The Financial Information Center published the latest report on the developments of Iran’s case in the FATF, according to which the members of the special financial action group have a consensus on the country’s progress in the 10 paragraphs of the action plan under the shadow of authoritative defense.
Following the publication of the general statement of the November FATF meeting, the Financial Intelligence Center issued a notice while explaining the dimensions of the country’s 20-year-old case, announcing the achievement of consensus and the approval of the progress of Iran’s actions in 10 paragraphs of the action plan; The success that has been achieved in the shadow of the documents and technical defenses of the Iranian delegation at the Rome meeting and despite the presence and disruption of the United States and the Zionist regime.
This announcement states:
1. The case of the Islamic Republic of Iran with the FATF regarding the normalization of the monetary and financial interactions of Iranian natural and legal entities with the international monetary and financial systems has a historical history of more than 20 years, and during the last 10 years, the “Action Plan” as an agreement between Iran and this body to leave the list of high-risk countries has not been fully completed due to delays in some internal decisions.
Despite the complete and expected failure of the relevant institutions to complete the assigned tasks, during the past three years, efforts were made to prove the country’s determination in the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing by amending and completing the legal and executive infrastructure of the country’s fight against money laundering and terrorist financing – including the approval of regulations to fight against the financing of terrorism and, accordingly, the submission of technical and legal documents to FATF members.
2. In this regard, and in the form of Iran’s 3 recent reports to this body, and especially in the meeting of October 1, 1405, FATF Secretariat in Rome and in the conditions of imposed war and in the presence of representatives of the United States and the Zionist regime, solely because of the documentation and technical defenses of the Iranian delegation, the progress of the country’s actions in 10 clauses of the action plan was agreed upon by the FATF members in such a way that for the first time the progress of Iran’s actions, especially in the field of technical compliance with FATF standards, was included in the text of the public statement On November 8, 1405, that institution has been mentioned and confirmed.
This is an important confirmation of the fact that, contrary to the insinuation of some opponents of the normalization of the country’s case with the FATF, that the consensus of the members in favor of Iran was not achieved with the presence of the United States and the Zionist regime, timely internal decisions and the completion of technical and legal documents can realize the interests of the country with an authoritative approach. The recent consensus of FATF members in favor of Iran in the 10 mentioned paragraphs showed that it is necessary to manage the front of the economic war against the Iranian nation with a different perspective.
3. In the general statement of the recent meeting, the Financial Action Task Force, in addition to acknowledging the resumption of interaction and Iran’s efforts to eliminate the shortcomings of the anti-money laundering and terrorist financing system and the progress of Iran’s actions in the action plan, pointed out some fundamental flaws in the country’s legal and executive system and demanded the completion of the action plan despite the passage of 8 years from the expiration date, and demanded the continuation of keeping Iran on the list of high-risk countries with countermeasures until the adoption of key internal decisions, especially the amendment of the Law on Combating the Financing of Terrorism and the removal of some Iran’s applicable conditions have emphasized the Palermo and CFT conventions.
It should be noted that among the 10 conditions applied by Iran to 2 Palermo and CFT Conventions, despite the technical and legal defenses of the Iranian delegation, FATF has identified 5 conditions as obstacles to the implementation of international standards.
4. The Financial Intelligence Center, while announcing its readiness to provide a documented answer to any ambiguity and possible question on the way to the necessary decisions, considers the issue of the consensus of the last 2 FATF meetings in favor of the Islamic Republic of Iran, despite the presence and obstruction of the US and the Zionist regime, to be a confirmation of the results-oriented efforts made to realize national interests, and emphasizes that the normalization of the country’s case with this international supervisory body and, accordingly, the removal of restrictions on all Iranian nationals and natural and legal persons, is a national issue and It is interagency and its full realization requires governance decisions based on the facts of the country’s case management with FATF, management of opportunities and threats instead of eliminating the issue, effective coordination between legislative bodies, executive bodies, regulatory bodies and other competent authorities.
Therefore, the progress achieved in the expert and executive fields, although important, but alone cannot replace the decisions and reforms needed in other areas of responsibility.
