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“The FATF is disappointed with Iran’s failure to implement its action plan to address its significant AML/CFT [Anti-Money Laundering/Combating the Financing of Terrorism] deficiencies. Given the Iranian government’s continued efforts to finalize and pass amendments to its AML and CFT laws, the FATF decided at its meeting this week to continue the suspension of counter-measures,” FATF said in a statement on Friday.
“The FATF urgently expects Iran to proceed swiftly in the reform path to ensure that it addresses all of the remaining items in its Action Plan by completing and implementing the necessary AML/CFT reforms, in particular enacting the necessary legislation,” the statement reads.
The organization went on to say that “we expect Iran to enact amendments to its AML and CFT laws and ratify the Palermo and TF Conventions in full compliance with the FATF Standards by October 2018, otherwise, the FATF will decide upon appropriate and necessary actions at that time.”
In related news, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's Chief of Staff Mahmoud Vaezi said on June 27 that the government is not seeking membership in FATF and whenever, the whole system reach a decision on the issue, the government will make it operational.
Earlier on June 21, Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani declared that the lawmakers will act according to the guidelines of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Anti-Money Laundering/Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) issue.
The Supreme Leader had already told the lawmakers that Iran did not have to join international conventions when the consequences of the joining are not clear.
'The parliament will act as per guidelines by the Supreme Leader,' Larijani added.
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