Iran Smuggles in $1 Billion in Bank Notes to Skirt Sanctions

(Reuters) Jonathan Saul - At least $1 billion in U.S. bank notes has been smuggled into Iran in recent months as it seeks to avoid Western sanctions that have shut Tehran out of the global banking system, with the Iranian central bank playing an important role, Iranian officials and Western intelligence sources say.


2015-02-26 00:00:00

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