Le Trésor américain mobilise les banques contre le blanchiment d’argent iranien
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has called upon the global banking sector to intensify its monitoring of sophisticated financial networks used by Iran to circumvent international trade restrictions. The move is designed to dismantle the complex systems Tehran employs to disguise revenues derived from the sale of sanctioned oil, with the ultimate goal of pressuring the Iranian government to reach an agreement.
This directive is the most recent development in a coordinated U.S. Government strategy launched in April known as “Economic Fury.” This campaign is specifically designed to isolate the Iranian regime financially by systematically cutting off its primary sources of income and applying “maximum economic pressure.”
To aid private lenders in identifying these clandestine operations, the Treasury is urging banks to be more vigilant regarding the use of digital assets and shell companies, which are frequently used to move capital and hide the trail of sanctioned funds. This focus on digital and corporate layering underscores the evolving nature of sanctions evasion in the modern financial landscape.
U.S. Banks, in particular, have been instructed to closely scrutinize shipping documentation for oil labeled as “Malaysian blend,” a term often used as a cover to mask the Iranian origin of the cargo. Beyond specific labeling, the Treasury identified several other critical red flags, including:
- Shipping documents that are either missing or “manifestly falsified.”
- The use of ship-to-ship cargo transfers conducted in open waters to blur the original source of the shipment.
By targeting these specific operational vulnerabilities, the U.S. Treasury aims to tighten the financial perimeter around the regime and disrupt the flow of illicit oil wealth.
