>\n

In addition, the Iranian regime\u2019s deputy economy minister said, cited by the state Vatane Emruz daily: \u201cWe cannot neglect the FATF and say we will not join the convention. The FATF is an internationally recognized framework and if we intend to work with the world\u2019s bank we are forced to adapt ourselves with its conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kayhan daily, known to be the mouthpiece of Iranian regime Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, had this to share:<\/p>\n

\u201cJoining the FATF will provide new legal tools at our enemies\u2019 disposal, establish a world consensus against the state and realize increasing sanctions against the country\u2019s state institutions, such as the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC)\u2026 Will this not lead to a blow to the heroic [Lebanese] Hezbollah and the state\u2019s strategic depth?<\/p>\n

\u201cThe U.S. is seeking to overthrow us; Europe pursues its own economic interest and stopping our missile and regional power; and the FATF will provide tools to these powers that are looking to gain influence over our economic\/political security and regional influence,\u201d the piece explains.<\/p>\n

The faction close to Khamenei in the regime\u2019s parliament issued a statement saying:<\/p>\n

\u201cBearing in mind the fact that the world\u2019s major powers consider the Lebanese Hezbollah, Hamas in Palestine, Yemen\u2019s Ansarollah [Houthis], Iraq\u2019s Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces) and other similar groups as terrorist entities, and instead at least covertly support the [PMOI\/MEK], joining the FATF will render endless international measures and increasing sanctions against a variety of our state entities, including the IRGC. Our state institutions and officials will be divided into two classifications of sanctioned and non-sanctioned entities. As a result, there will also be entities sanctioned inside the country. At the end of the day, Iran\u2019s dossier will be referred to The Hague and United Nations Security Council.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tehran\u2019s grave concerns about the FATF, and their lose-lose situation, evolved further through the remarks of another regime MP.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we choose not to join this convention, we will not be able to monitor the hypocrites, or the so-called People’s Mojahedin Organization, in any country. However, by joining [the FATF] we can pursue the measures taken across the globe against the Islamic Republic, our country, our national interests,\u201d said Iranian lawmaker Mostafa Kavakabian.<\/p>\n

Interesting is how Tehran claims the PMOI\/MEK is a group with no roots inside the country and is facing complete demise, and all the while, with the FATF placing the regime before damning circumstances, the case of monitoring the PMOI\/MEK\u2019s measures against the Iranian regime is linked to the mullahs joining this international platform or not.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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