Dòng tiền ngân hàng bóng đen liên quan đến Iran đạt 9 tỷ USD thông qua các ngân hàng Mỹ vào năm 2024

The Huoxing Finance report states that on September 7, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) recently found that approximately $9 billion in suspected Iranian-linked “shadow banking” activities flowed through U.S. correspondent bank accounts in 2024, with about $5 billion originating from foreign shell companies and another $4 billion involving foreign oil companies suspected of being front entities for Iran. The report notes that Iranian-related entities can access the U.S. dollar system through intermediaries and correspondent banks in financial hubs such as the UAE, Hong Kong, and Singapore without directly holding U.S. bank accounts. These networks use shell companies, exchange platforms, and layered transfers through oil, shipping, investment, and technology enterprises to obscure the connection to Iran. In addition to traditional financial channels, Iran is increasingly relying on cryptocurrencies to evade sanctions. Reuters previously estimated that cryptocurrency activities involving Iran could reach $8 billion to $10 billion in 2025. The U.S. government has recently expanded its secondary sanctions against Iran to include digital assets, gold, technology, aviation, and shipping sectors.