Saderat

In 2011, these officials said, the central bank fraudulently facilitated transactions worth of "billions of dollars" on behalf of already sanctioned Iranian entities, such as Banks Saderat, Melli and Mellat.

U.S. Will Take Further Steps to Isolate Iran Jay Solomon 2011

• 2006: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice approves an escalation of sanctions on Iranian financial institutions, which will include banks Saderat, Melli and Mellat.

Point Man on U.S. Sanctions to Depart Jay Solomon 2011

Primary Iranian users of Swift's services include Banks Mellat, Sepah, Saderat, Post and Iran's central bank—all of them designated by the U.S. Treasury as affiliates of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps, involved in aiding Iran's nuclear programs, or sponsoring terrorism.

Swift Sanctions on Iran 2012

State-owned Iranian banks Saderat and Melli have been barred from the U.S. financial system for their ties to terrorism and nuclear proliferation, respectively, and were specifically cited in the U.N. Security Council's most recent sanctions order against Iran.

Tehran's Strip Club 2009

Our sources say the money trail often began at the Iranian Central Bank, which sent funds to banks Melli and Saderat, as well as to Bank Sepah, which a U.S.

Tehran's Strip Club 2009

The bank's subsidiary continues to operate in London, while Saderat branches exist in France, Germany and Greece.

London's Terror Bank 2008

Even though the U.N. Security Council makes no distinction between the two Iranian banks in warning of their potential to finance Tehran's nuclear ambitions, the EU and the U.K. have allowed Saderat a much longer leash.

London's Terror Bank 2008

A June 14 statement by the G-8 finance ministers also singled out Saderat and Melli as rogue banks.

London's Terror Bank 2008

These organisations include Iranian banks Melli and Saderat.

Ministerial Statement: Iran - The Hon Stephen Smith MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs 2008

Almost two years after the U.S. cut off Saderat's access to American finance, and close to a year since the Bush Administration diagrammed the electronic money trail from Tehran to terror via London, Bank Saderat PLC continues to do business in the U.K.

London's Terror Bank 2008