Western banks cold-shoulder Iran trade finance scheme

LONDON/ANKARA (Reuters) - Despite a diplomatic thaw, Western banks are steering clear of attempts by Iran to get them involved in financing humanitarian transactions, fearing they could be penalized under U.S. sanctions, bankers and government officials told Reuters. Iran was never barred from buying food or other humanitarian goods under sanctions imposed because of its disputed nuclear program ...



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